GVJCCA

The Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens' Association was originally founded in the 1930’s as the Japanese Canadian Citizens’ League to fight for equal rights and citizenship for Canadians of Japanese ancestry. The organization’s community work was disrupted during World War II when all Japanese Canadians were removed from their coastal homes and placed in interior internment camps. After 1949 when citizenship and mobility freedom was granted to Japanese Canadians, the GVJCCA was revived to support returning community members. Our mission statement is:(a) To protect and promote the past, present, and future legal rights and democratic freedoms of all persons in Canada regardless of race, religion, colour, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, and marital, family or economic status;(b) To promote the enjoyment, appreciation, and study of the arts and culture of Japanese Canadians through the organization of community and cultural programs, and hosting and co-hosting of community and cultural events;(c) To educate the Canadian public about and to preserve the history and cultural heritage of Japanese Canadians;(d) To develop and maintain a communications network with multicultural societies in Canada and the world;(e) To support the cultural identity, continuing social development, and well-being of Japanese Canadians at the individual, family and community levels;(f) To support the awareness of citizens of Canada as to the duties and responsibilities inherent in Canadian citizenship;(g) To publish a journal as a forum for issues significant to its members, persons with Japanese ancestry, and interested others.

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