Join Us for the launch of The Japanese Canadian Book of ABCs

May 25, 2020 Anti-Asian Racism ,Anti-Chinese Racism ,Bystander Training ,Covid-19 Racism ,landscapes of injustice ,Mark Sakamoto ,NAJC ,

Thursday, June 4th, 2020 | 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. REGISTRATION Join us for an interactive Bystander Intervention training. Led by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Participants will learn about the history...

May 8, 2020 cherry blossoms toronto ,

Author: Ren Ito Photo - Lunchtime at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Tokyo (Steven Deutscher-Kobayashi) Mankai is Japanese for “full bloom.” It means “fully opened,” when blossoms are flowering at their peak. Every spring, the...

April 22, 2020

The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) is hearing stories from across our communities of anti-Asian racism related to COVID-19. In response to this, the NAJC has released the statement below. In addition,...

April 22, 2020

(Photo - Aiko Murakami, centre with lei) PRESIDENTS MESSAGE Two hours before the birthday party for Mike Murakami’s mother Aiko was to begin, doors to her long-term care home were shut to all but...

April 1, 2020

It's the 71st Anniversary of the day that Japanese Canadians were given full rights of citizenship. On April 1, 1949 Japanese Canadians were finally able to move freely in Canada and had the...

March 14, 2020

Dear Friends, We follow up to our earlier notice that the Freedom Day Luncheon has been postponed.  With the rapidly evolving situation and unknowns as to what measures will be in place once...