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Anti-Black Racism – Now is the Time to Act
June 8, 2020
The Toronto NAJC supports this statement by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (“Foundation”) was created by the Government of Canada (“Government”) as a Crown Corporation in 1996, as...
It’s On Us! Bystander Training Webinar
May 25, 2020
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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...
Mankai – Reflections on Sakura
May 8, 2020
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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...
Racism Linked to COVID-19
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,...
President’s Message April, 2020
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...
Take the Freedom Day Quiz
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...