Recipients

2007 Fall Recipients

Sports, Education, Arts Development (SEAD)
Emma Kimoto, Richmond, BC

Cultural Development (CD)
Gendai Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Yayoi Theatre Movement Society, Vancouver, BC
Greater Vancouver JCCA Human Rights Committee, Vancouver, BC
Momiji Dancers Society, Lethbridge, AB
Karen Brownlee, Lethbridge, AB
Kirsten Emiko McAllister, Vancouver, BC

2007 Spring Recipients

Cultural Development (CD)
Jeff Chiba Stearns, Kelowna, BC
Hiromi Goto, Coquitlam, BC
Heritage Committee, JCCC, Toronto, ON
Terry Watada, Toronto, ON
Takako Yanagida-Lordly, Toronto, ON

2006 Sports, Arts, and Education Development Grant (SEAD)
Steven Uchikata, Toronto, ON, Participation in The Canadian National Junior Ten Pin Bowling Team

2006 Cultural Development Fund (CD)
Emiko Ando, Vancouver, BC, Film Production
Yuki Okada, Otawa, ON, Creation of Children’s Taiko Group
Betty Inouye,Kamloops, BC, Book Project: Kamloops 30th Anniversary History Preservation Project
Lillian Nakamura Maguire, Whitehorse, Yukon, Photo Exhibit
National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre, Burnaby, BC, Oral Histories Project
Nikkei Week 2006 Suian Maru Centennial Committee, Burnaby, BC, Celebration to Acknowledge the 100th Anniversary of the Early Japanese Settlers
Mieko Watanabe, Montreal, QC, Video Production on her 60 Year Career & Life as an Ikebana Teacher

2006 Fall Recipients

2006 Sports, Education, Arts Development (SEAD)
Aretha Aoki, Vancouver, BC
Nicole Tsukishima, Lethbridge, AB
Blake Tsuyuki, Port Moody, BC

2006 Cultural Development (CD)
JCCC Heritage Cookbook Project Committee, JCCC, Toronto
Japanese Garden Society of Salt Spring Island, Salt Spring Island
Keiko Tenney-Sean Homma, Vancouver, BC
Nikkei Cultural Society of Lethbridge and Area, Lethbridge, AB
Raiden Taiko, Kamloops, BC
Yamabiko Taiko, Kelowna, BC

2005 Sports, Arts, and Education Development Grant (SEAD)
Tracy Matsuo, Toronto, ON, Research Project: Canadian Nikkei Groups
Kirsten Manley-Casmir, Mississauga, ON, Beach Volleyball World Tour
Naoko Metz, Delta, BC, Research Project: Healthcare for Japanese Canadians
Kim Kobayashi, Vancouver, BC, Ethnomusicology Thesis on Taiko
Bernard Arai, Vancouver, BC, Lessons on Shakuhachi

2005 Cultural Development Fund (CD)
Notre Dame High School Alumnus, Port Coquitlam, ON, Printing of School Chronicle
Masashi Crete-Nishihata, Toronto ON. Video Production
Ron Reid, Toronto, ON, Promotion of Japanese Culture
Manitoba Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Purchase of Library Software & Computer
Japanese Canadian Legacy Project, Toronto, ON, Oral Histories & Web Development
National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Center, Burnaby, BC, BC Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet & Asahi Community Celebration
Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo, BC, Exhibition of Images of Internment
Calgary Kotobuki Society, Calgary, AB, Production of History Books
Canadian Japanese Ministries, Scarborough, ON, Reprinting of History Book
Masako Fukawa, Burnaby, BC, Teacher’s Professional Development Session
Gendai Gallery, Toronto, ON, Exhibition of the Works of Akira Yoshikawa
Kaye Kishibe, Toronto, ON, Preparation of a Manuscript on the History of the Japanese Canadian Volunteer Soldier in WWI
Jack Nakamoto, Ottawa, ON, Publication of Book
Joshua Olson, Vancouver, BC, Documentary Film Project
Powell Street Festival Society, Vancouver, BC, Project Focused Upon the Social & Cultural Histories of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall, Vancouver, BC, Historical Exhibit & Publication for its Centennial Celebrations Project