All News Education Seniors Health and Wellness Community & Culture Monument Heritage Preservation Anti-Racism Monument Opening October 2026 Monument • August 6, 2026 The October 3 in-person opening of the Japanese Canadian Monument in Victoria, BC is at capacity. For the safety of our elders, it is now cl… Read post JCLS Funded Presentations at the 2026 Powell Street Festival Community & Culture • August 6, 2026 The Japanese Canadian Legacies Society (JCLS) was honoured to have a significant presence at the 50th Anniversary Powell Street Festival,… Read post Save the Dates Save the Dates • May 21, 2026 The Japanese Canadian Legacies Society (JCLS) works to preserve and share the history of Japanese Canadians in British Columbia — honourin… Read post Japanese Canadian Monument: fall 2026 Places of Memory • May 5, 2026 The centerpiece of the Monument is a 300-foot-long wall consisting of 100 granite panels…. Read post The Samurai in Our Closet & Experiences of an Internment Camp Teacher May 7 & 13 All News • April 10, 2026 Mandy and Susan will be sharing their families’ stories at two presentations in May, one at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, ON and… Read post Intergenerational Wellness Report Intergenerational Wellness • April 7, 2026 Acknowledgments JCLS thanks Lucy Komori and her team of interviewers and advisors for their dedicated work on this important study. In illus… Read post Closing Out the Survivors Fund with Gratitude Seniors Health & Wellness • March 26, 2026 “I will be 104 years old this August. My sincere appreciation for my cheque.” – JCSHWF recipient “Thanks so mu… Read post Job Posting – New Westminster Museum and Archives BC Heritage Sites • March 16, 2026 The City of New Westminster Museum and Archives is looking to hire an experienced Interpretive Specialist to analyze research reports and pr… Read post Why teaching Japanese Canadian history matters today Education • March 12, 2026 Japanese Canadian Legacies is built on five funded pillars: Community & Culture, Seniors Health & Wellness, Monument, Education, and Heritag… Read post Sedai Youth Creator Lab: Accepting applications from Ontario youth All News • March 9, 2026 Are you enthusiastic about preserving stories for future generations? Do you adore sharing stories that reflect human experience and connect… Read post BC Heritage Sites May Openings BC Heritage Sites • March 4, 2026 The BC Heritage Sites program makes the “invisible visible.” By funding interpretive projects, signage, and restorations at historic sites a… Read post Close of Community Fund 1 and Looking Ahead All News • February 6, 2026 … Read post 1 2 3 … 10 Next Page
Japanese Canadian Legacies are initiatives that honour our elders past and present. We are grateful to be doing this work on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish peoples.
