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Japanese-Canadians during WWII
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in the US, the Canadian government passed the "Order in council PC 1486" expanding the power of the Minister of Justice to remove any and all persons from 100 mile radius of the BC coast. On March 4, 1942, the BC Security Commission was established and 22,000 Japanese Canadians were given 24 hours to pack, before being incarcerated, interned, and separated from their families.
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Japanese Canadian Readings
A number of Japanese Canadians have been writing novels, poetry and essays about their experiences during the war years. Most well known is Joy Kogawašs novel Obasan which influenced the government to sign the Japanese Canadian Redress Agreement.
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