September 5, 2022

The founding conference of the National Association of Japanese Canadian Citizens (NJCCA) took place in Toronto on Labour Day weekend 1947. It was organized by the Toronto based Japanese Canadian Committee for Democracy...

July 29, 2022

In 2012, Ontario Place park was closed to the public for redevelopment. During the long park closure, the Memorial Plaque under the Centennial Temple Bell went missing. The large bronze plaque indicated that...

June 7, 2022 BC Redress ,Japanese Canadian Internment ,Japanese Canadian Redress ,NAJC ,

We feel fortunate to have Ron Shimizu, Addie Kobayashi, and Mike Murakami as part of our Elder’s Council. All three are “survivors”. Ron Shimizu is the Elders Council Convenor and he and Addie...

May 10, 2022 Bailey Irene Midori Hoy ,BC Redress ,Henry Yu ,Indigenous Methodologies ,Jennifer Matsunaga ,kirsten mcallister ,laura ishiguro ,legacy initiatives ,Margaret Kovach ,Mona Oikawa ,Pamela Sugiman ,tak fujitani ,tod duncan ,

After a year of planning. Success! Over 200 Japanese Canadian academics and community members attended this hybrid event with a live audience of invited guests which included Setsuko Thurlow C.M., Toronto NAJC Board...

April 1, 2022 BC Redress ,Japanese Canadian Centennial Temple Bell ,Japanese Canadian Freedom Day ,Japanese Canadian Internment ,Japanese Canadian Redress ,legacy initiatives ,

Friday, April 1st, 2022 For immediate release Toronto, ON – Exiles in Our Own Country:  Japanese Canadians in Ontario    https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/exiles-in-our-own-country-japanese-canadians-in-ontario-801280313.html Japanese Canadian academics, community members and supporters gathered online and in-person at...

March 24, 2022 Enemy That Never Was ,Japanese Canadian Internment ,japanesecanadianredress ,Ken Adachi ,National Association of Japanese Canadians ,roy ito ,stories of my people ,

LAUNCH EVENT | Wednesday, April 20, 2022  | 8 PM EASTERN Stay tuned for more details.  REGISTER HERE FOR THIS ONLINE EVENT