As a part of the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society’s intergenerational wellness program, Tonari Gumi will be organizing a Sugar Beet Wellness Tour during the last week of August in 2025. 

• Accommodations will be in premium hotels with breakfast included.  Most meals, entrance and transfer costs are also included.  The cost will be $1,400 + GST for double occupancy ($500 supplement for single occupancy).
• In addition, to encourage inter-generational participation, a limited number of partial scholarships for descendants of sugar beet survivors (aged 14 – 25) are available on a first come, first serve basis.  Applications for this scholarship must be made by June 1, 2025.
• There is a reduced rate option for those who wish to drive their own vehicles and arrange their own accommodations but wish to participate in all of the meetings and tour luncheon and dinner events.

We have added quite a few unique items to our online store.
Please have a look before we are sold out. Only available as long as stocks last. Pickup in the Centre only!

  

please note that we have updated our privacy policy, to reflect the fact that our system does not rely on PayPal any longer. (section "Online Payments")

And the winners are ... (please see here for all details: Spring Haiku Competition )
We thank all the participants and congratulate the awarded poets! Please read more in our July/August moshi-moshi and the upcoming September/October edition!

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, so please watch out for special events in and around the city.

Here's one opportunity: Art Gallery of Alberta Celebrating Asian Heritage Month

as well as this production: The Model Minority "Enough" - by Rabbits Three Cultural Connections by our very own Carley Okamura with the support of the Edmonton Arts Council. This year there are new artists focused on discussing the topic of mental wellness in the Asian Canadian community.

The Model Minority: Enough

May 25, 2024: 3:00-4:30pm
Milner Theatre, Stanley A Milner Library
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB T5J 2V4

Please be advised that parking is no longer permitted along the road between the building and the large parking lot to the North. The reason given for this change is that parked cars will make the street too marrow to accommodate fire trucks.

EJCA 会館　-　パーキング禁止区間のお知らせ

会館前から北側の大きなパーキング場までの道路沿い区間がパーキング禁止になりました。車が止まっていると道幅が狭くなり、消防自動車が通れないことが理由です。どうぞ、ご注意ください。

Please join our very own president, Paul Fujishige, when he shares "Stories of Resilience" in a webinar at the John Humphrey Centre For Peace and Human Rights.

registration and details:
 https://www.jhcentre.org/news-and-press-ptr/2022/9/26/stories-of-resilience-paul-fujishige

Date: Nov 18th, 2022, 1pm MT 

Are you involved in EJCA programs or attend EJCA events? Do you have ideas for the association? Do you want to have a say in how the EJCA is run? We are looking for board nominations!

It is very important for us to have a variety of perspectives on the board: Japanese Canadians (Nikkei), those who immigrated from Japan, family members, club representatives, youth and young adults, cultural program instructors and participants, parents of children involved in EJCA programs, etc.

This is a great opportunity to get involved if you have ideas for events and programs that you think would be of interest to members.

Please see the moshi-moshi for more details and how to apply!

Congratulations to all the participants (for being so creative) and to the winners (for standing out amidst many great and original poems) of our Haiku contest - see all details here: Spring Haiku Competition