Intergenerational Wellness Intake 2 funding recipients announced
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 this round. We were deeply moved by the project applications, many of which spoke to the ongoing need for intergenerational healing, collaboration, and dialogue. In reaching across generations we form connections that build memory, strength, and resilience.
We owe a deep thanks to the Assessment Team who juried the applications for Intake 2, ensuring that the original purpose of this stream was kept front and centre. The team was made up of Lucy Komori, Jan Nobuto, Eiko Eby, Nicola Koyanagi, Carley Okamura, and Taya Mikado.
Thanks also to the Intergenerational Wellness Advisory Team made up of Lucy Komori, Nicola Koyanagi, Jeff Masuda, Carley Okamura, and Leanne Toshiko Simpson.
Category 1
Family Sharing & Healing
The following have received funding for projects that promote collective sharing within the family and in the process facilitate intergenerational healing.
Shen Christine Adachi
Elizabeth Tomiko Stevens Agnew
William Bradford Akeroyd
Elaine Aura
Maureen Fumiko Bird
Jennifer Michiko Buck
Gail Kiyomi Burgin
Keiko Burke
Anthea Michiko Chang
Anthony Charron
Chiyeko Chung
Akiko Date
Ruriko Davis
Mary Shigeko Dean
Susan Tamiko Doi
Susan Nicole Enta
Claire Sachiyo Fedoruk
Jaclyn Rene Fletcher
Jeremy Funamoto
Yoshiko Godo
Andrea Mariko Grant
Rieko Gurney
William (Bill) Joseph Akira Hamade
Eric Eichi Hatashita
Krestian Milo Hatashita
Ellen Hayakawa
James Shoji Hayami
David Kenji Heike
Naomi Kuniko Hinman
Susan Hiraki
Dawn K Hirasawa
Alex Fujie Hizaka
June Akemi Ho
Shelley Brenda Ishida
Kayla Isomura
Richard J. Tadashi Iwanaka
Janet Satsuki Izumi
Ron Kadowaki
Melisa Miharu Kamibayashi-Staples
Harumi Joyce Kamikura
Heather Mariko Kamitakahara
Valerie June Kamitomo
Jennifer Kato
Paige Kato
Mary Katsuno
Stuart Allan Kimoto
Sumi Kinoshita
Neil Masao Kishi
Keiko Mary Kitagawa
Michael Masanori Kitagawa
Leah Naomi Kitamura
Sarah Kumiko Klassen
Martin Susumu Kobayakawa
Alison Susan Miyoko Kobayashi
Lynn Noriko Kobayashi
Rani Chiyo Kobayashi
Chris Koide
Marvin Mamoru Koizumi
Christine Ayako Kondo
Andrew Shuji Konno
Michael Sumio Kono
Nicola Koyanagi
Karen Keiko Koyanagi Geiger
Mayumi Kumagai
Terumi Kuwada
Hope Lacoste
Makayla Fujiko MacLeod
Mayumi Maemur
Wendy Mahtoy
Pam Marjerrison
Dawn Maruno
Arthur Miki
Diane Kimiko Minamide
Dan Miwa
Victoria Michiko Miwa
John Miya
Elmer Naoyuki Morishita
Gene Hidesato Morishita-Miki
K. Emiko Morita
David Brian Motokado
Kimiko Murakami
Miki Murakami
Masayuki Robert Nagai
Andrew Akio Nagano
Kuniko Frances Nakagawa
Lynda Miyo Nakashima
Reiko Ellen Nakashima
Janet Nasu
Audrey Yuko Nishi
Lindsay Nobuto
Lisa Naomi Ogura
Natalie Shinobu Ogura
Theodore Masumi Ohashi
Elaine Sharon Oikawa-Bauer
Janice Sachi Okamura
Sachiko Okuda
Sandra Gail Oshiro
Janice L T Ouchi Buick
Joni Elaine Pleau
Heather Elizabeth Reigh
Tammy Marie Reiling
Kazuko Rezansoff
Farron Rickerby-Nishi
Jeanne Masumi Robertson
Vivian Fumiko Rygnestad
Michael Saito
Laura Naomi Sakai
Douglas Tada-Aki Shimada
Lily Yuriko Shinde
Angela Yukiko Shintani
Anri Catherine Simpson
Karlene Kimiko Stubbs
David Matsuo Mun Chung Sugimura
Brian Sugiyama
Laura Lee Sutton
Wendy Suyama
Dawn Noriko Suzuki
Paul Sei Tabuchi
Lisa Rie Takata
Richard Hatsuo Takata
Jordan Takenaka
Marlene (Marnie) Gail Tamaki
Michael Tamaki
Carmel Ayala Tanaka
Margaret Michiko Tanaka
Jennifer Yuka Tanami-Hendriks
Susan Kimi Tasaka
Ken Kazuma Tatemichi
Carrie Miki Thurston
Michael Toyota
Emmie Krysti Sachiko Tsumura
Leanne Michelle Tsutsumi
Kaoru Kathleen Turnbull
Peter Wallace
Aki Watanabe
Mick Yada
Ryan Yada
Stephanie Harumi Yada
Kimiko Kim Yamada
Alan Takeshi Yamaoka
Gertrude Kei Yano
Karri K Yano
Michael Isamu Yano
Susan Yatabe
Patricia Naomi Yodogawa-Wood
Alan Scott Yoshiki
Lucy Rumiko Yoshioka
Category 2
Seniors Intergenerational Group Wellness
The following groups and organizations have received funding for projects that will directly benefit the wellness of Japanese Canadian seniors and Survivors through programs and activities.
EJCA – 55 and up Seniors Club (松の会)
Meet, Mingle, Share, and Heal
Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta
Tonarigumi Revival: Trip Down Memory Lane
Sangha Mixed Ten Pin League
Sangha Ten Pin Mixed League
Parish of Holy Cross Japanese Canadian Anglican Church
Holy Cross Wellness Activities
Kaede Senior Golf Club
Kaede Senior Golf Tournament
Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba Horizon Club
Accessibilty Program and Intergenerational Family History
Kelowna Buddhist Society
Supporting our Seniors
Toronto Fukuoka Kenjinkai
Toronto Fukuoka Kenjinkai Empowering Wellness Through Community Food Distribution
Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre of Hamilton
Japanese Canadian Fellowship, Lunches and Entertainment for Japanese Canadian Survivors and descendants in the greater Hamilton area
Calgary Kotobuki Society
Calgary Kotobuki Society Japanese Canadian Legacy Project
Wynford Seniors Bowling League
Wynford Seniors Bowling League
Category 3
Intergenerational Group Gatherings
The following groups and organizations have received funding for community-based and participatory projects that support group gatherings, particularly with Survivors and Descendants, related to intergenerational wellness, specially around the historical trauma of World War II uprooting, dislocation, and dispossession of Japanese Canadians.
Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
To-Gather-Together: Tsudoi (social gathering)
Greater Toronto Chapter, National Association of Japanese Canadians
Intergenerational Strength: A Pillar of Community Health
Japanese Community Volunteers Association
2025 Sugar Beet Wellness Project
Ottawa Japanese Community Association
Sansei – a Community Storytelling Project
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
Tomoshibi Journey 2025 – lighting the way through Japanese Canadian sites of internment