A University of Lethbridge researcher, Dr. Carly Adams, and Michelle Day Miles of Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden have been recognized by the National Council on Public History.
They have received the Outstanding Public History Project Award – Small Institution.
The award recognizes a collaborative effort that details the journeys of Japanese Canadians in southern Alberta. The project allows visitors to Nikka Yuko’s Bunka Centre to see a Time Map feature wall, listen to an audio journey and step inside a unique Memory Capture Project Memory Booth to listen to stories from Japanese Canadians.
In October 2024, a new interactive installation was added in the Dr. Robert Hironaka room at the Bunka Centre, called the Mel Murakami Exhibit. It dives into past anti-Japanese racism and discrimination and presents a story of hardship and overcoming challenges.
