SEDAI Unveils New Logo
February 19th, 2007
Connie Sugiyama, Chair of SEDAI, The Japanese Canadian Legacy Project, unveiled the project’s new logo at the February 19, 2007 meeting of the JCCC Board . Present for the presentation were members of the SEDAI Committee and a number of the distinguished Honourary Advisors to the Project: Senator Vivienne Poy, who was accompanied by her husband, Dr. Neville Poy, Bruce Kuwabara, Partner of KPMB Architects, Karen Kuwahara, President, Nestlé Purina PetCare Canada and author, Kerri Sakamoto.
SEDAI means “Generations” in Japanese and has been chosen as the name for the Japanese Canadian Legacy Project.
The new logo was created by Derek Gorman of MadMacDesign Inc. and presents the kanji characters ”SE” and “DAI” as they would be represented on a Tenkoku carved stone seal employing tensho-style calligraphy. Tenkoku is a highly valued art form in Japan used to sign artwork or as a personal signature for official documents or certificates. Tensho style calligraphy is used frequently because of its artistic quality and its unique pictorial imager. The SEDAI Tenkoku was created by internationally acclaimed shodo artist and designer Noriko Maeda. To learn more about Maeda-sensei see: www.norikomaeda.com.
SEDAI is a project of the JCCC and is creating a web-based archive to record and preserve the history and contributions of the Japanese Canadian community. As its first priority, the dedicated volunteers of SEDAI are digitally recording the oral histories of members of the Japanese Canadian community.
To date, SEDAI has received support from the following generous sponsors and donors:
- Densho, the Japanese-American Legacy Project (Seattle)
- Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles) and its Discover Nikkei Project.
- National Association of Japanese-Canadians (Winnipeg)
- Nelson Hyland Foundation (Toronto)
- Sony Canada (donations in kind of digital recording equipment and computers)
- Dr. Henry and Mrs. Joanne Sugiyama
Some of SEDAI’s work can be viewed on Densho’s website (www.densho.org) and on the Discover Nikkei website of the Japanese American National Museum (www.discovernikkei.org).
In his remarks at the JCCC Gala on February 24, 2007, internationally acclaimed architect, Bruce Kuwabara, recognized SEDAI as one of the most important new initiatives being undertaken at the JCCC because it has demonstrated its capacity to link the JCCC to other organizations such as Densho, JANM and Discover Nikkei and its ability to engage a new generation of Canadians in our history and community. To find out more about how you can be a part of this exciting project, either by volunteering or by donating, please contact SEDAI at: info@sedai.ca.