The Museum at Campbell River and North Island College are each undertaking projects to uncover and share the histories of Japanese Canadian families who lived on northern Vancouver Island and the surrounding islands prior to World War II.
On Sunday, April 6, 2025, the Vancouver Japanese Language School (VJLS) hosted a book launch for Beyond Sayonara: To My Dear Brother in Canada, by Eitaro Muramoto and Sharon Kawasaki-Chan.
On Sunday, April 13, 2025, the Edmonton Japanese Community Association (EJCA) celebrated the completion of the Kitchen Renovation project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house. The Kitchen Renovation, which got underway in July 2023, was funded by an Building Improvement Infrastructure grant from the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society.
In celebration of Mother's Day, Japanese Canadian Legacies pays tribute to the women who have done so much to create the community we have today in the face of many challenges.
NOTE: Intergenerational Wellness is a grant stream of the Community Fund of the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society. There were two intakes for grants, each with three categories: Family Sharing & Healing; Seniors Intergenerational Wellness; and Intergenerational Group Gatherings. by Susanne…
BC Heritage Sites is a key program of Japanese Canadian Legacies, developed to invest in BC communities and assist the project teams in promoting public awareness of pre-war Japanese Canadian history through interpretive heritage projects at sites of ancestral communities…
We are seeking suggestions of unsung heroes within our community, including Survivors and Descendants who, through their quiet leadership, have contributed to the growth of JC community and culture in Canada
Call to Researchers (Expression of Interest) – Place-Based Research and Dissemination of the History of Japanese Canadian Residents of New Westminster Submission Deadline: 11:59 pm (PST) on April 9, 2025 Researcher Fee: $75,000 (with additional project funds for necessary research…
The Japanese Canadian Legacies Society is pleased to share the funding results of Infrastructure, Community Fund 2. While the society operates in BC, we recognize the importance of serving the communities that were scattered across Canada as a result of…
How do stories and history pass from one generation to another? What relevance do these stories have for people today, particularly young people? These are some of the questions that Lucy Komori and Connie Kadota had been asking themselves over the years.