Japanese Canadian Legacies & bc rEDRESS
BC Redress Foundational Events and Communications
On November 15, 2018, a letter was sent to the National Executive Board of the NAJC from President Bruce Tatemichi, drafted by Secretary, Ron Shimizu, requesting Japanese Canadians outside of BC be included in the B.C. Redress initiative.
Links to documentation and events including the Toronto NAJC Letter sent to the National Executive Board of the NAJC (September 7, 2019) at the conclusion of the community consultations are below.
B.C. Redress Steering Committee Report
In the summer of 2019 an initial report was written by Art Miki (co-chair), Justice Maryka Omatsu (co-chair), Lynn Deutscher Kobayashi, Judy Hanazawa, Les Kojima and Kevin Okabe. The report synthesized the findings of the community consultations held across Canada in the spring and summer.
READ THE REPORTs & Letters
For information on the current iteration of B.C. Redress, now Japanese Canadian Legacies go to the website
JAPANESE CANADIAN LEGACIES.
The Japanese Canadian Survivors Health and Wellness Fund will open for online applications on February 1, 2024 and remain open until March 31, 2025.
Full information at: https://jcwellness.org/
