Notice Board

Join the University of Lethbridge for a community viewing of the annual Gordon Hirabayashi Lecture! We invite the campus and local community to attend the in-person viewing at the Nikka Yuko Bunka Centre on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. 

There will be a screening of the Principles of Resistance documentary starting at 3:30 p.m., with the official Hirabayashi Lecture beginning at 4 p.m.

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This lecture celebrates the legacy of Dr. Gordon Hirabayashi whose work centred on human rights and ethnic minorities in Canada. Dr. Hirabayashi was posthumously awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom for his principled stand against Japanese-American internment.

This year's lecture is titled Redress and Resolution: future choices for Japanese Canadians

Dr. Audrey Kobayashi has a long history of research on Japanese Canadians, including her work with the Landscapes of Injustice and “Right To Remain” projects, which examine the ongoing impacts of gentrification on the residents of the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. A Distinguished University Professor Emerita professor of Geography at Queen’s University, she has held numerous academic and leadership positions in Canada and internationally, including serving as President of the Canadian Association of Geographers.

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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.