Consul-General Wajima Visits the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and the ‘Broken Promises’ Exhibition
2025/10/22
On October 22nd, Consul-General Wajima visited the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and received a briefing from the museum about the special exhibition ‘Broken Promises.’
Broken Promises is the first travelling exhibition to explore the dispossession of Japanese Canadians in the 1940s. It illuminates the loss of home and the struggle for justice of one racially marginalized community. Developed by the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre and the Royal British Columbia Museum, Broken Promises is grounded in research from Landscapes of Injustice – a seven‐year multi‐disciplinary, multi‐institutional, community‐engaged project. Learn about life for Japanese Canadians in Canada before the war, the administration of their lives during and after the war, and how legacies of dispossession continue to this day.
Consul General expressed appreciation and respect for the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, for their significant coverage of Japanese Canadians' history of fighting for human rights, with the exhibition running for over six months.
Furthermore, at the opening event, Dr. Art Miki, leader of the Redress Movement, addressed the gathering. He stated, ‘The memories and experiences of the journey Japanese Canadians undertook in pursuit of justice are not solely their heritage. They are a legacy we wish to leave behind for society to build a better future. In this sense, it is an exhibition we hope many people will visit.’
The exhibition runs until April 2026, and we hope many people will visit.
【Exhibition Details】
https://humanrights.ca/exhibition/broken-promises
Photo Credit: CMHR, Ruth Bonneville
‘Broken Promises’ opening event in progress
Broken Promises is the first travelling exhibition to explore the dispossession of Japanese Canadians in the 1940s. It illuminates the loss of home and the struggle for justice of one racially marginalized community. Developed by the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre and the Royal British Columbia Museum, Broken Promises is grounded in research from Landscapes of Injustice – a seven‐year multi‐disciplinary, multi‐institutional, community‐engaged project. Learn about life for Japanese Canadians in Canada before the war, the administration of their lives during and after the war, and how legacies of dispossession continue to this day.
Consul General expressed appreciation and respect for the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, for their significant coverage of Japanese Canadians' history of fighting for human rights, with the exhibition running for over six months.
Furthermore, at the opening event, Dr. Art Miki, leader of the Redress Movement, addressed the gathering. He stated, ‘The memories and experiences of the journey Japanese Canadians undertook in pursuit of justice are not solely their heritage. They are a legacy we wish to leave behind for society to build a better future. In this sense, it is an exhibition we hope many people will visit.’
The exhibition runs until April 2026, and we hope many people will visit.
【Exhibition Details】
https://humanrights.ca/exhibition/broken-promises
Photo Credit: CMHR, Ruth Bonneville
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Consul General Wajima visiting the special exhibition ‘Broken Promises’
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‘Broken Promises’ opening event in progress