Children looking in the window of a store closed after the dispossession and forced removal of Japanese Canadians. Jack Lindsay. City of Vancouver Archives, 1184-1537
Broken Promises is the first travelling museum exhibition to critically investigate 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 in close collaboration with community partners, the exhibition foregrounds first-person narratives, emphasizing the heterogeneity of lived experiences and the systemic injustices imposed by the state. Reflecting on the exhibition currently on display at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg (until October 2026), this talk will examine how community-engaged exhibition making and curatorial practice can operate as a modality of restorative justice.
Date & Time:
Thursday, January 15, 2026 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm PT
Location:
Community Lounge, Museum of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marine Dr, Vancouver
This event is free and no registration is required.
Speaker
Dr. Yasmin Amaratunga, Curator of Collections, Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory, UBC and Sherri Shinobu Kajiwara, Director|Curator, Nikkei National Museum.
