About the site

A  Teacher Resources Committee was formed in response to a callout. 17 BC-based teachers from the K – 12 education sector, many with Nikkei heritage, formed a team to develop drafts for three outputs: reference library; resource archive; and a teacher course.

The Teacher Education Committee was created with a core advisory of Masako Fukawa, Greg Miyanaga, Vivian Wakabayashi Rygnestad, and Connie Kadota. The Teacher Education committee Project Director was Mike Perry-Whittingham who lead the cohort for three years.. The three-year project consisted of two key components: development of a Japanese Canadian History Learning Portal; and the creation of a Digital Course for Teacher Training. The Teacher Resources Committee is composed of 17 BC-based teachers, many with Nikkei heritage, from the K – 12 education sector.

The JCLS communications and content team has worked with the draft materials to produce a simple, highly navigable resource for K – 12 teachers and students. The team is led by Susanne Tabata, with John Endo Greenaway, Raymond Nakamura, and Kaitlin Findlay. Additional design and content are being developed to further build out the contributions made by the teacher team.