Japanese Canadian men being relocated in British Columbia

Japanese Canadian men being relocated in British Columbia

British Columbia
Race relations
Asian experience
Second World War
Japanese
Internment Camps

The source is a black and white photograph of Japanese Canadian men being relocated in British Columbia.

The picture shows a group of males getting on board a train along with a women and child.

The photograph was taken in 1942 during the Second World War. It shows the evacuation of Japanese by the Canadian Government. This demonstrates the treatment of some Japanese citizens by the state; they were evicted from their property and moved to internment camps. The Japanese Canadians were regarded as enemies in this time of war.

The source represents the political discrimination during the Second World War as well as highlighting the recurring attitudes towards Asians in 20th Century British Columbia.

Province Newspaper

The Canadian Encyclopedia

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/british-columbia/#h3_jump_2

1942

Faye Hare

Vancouver Public Library

N/A

Visual - photograph

20th century British Columbia