Government apologizes to Japanese Canadians
Title
Government apologizes to Japanese Canadians
Subject
Canada, history, Japanese Canadian internment, compensation, apology, redress
Description
A CBC news broadcast. Described as:
"Today, after 40 years, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney formally apologizes to Japanese Canadian survivors and their families. During the Second World War, 22,000 Japanese Canadians were uprooted from their homes, separated from their families and sent away to camps. Not one was ever charged with an act of disloyalty. Art Miki, of the National Association of Japanese Canadians, calls the apology and $300 million compensation package "a settlement that heals.""
"Today, after 40 years, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney formally apologizes to Japanese Canadian survivors and their families. During the Second World War, 22,000 Japanese Canadians were uprooted from their homes, separated from their families and sent away to camps. Not one was ever charged with an act of disloyalty. Art Miki, of the National Association of Japanese Canadians, calls the apology and $300 million compensation package "a settlement that heals.""
Creator
CBC "The National"
Source
CBC Digital Archives
Publisher
CBC "The National"
Date
Sept. 22, 1988
Contributor
Guests:
Charles Kadota, Sisko Miki, Masui Tagashira, Tony Tamayose
Host:
Peter Mansbridge
Reporters:
Wendy Mesley, Karen Webb
Charles Kadota, Sisko Miki, Masui Tagashira, Tony Tamayose
Host:
Peter Mansbridge
Reporters:
Wendy Mesley, Karen Webb
Rights
Held by CBC/Radio-Canada
Format
Hyperlink to video
Language
English
Type
Streaming video
Video Filename
1988: Government apologizes to Japanese Canadians
Video Streaming URL
Video Source
CBC Digital Archives
Duration
0:4:29
Producer
CBC "The National"
Citation
CBC "The National", “Government apologizes to Japanese Canadians,” Exhibits, accessed November 24, 2024, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2114.