GEG2109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Japanese Canadians, Hastings Park

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEG2109
• Professor: Meghan Brooks

Document Summary

First known japanese was manzo nagano in 1877. Government passed laws limiting number of asian immigrants. Aim of the racist population was to eliminate them. Asia-pacific war was seen as opportunity to eliminate japanese. Government established area within no person of asian descent could be found (protected area) People were removed and brought to hasting"s park. Work camps : men sent out to camps in ontario, families sent to prairies to work on farms, internment centres in bc. Return of japanese to west coast was only in 1949. Pledge that injustice would never reoccur in canada. Estimated loss in 1986 was million. Compensation of ,000 for each person affected.