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Visit the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre and receive a guided tour of their summer exhibit, The Suitcase Project.

The Suitcase Project is a photography and multimedia exhibit that examines the lasting impact of Japanese Canadian and Japanese American internment and incarceration during the Second World War. It asks 4th and 5th generation Japanese Canadians and Americans (yonsei and gosei) what they would pack if uprooted from their homes in a moment’s notice, as their ancestors were.

More than 80 subjects from the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, and Western Washington participated in The Suitcase Project, creating 62 still portraits and 19 short documentaries. The tour will begin with a brief introduction to the history of Japanese Canadians before and during the Second World War, followed by a guided gallery tour of the media and artwork in The Suitcase Project.