1. A darker part of Canada’s History
Japanese Internment
A darker part of Canada’s History

2. Japanese people have been discriminated against in Canada
the first Japanese person, a man named Manzo Nagano, arrived in at New Westminster
white settlers in British Columbia tried to exclude people whom they felt were unwanted, which included the Japanese
laws were passed to keep Japanese people from working in the mines, to prevent them from voting and to stop them from working

3. during World War 2, in 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbour, where some Canadian troops were stationed
this created fear against Japanese people and led to racism
in 1942, the government ordered that Japanese Canadians were to be transported to “protected areas,” including Hastings Park
they could only bring what they could carry
anything they couldn’t take, such as property, was handed over to the government

4. over 90 per cent of Japanese Canadians — some 21,000 people — were moved during the war
the majority were Canadians – they were born in Canada

5. the government finally lifted the controls on Japanese Canadians in 1948
they were given the right to vote
this helped society begin to see them differently
in 1984, the government apologized
In 1988, an agreement was signed to compensate the Japanese-Canadians for their property loss and their internment