Toronto NAJC

Justice was a long time coming for Brazilians of Japanese ancestry. This is part of the history we are still learning about Brazilian Japanese Canadian community members.

“Retraction Movement” by Japanese Immigrants in Brazil Shows the Importance of Historical Justice Leaders of the retraction movement witness historic moment (photo: personal archive/Mario Jun Okuhara) Active in the Japanese-descendant community since his adolescence, Mario Jun Okuhara, 50, is an audiovisual producer with over 30 years of experience and a lawyer, coming from a family that has tra...

Days 2 and 3 of the NAJC Eastern regional gathering were packed with information, networking, sharing, and eating together. We hope there will be more regional gatherings.

Toronto NAJC participated in an NAJC Eastern chapter gathering in Montréal.

An intergenerational JC wellness day hosted by and co-funded by the BC Legacy fund, was a great success. Momiji was a great location for Momiji residents to participate. Mitch Miyagawa, filmmaker and artist, showed his film, A Sorry State, and participants reflected on their own stories in word and art (the ances"tree" image drawn by Myriam Verzag). And ate good food by Momiji's Maru Sun, , Sasaki Fine Pastry, and Uncle Tetsu.

Toronto NAJC was at the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day commemoration at Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square. Remembering that 79 years ago the U.S. dropped devastating atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We pledge: “Today, with people around the world, we commit ourselves to urge states, parliamentarians, and civil society in efforts to stigmatize, prohibit, and eliminate nuclear weapons, for the sake of humanity, and to prevent unthinkable horror before it is too late.”

KOKORO - Films for the Heart, Mind, and Spirit - Full details, schedule and ticketing in bio link. Watch the trailer by @riskyplay519 to learn what Kokoro is and isnt. So much to see and do the weekend of July 20, 21 at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Eleven films by and about Japanese Canadians, three panel discussions, a Japonica Sale and Auction plus an evening reception and brunch. The ground floor of the ROM is now open to the public with a cafe that has become a popular meeting spot. The ROM cafeteria is also open to the public. Your screening ticket to Kokoro also includes admission to the general admission exhibits on the upper floors. ($26 value) View films, engage in the panel discussions Q&A’s and connect with family and friends for lunch or coffee break. The Japonice Silent Auction and sale located in the beautiful C5 lounge on the fourth floor will be open to all ticket holders on Saturday from 12:30 to 1:30. Thanks to @kellenhatanaka for the Kokoro artwork. @moriyamateshima @japanesecanadianculturalcentre @asiancanadianfilm @hamiltonnajc @momijihealthcaresociety