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<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext" lang="EN-US">Project </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext" lang="X-NONE">Assistant </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext" lang="EN-US">– Landscapes of Injustice</span></h1>
<h2 style="margin-top:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext" lang="X-NONE">Nikkei
National Museum </span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby BC </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">604 777-7000 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Period of employment:<span style>
</span>April 27- August 15, 2015 (16 weeks)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Hours:<span style> </span>9:30
am – 5pm Tuesday to Saturday </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Salary:<span style> </span>$15.00
per hour<span style> </span></span><span style></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style>The mandate of the Nikkei
National Museum (NNM) is to honour, preserve and share Japanese Canadian
history and culture for a better Canada. Currently the collections include more
than 10,000 photographs, 450 oral history recordings, 35 metres of archival and
textual materials, and over 2000 artifacts.</span></p>
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<h2 style="margin-top:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" lang="X-NONE">Job description: </span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">The Project Assistant, under direction from the museum
staff, will participate in Landscapes of Injustice, a major collections related
project looking at the dispossession of property from Japanese Canadians during
the Second World War. The Nikkei National Museum is a community partner on this
significant project. The Project Assistant will identify collections items of
significance to the project, and help with cataloguing and digitization in
order to make them accessible for project scholars. The goal is to add over 1000
photographs and records to our online database by the end of 2015. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">The Landscapes of Injustice Project will focus on archival
material including personal papers, letters, photographs, community
directories, as well as artifacts, related to the history of Japanese Canadians
and the internment years. From 1942-1946, over 22,000 Japanese Canadians were
forcibly removed from the west coast and sent to internment camps in the
interior of BC, or other work camps across Canada. They lost all of their
property, including cars and boats, businesses, and many of their personal
belongings. They also lost access to education and job opportunities. This is
the first in depth study to try and track and quantify the actual losses to the
community.<span style> </span>As part of the training, the
Project Assistant will have a chance to participate in an in-depth Summer
Institute offered by the University of Victoria. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style> </span><span style> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">The Project Assistant must be organized and detailed
oriented and will perform other related duties as required. The Assistant will
acquire skills in archival arranging and describing, cataloguing, museum
standards and policy, database software, artifact handling and preservation,
acquisition, storage, and research procedures. They will gain strategic
planning, problem solving and leadership skills under direction of museum
staff. The setting will provide experience in cultural diversity, working as a
team, working collaboratively with other programs and exhibitions, and the
importance of preserving history for future generations.<span style> </span></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" lang="X-NONE">Skills required</span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Student in the field of history, anthropology, museum
studies, curatorial studies or library and archival studies. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Must be a current full-time student between the ages
of 16 and 30 and intend to return to your studies in the fall.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Good level of computer literacy including
spreadsheets, database software, email. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Familiar with the Rules of Archival Description </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Familiar with preservation and conservation </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Fluent in English with excellent writing skills. Japanese
language would be an asset</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Knowledge of Canadian History/Japanese Canadian
History an asset </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Candidates will be chosen on the basis of their skill
level and ability, therefore we welcome all applicants regardless of race,
gender or disability.<span style> </span></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin-top:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" lang="X-NONE">Applications </span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Please forward applications with resume by email to:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Sherri Kajiwara - <a href="mailto:skajiwara@nikkeiplace.org">skajiwara@nikkeiplace.org</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Applications will be accepted until April 13th.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">POSITION
IS DEPENDENT ON GRANT FUNDING</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We
thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an
interview will be contacted.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:rgb(153,153,153)">Beth Carter</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><br>
<span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)">Director | Curator</span><br>
<span style="color:red">Nikkei</span><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"> National
Museum & Cultural Centre</span><br>
<span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)">6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC V5E 4M7</span><br>
<b><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)">T</span></b><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"> 604.777.7000
ext 112<b> F</b> 604.777.7001</span><br>
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