Community Fund 2 – Community Projects Funding Recipients
The Japanese Canadian Legacies Society is pleased to announce the funding recipients of the Community Projects stream of Community Fund 2. Due to the high volume of applications we were not able to fund all projects. We thank all applicants for their submissions and for their continued commitment to the Japanese Canadian community.
The JCLS extends huge thanks to the assessment team of Sherri Kajiwara, Kim Kalanj, Mike Matsuo, Alex Miki, Art Miki, David Moritsugu, and Jan Nobuto for their critical and challenging work adjudicating Legacy Community Projects and the three categories of Community Projects: Japanese Canadian Organizations, Non-Japanese Canadian Organizations, and Unincorporated Japanese Canadian Groups.
Legacy Community Projects
Arrow Slocan Tourism
The Japanese Canadian Internment Camp Historical Trail
Asian Canadian Studies Society
Japanese Canadian Legacy Artist Talk Series II
Campbell River & District Museum & Archives Society (Museum at Campbell River)
Tracing Japanese Canadian Settlement on Northern Vancouver Island
District of Lillooet
Miyazaki Heritage House Rehabilitation and Storytelling Project 1F – Dr. Miyazaki Life & Story Exhibit and Internment Food Art Exhibit
Greater Toronto Chapter, National Association of Japanese Canadians
A Lifetime of Leadership – The Story of Roger Obata
Greenwood Heritage Society
Nikkei Legacy Park Signage
Japanese Canadian Heritage Committee of the Steveston Community Society
Steveston Park Legacy Walk
Maple Ridge Museum & Archives
Maple Ridge Japanese Canadian History Revitalization Project
New Westminster Museum and Archives
Place-Based Research and Dissemination of the History of Japanese Canadian Residents of New Westminster
North Island College
Japanese Canadians of Vancouver Island
Powell Street Festival Society
Book – Onwards: Powell Street Festival (PSF) at 50 Years
UBC Botanical Garden and Nitobe Memorial Garden
Infrastructure Revitalization and Cultural Enhancement of Nitobe Memorial Garden
University of British Columbia, Asian Canadian and Asian Migrations Studies program, Faculty of Arts
A Degree of Justice: The Enduring Legacy of the 76 Japanese Canadian UBC Students of 1942
University of Victoria
Japanese Garden Public Art Project
Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society (VNCS)
先駆者 SENKUSHA: Stories of Japanese Canadian Trailblazers
Community Projects
Category 1 – Japanese Canadian Organizations
Calgary Buddhist Temple
Calgary Buddhist Temple Sangha Engagement
Central Vancouver Island Japanese Canadian Society
Nanaimo Japanese Cultural Programming Start-up
Greater Toronto Chapter, National Association of Japanese Canadians
The Japanese Canadian Book of ABCs
Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
Japanese Canadian Heritage Cooking Classes 2.0
Japanese Garden Society of Salt Spring Island
Rhythms of Connection – Preserving Japanese Canadian Legacies through Taiko
Katari Taiko Drum Group Association
Katari Taiko Short Documentary and Archive Project
Kita no Taiko Society
Canadian Taiko Resource Website
Matsuri Japon
Festival Matsuri
Momiji Health Care Society
Culinary Heritage, an Intergenerational Cooking Program with Grandparents and Parents
Nikkei Cultural Society of Lethbridge and Area
2025 NCS New Year’s Party
Nikkei Research and Education Project of Ontario
Nikkei Voice Staff Writer Project
Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society
Seniors Health and Wellness Online Navigation
Ottawa Japanese Cultural Centre
Kimono Tsunagari / 着物 つながり
Tashme Productions
The Tashme Project – Graphic Novel Collaboration
Toronto Buddhist Church
TBC Project Dana
Vancouver Buddhist Temple (BCJSBTF)
British Columbia Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples Federation Hosted by the Vancouver Buddhist Temple
Vancouver Japanese Gardeners’ Association
The History of Nikkei Gardeners in Canada
Vernon Japanese Cultural Society (VJCS)
Vernon Japanese Cultural Society Tsukimi (Moon Viewing) and Film Festival
West Coast Healthy Memory Society
The Smile Brain Program
Community Projects
Category 2 – Non-Japanese Canadian Organizations
Asahi Baseball Association
Asahi Legacy Game
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
“Tomey: The Unyielding Spirit of Tomekichi Homma” – A Graphic Novel on Early Japanese Canadian History
Christina Lake Alpine Resort Association
Alpine Inn Heritage Interpretive Panel
Horticulture Centre of the Pacific (HCP)
HCP Takata Garden
Lake Country Heritage and Cultural Society
Lake Country Nikkei: Japanese Pioneers of the Central Okanagan 1890-1950
North Island College
From Mio Symposium – Reinvigorating Japanese Canadian Identities
Pitt Meadows Heritage and Museum Society
Pitt Meadows Museum Japanese Canadian Hall Exhibit and Exterior Signage Project
Revelstoke Museum and Archives Association
Japanese Canadian Stories in Revelstoke
The Board of Education of School District No. 35 (Langley)
Japanese Canadian History Edukit
Tofino Clayoquot Heritage Museum
Cultural Tides: The Nikkei Journey in Clayoquot Sound
Vernon Buddhist Temple
Kansho Hanging and Cabinet
Community Projects
Category 3 – Unincorporated Japanese Canadian Groups
7 Potatoes Ladies Auxiliary
Reconnect to Our Heritage and Culture
Alberta JC Bonspiel Lethbridge
2025 Alberta JC Bonspiel
Hiroshima Club
Vancouver Hiroshima Kenjinkai Luncheon 2025
Kikiai Collaborative
Chibisoku (チビ足): A Mini Ensoku Series
Kochi Yosakoi Ambassador KIZUNA International Team Canada
Kochi Yosakoi Ambassador KIZUNA Canada 2025
Komorebi Book Club
Komorebi Collective Care
Lethbridge Okinawa Cultural Society
125th Anniversary Celebration of Okinawan Heritage in Southern Alberta/Canada
Living Sky Taiko
Legacy Taiko Song
Marginally Fit Productions
Sisters Matsumoto
Mata Ashita
Mata Ashita Season 5
Ontario Tottori Ken Jin Kai
Celebrating Ontario Tottori Doshikai Survivors and Preserving Their Stories
Steveston Senior Japanese Group Club
Steveston Senior Japanese Group Club
Sumo Sundays
Heya: All-bodies Sumo for the JC Community
Suzuran Odori of Hamilton
Suzuran Odori: Sharing Japanese Canadian Culture with our Communities
The Dōjin Japanese Arts Society
KODO: The Way of Japanese Incense featuring Master Nishigiwa Joeyo
The Kimono Remake Project
The Kimono Remake Project
The Powell Street Salmon Barbecue History Group
Story of Salmon BBQ at Powell Street Festival
Toronto Kendo Club
Toronto Kendo Club 45th Anniversary Tournament and Seminar
Vancouver Island Japanese Canadian NVC Group
Musubi no Michi (結びの道) / Path of Connection – Phase I
Vancouver Nisei Baseball Committee
Vancouver Nisei Baseball Team: Preserving History and Inspiring Future Generations
West End JC Bowling League
West End JC Bowling League – 2025 Subsidized Bowling Season & Year-End Luncheon
Wynford Seniors Club
Wynford Seniors Club – Art Therapy Workshops
Yamabiko Taiko
Autumn Taiko
Note: this list is subject to change pending further assessment