<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-font_8 gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span class="gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-wixGuard gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px">Taiken Exhibition Exploration</span></p><p class="gmail-font_8 gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><span class="gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Thursday, February 22</span></p><p class="gmail-font_8 gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><span class="gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Nikkei Nationa</span><span class="gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">l Museum (Burnaby)</span></p><p class="gmail-font_8 gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:16px;margin:0px"> </p><p class="gmail-font_8 gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:16px;margin:0px">Join the Nikkei staff and LMME for a brief overview of what the Taiken exhibit is about, and learn about the history of Japanese-Canadian internment. </p><p class="gmail-font_8 gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><br></p><p class="gmail-font_8 gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><a href="https://www.lmmuseumeducators.com/">RSVP now</a>!</p><p class="gmail-font_8 gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><br></p><img src="cid:ii_lscbs9t00" alt="VIMELMME (7).png" width="542" height="542"><p class="gmail-font_8 gmail-wixui-rich-text__text" style="background:transparent;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><br></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Lorenda Calvert<br>Program Manager</span><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font size="1">Pronouns: she/her. To learn why pronouns are important, click <a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/" target="_blank">here</a></font></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">The BC Museums Association office is located on the traditional, unceded lands of the </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/275788251" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Lekwungen</a><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"> peoples (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations). We respect past, present, and future Indigenous stewards and recognize that we are uninvited guests on this territory.</span><br></p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/675+Belleville+Street+%7C%7C+Victoria,+BC+%7C%7C+V8W+9W2+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Office:+250?entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"></a></div><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/675+Belleville+Street+%7C%7C+Victoria,+BC+%7C%7C+V8W+9W2+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Office:+250?entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"></a><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street  || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"><a href="http://www.museum.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">museum.bc.ca</a></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,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