The Treatment and Internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II
This is a 6 page paper discussing the treatment and internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese Canadians lived as commercial fishermen, miners, forester, and merchants and were allowed to join the armed forces to fight for Canada. After the attack on Pearl Harbor however, the Canadian and American governments both evacuated their Japanese populations and sent them to various internment camps for the duration of the war. In Canada, the province of British Columbia had the largest Japanese population of over 23,000 and 21,000 of these were sent inland to camps across the country in order to “safe guard” and protect the coast of Canada. The homes and possessions of the Japanese Canadians were confiscated and sold. After the war, the Japanese were not allowed to move back to B.C. or else they would be deported. By 1949, they were allowed back into B.C. but by that time many had started lives elsewhere. Finally, in 1988, the Canadian Government and the National Association of Japanese Canadians agreed on a Redress settlement.
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