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Canadian War Museum acquires internment-themed work by Japanese Canadian artist Norman Takeuchi
Canadian War Museum acquires internment-themed work by Japanese Canadian artist Norman Takeuchi Ottawa, Ontario, December 2, 2015 — TheCanadian War Museum is peased to announce the acquisition of A Measured Act, a stunning multimedia series by Japanese Canadian artist...
Royal BC Museum wins a 2015 BC Multicultural Award
The Province of BC recognizes the Royal BC Museum for its work highlighting multiculturalism VICTORIA, BC BC's human history is as complex, diverse and dynamic as its ecology, with people from virtually every region of the globe settling in and contributing to the...
Documents of early Vancouver transcribed and posted online
Handwritten council documents from 1886 to 1890 are now easily accessible thanks to a team of volunteers John Mackie Vancouver Sun December 10, 2015 VANCOUVER -- Sam Sullivan doesn’t think much of Vancouver’s first mayor, Malcolm MacLean, who probably stole the...
Landscapes of Injustice research explores a complicated family legacy of remembrance
Masumi Mitsui wearing a Canadian Legion-branded Blazer with his four military medals including his Canadian Military Medal for bravery. Photo credit: Nikkei National Museum 2014.10.1.7 As Remembrance Day approaches each year, Canadians are called to consider our...
Of Kimono and Cultural Appropriation – Japan Times
Insightful article in the Japan Times by Shaun O'Dwyer, associate professor in the School of Global Studies, Meiji University that explores the role of the kimono in cultural appropriation....
Keynote Speaker Setsuko Thurlow – Hiroshima bomb survivor
Deadline to register for attending the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) AGM banquet featuring Setsuko Thurlow is Sept. 22, 2015.
The relation between Redress and Landscapes of Injustice: Project leaders reflect on the upcoming anniversary
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) President Art Miki at the signing of the Redress, September 22, 1988. Photo credit: Nikkei National Museum 2010.32.28 September 22nd marks the 27th anniversary of the Redress...
The kimono is big – and not just in Japan. But where is the line between appropriation and appreciation?
Dr. Pamela Sugiman provides her insight in this Globe and Mail article. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/fashion-and-beauty/fashion/kimono-western-culture/article25933390/ Pamela Sugiman is a sociology professor at Ryerson University and an expert on the historical...
Association for Asian Studies (AAS) in Asia 2016 Conference Call for Proposals
AAS-in-ASIA 2016 Conference Kyoto, Japan CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and Doshisha University are pleased to invite colleagues in Asian studies to submit proposals for organized panels and roundtables (no individual paper proposals...
Asian Canadians on Vancouver Island collaborative project launch
Media Release: July 6, 2015 Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives and Prof. John Price, University of Victoria Launch a new collaborative project, Asian Canadians on Vancouver Island: Race, Indigeneity and the Transpacific Objectives The Cowichan Valley Museum &...
JC Internment Memorial at Hastings Park
JAPANESE CANADIAN INTERNMENT MEMORIAL AT HASTINGS PARK S. Simpson: "In early 1942, fuelled by racism, Canada uprooted over 21,000 Japanese-Canadians from their homes on the west coast. Over 8,000 were detained in Hastings Park before being sent to internment sites in...
NAJC JC Young Leaders Conference 2015
Are you 16-30 years young and interested in learning about human rights? Japanese Canadian Association of Manitoba (JCAM) and the NAJC will be hosting the 2015 Japanese Canadian Young Leaders Conference in Winnipeg, August 7-9th, 2015. They are exploring youth...
UBC Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program Celebration Dinner
You are cordially invited to UBC Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program One Year Celebration Dinner & Fundraising Gala Last September, the new Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program (ACAM) was officially launched at the University of...
A Ride into Memory: Japanese Canadian Internment Sites Bus Tour
A Ride into Memory Bus Tour visits Japanese Canadian internment sites and Nikkei communities in beautiful British Columbia, July 13-17, 2015 Have you ever wondered where Japanese Canadians were interned during the Second World War? Do you have family members who were...
National Association of Japanese Canadians calls for the withdrawal of Bill C-51
Feb. 25, 2015 The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) joins with other concerned Canadians in calling for the Government of Canada to withdraw the Anti-Terrorism Act Bill C-51. We believe that Bill C-51 threatens Canadian civil liberties and freedoms....
Mapping from the Water – Unlocking the secrets of a 400 year-old Chinese map
NEIL BURTON MEMORIAL LECTURE Mapping from the Water: The Chinese Enlargement of the World in the 17th Century February 23, 2015, 7pm University of Victoria, Harry Hickman Building, Room 105 Dr. Timothy Brook, Republic of China Chair in the Department of History and at...
Oral History Performance at Concordia University – Call for Applications
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE FACULTY OF FINE ARTS, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY Canada Research Chair in Oral History Performance The Department of Theatre in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Concordia University invites applications for an Emerging (Tier 2) Canada Research Chair (CRC)...
UVic to conduct interviews with Hungarian Jews rescued by Carl Lutz (1944)
Hungarian Jews Rescued by Carl Lutz (1944) Are you one of the Hungarian Jews who were sheltered in safe houses and rescued by Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz in Budapest (1944)? Charlotte Schallié, Associate Professor - Co-Director of the European Studies Program at the...
Terry Watada – Midge Ayukawa Commemorative Lecture Series
Inaugural Midge Ayukawa Commemorative Lecture TERRY WATADA Discovering the Past: Storytelling to Reveal Japanese Canadian History, Traditions and Culture Wednesday, Dec 3rd at 4:30pm, University of Victoria David Strong Building, Room C103 Free and open to the...
Parallel Paths seminar series – Japanese Diplomacy and Nikkei Heritage
The Redress Movement – 1990s Keynote Speaker Art Miki Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC Tuesday, October 28, 2014 7 pm. When the Japanese-Canadian community celebrated its centennial year in 1977, the occasion also...