Event Details:
- Date & Time: Friday, Oct. 2, 2026 | 3:00PM – 5:00PM
- Location: CJCA 2236 – 29 Street SW
Schedule:
- 3:00 PM: Prescreening of the Principles of Resistance: The Gordon Hirabayashi Story
- 4:00 PM: Keynote Lecture, Dr. Audrey Kobayashi, Distinguished Professor Emerita at
Queen’s University
Featured Speaker & Topic:
- Lecture Title: Redress and Resolution: future choices for Japanese Canadians
- Speaker: Dr. Audrey Kobayashi (Distinguished University Professor Emerita, Queen’s University; former President of the Canadian Association of Geographers)
About the Lecture Honors the legacy of human rights advocate Dr. Gordon Hirabayashi, recipient of the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom for his stand against Japanese-American internment.
The 2026 Hirabayashi Lecture is organized by University of Alberta, Edmonton Japanese Community Association (EJCA), National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC), and the University of Victoria – in collaboration with campus and community organizations nationally including: Calgary Japanese Community Association (CJCA); Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden; Nikkei Cultural Society of Lethbridge; and the University of Lethbridge.