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Japanese Canadian History

Title

Japanese Canadian History

Subject

History, Canada, Japanese Canadians, internment, social science resources

Description

"The Japanese Canadian history web site is a companion to resource books developed with a Networks Grant from the Ministry of Education on the internment of Japanese Canadians from 1942 to 1949 and the attainment of redress in 1988. “Internment and Redress: The Story of Japanese Canadians” is a resource guide for teachers of grade 5 Social Studies, and “Internment and Redress: The Japanese Canadian Experience" is a resource guide for Social Studies 11 teachers. The website was developed to provide organizational support to social studies teachers and students in the K-12 school system in British Columbia." Source: http://www.japanesecanadianhistory.net/home_page.htm

Creator

Masako Fukawa, Project Leader, teacher and administrator
Rick Beardsley, School District No. 38 (Richmond)
Bruce Kiloh, School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)
Greg Miyanaga, School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)
Richard Per, School District No. 41 (Burnaby)
Susan Sayuri Nishi, School District No. 38 (Richmond)
Patricia Tanaka, School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)
Jane Turner, School District No. 41 (Burnaby)
Mike Whittingham, School District No. 38 (Richmond)

Date

1942-1949, 1988

Contributor

Stanley Fukawa, Sociologist
Keiko Mary Kitagawa, Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens' Association - Human Rights Committee
Tosh Kitagawa, Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens' Associatlon - Human Rights Committee

Funding provided by a Networks Grant provided by the Ministry of Education

Rights

(c) 2011, Networks Project, British Columba

Format

Website

Language

English

Type

Website

Files

Citation

Masako Fukawa, Project Leader, teacher and administrator Rick Beardsley, School District No. 38 (Richmond) Bruce Kiloh, School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) Greg Miyanaga, School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) Richard Per, School District No. 41 (Burnaby) Susan Sayuri Nishi, School District No. 38 (Richmond) Patricia Tanaka, School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) Jane Turner, School District No. 41 (Burnaby) Mike Whittingham, School District No. 38 (Richmond) , “Japanese Canadian History,” Exhibits, accessed September 26, 2023, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2078.