The 1942 Uprooting of Japanese Canadians

Basil L.

This factsheet outlines the beginnings of the internment of Japanese Canadians in 1942. The factsheet offers a look into the lives of Japanese Canadian families during the process of removal, internment, dispossession and relocation after World War Two.

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References

Gomer Sunahara, Ann. “The Politics of Racism, Chapter 3: Expulsion.” Japanese Canadian History. Accessed March 28, 2021. http://japanesecanadianhistory.ca/chapter-3-expulsion/.

Events

Internment of Japanese Canadians

Keywords

'Race' as a Political Tool, Anti-Asian Racism, Japanese Canadian Settlers, Land Dispossession, Law Enforcement, Legal History, Othering, Police, Police Violence, Politics of Citizenship, Racist Legislation, Racist Stereotyping, Racist Violence, RCMP, Social Ideas and Power, State Sanctioned Violence, White Supremacy

Key Figures

Prime Minister Mackenzie King

Locations

British Columbia, Hastings Park

Themes

History