Are you a Japanese Canadian or descendant with family history related to Salt Spring Island? Would you be interested in contributing family histories, stories, or photographs to a signage project related to the Japanese Canadian history of Salt Spring Island?…
The Japanese Canadian Legacies Society heads into November overseeing a wide range of projects and initiatives across five legacy pillars: Community & Culture, Heritage Preservation, Monument, Seniors Health & Wellness, and Education. We provide this update as part of our…
The Japanese Canadian Legacies Society thanks the many Japanese Canadian Descendants, both athletes and coaches, who applied to the second and final intake of Sports. Congratulations to the 48 successful applicants listed below. Together with the funding recipients from Intake…
The Art Gallery Committee of the Japanese Canadian Community Centre JCCC is inviting recipients of Arts funding from the JC Legacies Community Fund to submit your project for an opportunity to exhibit within our Art Gallery as a featured artist…
The City of Prince Rupert and our community partners are conducting historical research into the Japanese Canadian community of Prince Rupert before and after their forced uprooting from our region. With support from the Japanese Canadian Legacies Fund, we are…
The monument is a key legacy project to permanently honour all 22,000 Japanese Canadians who were uprooted from their homes and communities in 1942, and stripped of all properties and possessions which were later sold, leaving little for these communities…
Introduction The City of Richmond is seeking a consultant to conduct historical research into the Japanese boat builders of Steveston. Project Background Starting in the 1880s, many of BC’s finest fishing boats were built in Nikkei-run boat yards. Their style…
The initial $14 million Community Fund opened on May 5, 2023, addressing the enduring intergenerational impact that BC government actions of the 1940s had on the Japanese Canadian community. During the past 16 months over 1,100 grants have been allocated…
BC Heritage Sites is a key program of Japanese Canadian Legacies, developed to assist local communities in British Columbia in promoting public awareness of pre-war Japanese Canadian history through interpretive heritage projects at sites of ancestral communities and other places…
The Japanese Canadian Legacies Society is pleased to announce the results of the second intake of the Intergenerational Wellness stream of the Community Fund. Thank you to the many families, groups and organizations from across the country who applied in…