Our community has followed the progress during the pandemic to hear our essential parameters of a set of legacy initiatives built over two years: antiracism; education; monument; seniors health & wellness; heritage; community & culture. We are very proud of the initial work that Nikkei Seniors executed in the first Japanese Canadian Survivors Health & Wellness Fund which wrapped in March 2022.
The time has come. For our elders past and present, we are humbled to share this important news.
The BC provincial government will be making an important historic announcement with the Japanese Canadian community on May 21, 2022. The announcement is in collaboration with local BC Japanese Canadian communities and the National Association of Japanese Canadians. You are invited to attend via live stream and witness the announcement at 11am Pacific Time.
The following links will go live at that time
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BCProvincialGovernment
Twitter https://twitter.com/BCGovNews
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ProvinceofBC
Please join us online for this historic occasion or attend one of the viewing parties as listed below.
Viewing Parties Held in BC
For those who want to witness this historic event in a warm environment and share the experience with others, there are a number of viewing parties being held in BC.
Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society hosting at UVIC
Contact Tsugio Kurushima tsugkurushima@gmail.com
Central Vancouver Island Japanese Canadian Cultural Society hosting in Nanaimo
Contact Brian Sugiyama bksugi@shaw.ca
Tashme Historical Society hosting in Hope
Contact Ryan Ellan tashmemuseum@gmail.com
Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre hosting in New Denver
Contact Mayor Leonard Casley or Kate James. community@newdenver.ca
Tonari Gumi hosting in Vancouver at Tonari Gumi
Contact Keiko Funahashi ed@tonarigumi.ca or the socialclub@tonarigumi.ca
Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society hosting at Nikkei Home (private) and New Sakura-so (private) in Burnaby
Contact Jay Haraga jharaga@nikkeishc.com (private viewing)
NNMCC and GVJCCA hosting at NNMCC in Burnaby
Contact Karah Goshinmon kgoshinmon@nikkeiplace.org and Cary Sakiyama 77sakman@gmail.com
Vancouver Japanese Language School hosting in Vancouver
Contact Darius Maze executivedirector@vjls-jh.com
Accompanying this announcement will be a joint press release from the BC Government and the NAJC.
That will be followed by more details in the coming weeks and months.
Thank you all for your community spirit bringing us to this historic moment in time.