Japanese Canadians - Wikipedia
Japanese Canadians (日系カナダ人, Nikkei Kanadajin, French: Canadiens japonais) are Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Canadians are mostly concentrated in Western Canada , especially in the province of British Columbia , which hosts the largest Japanese community in the country with the majority of them living in and around ...
Japanese Canadians - The Canadian Encyclopedia
2011年1月31日 · Japanese Canadians, or Nikkei (meaning Japanese immigrants and their descendants), are Canadians of Japanese heritage. Japanese people arrived in Canada in two major waves. The first generation of immigrants, called Issei, arrived between 1877 and 1928, and the second after 1967.
Internment of Japanese Canadians - The Canadian Encyclopedia
2017年2月15日 · Some 21,000–22,000 Japanese Canadians were taken from their homes on Canada’s West Coast, without any charge or due process. Beginning 24 February 1942, they were exiled to remote areas of British Columbia and elsewhere.
Japanese Canadian History – NAJC
JAPANESE CANADIAN HISTORY. Early History. During the Meiji era Japanese society became more liberal, allowing young Japanese to venture to other countries. The first known Japanese to settle in Canada was Manzo Nagano in 1877, although there were reported cases of Japanese fishermen shipwrecked along the coast of British Columbia prior to that ...
Japanese Canadian internment and the struggle for redress
In 1947, the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) was formed. In the coming decades, Japanese Canadians, led by the NAJC, would call upon the federal government to acknowledge the human rights violations that were committed against their community during the Second World War.
Internment of Japanese Canadians - Wikipedia
Japanese-Canadian women and children faced a specific set of challenges that greatly affected their way of life and broke down the social and cultural norms that had developed. Whole families were taken from their homes and separated from each other.
NAJC – National Association of Japanese Canadians
The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) represents the Japanese community in Canada. It was founded in 1947 with its main objectives being the strengthening of the Japanese community and equality of human rights.
General Overview - Japanese Canadian History
Some well known Japanese Canadians include: Joy Kogawa, David Suzuki, Tom Shoyama, Raymond Moriyama, Jon Kimura-Parker, Takao Tanabe, Richard Ikeda, Irene Uchida, Marika Omatsu, and Linda Ohama. With the changes to the immigration laws in 1967, the first new immigrants in 50 years arrived from Japan.
Home – Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
Explore Japanese Canadian history and continuing heritage on the walls of the upper level at the Nikkei Centre. Meet 6 Japanese Canadian women leaders who upheld the community for over a century.
Tsunagu | つなぐ – Japanese Canadian Family Stories
Tsunagu means to connect and Tsunagu 2.0 is a platform that connects the past to the present through the voices of second, third, fourth and fifth generation Canadians of Japanese descent. Here's a quick guide to navigating the site.