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Rally on Parliament Hill in support of redress for Japanese Canadians
Japanese Canadians, along with many prominent Canadians, rally on Parliament Hill in support of redress (April 14th, 1988)
An act to confer certain powers upon the Governor in Council and to amend the immigration act (the "War Measures Act")
The War Measures Act is a Canadian Statute, first introduced in 1914. The purpose of the Act was to give the federal government absolute authority in times of war and other moments of national crisis.
In 1942, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie…
In 1942, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie…
Fishermen's Reserve rounding up Japanese-Canadian fishing vessels.
The photo shows hundreds of fishing boats owned by Japanese-Canadians that were rounded up and seized, prior to being sold by the Custodian of Enemy Property.
Confiscation of Japanese-Canadian man's fishing boat by Canadian Navy
Japanese Canadian fishermen having their boat confiscated by a Royal Canadian Navy Officer, 1941.
Group photograph of Steveston fishermen working on sugar beet farm, Iron Springs, Alberta,
Group photograph of Steveston fisherman who relocated to Iron Springs, AB. The men worked on a beet farm in the area.
"Ottawa's Timidity", Letter to the Editor by S. Henry
Letter to the editor of The Vancouver Sun in which the author raises concerns about Ottawa's failure to act fast enough to respond to the perceived threat posed by Japanese Canadians. The author refers to the 20,000 (of 25,000) Japanese Canadians…
Relocation of Japanese-Canadians to internment camps, 1942
Photograph depicting the relocation of Japanese-Canadians to internment camps, 1942