Japanese internment cAMPs in Canada By Gabrielle, Paula, Maria and Marvelous

Background information World War II Pearl Harbour (America) attacked by Japan Japanese already discriminated against by white people America started the Internment Camps. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam aliquet eu mi quis lacinia. Ut fermentum a magna ut.

Who? Japanese-Canadians/ Nisei Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King British Columbia Security Commission White residents of British Columbia Nisei Mass Evacuation Group

WHAT? . 22,000 Japanese Canadian were moved to eastern BC to live in harsh conditions. Poor housing, had to work in camps, roads, farms (exploited workers) Properties and belongings of Japanese Canadians were forcibly sold by the government to pay for internment camps. Government did provide support other than housing Later, Japanese Canadians were given 2 choices by PM King: move out of BC with little government assistance, or “voluntary repatriation” Slide Title

WHERE WHEN January 14, 1942: Beginning of Japanese camps British Columbia Slocan Valley, Hastings Park, Tashme, Sandon, Kaslo Relocation : Quebec, Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia January 14, 1942: Beginning of Japanese camps March 5, 1942: curfew established, Japanese are kicked out of their area January 1943: properties and belongings sold April 1, 1949: end of internment camps

WHY Canadians saw Japanese-Canadians as spies because of the attack on Pearl Harbor. They saw Japanese-Canadians as a threat, worried for safety/ possibility of harming citizens. Whites in BC were racist against Japanese immigrants (afraid immigrants would take their jobs). Expressed racism through acts of violence & legal discrimination = put pressure on government to take action. Canada was young country so they wanted to impress the Americans by imitating them

HO W? Prime Minister ordered the separation of the Japanese men and women Women + children were sent to work in Vancouver Japanese forced to move to camps by demand of the scared white people

How does this violate human rights? “Every citizen of Canada and every person who has the status of a permanent resident of Canada has the right to move to and take up residence in any province; and to pursue the gaining of a livelihood in any province.” “Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.” “Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.”

How this shaped Canada SILVER LININGS NEGATIVES Actions were apologized for by Prime Minister Mulroney Canadian government gave money to those directly affected and communities End of War Measures Act Physical/Mental health + education of Japanese Canadians compromised Separation of families caused a strain Isolation proved stereotypes Violates human rights

Bibliography https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/internment -of-japanese-canadians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Canadian_internment# Internment_camps_2 https://www.cbc.ca/history/EPISCONTENTSE1EP14CH3PA 3LE.html https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/japanese_int erment_camps.php https://humanrights.ca/blog/japanese-canadian-internment- and-struggle-redress

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