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Japanese ImmigrationJapanese Immigration
A PowerPoint show about A PowerPoint show about Japanese ImmigrationJapanese Immigration
The The Japanese Japanese
Immigrants Immigrants are from are from Japan in Japan in
AsiaAsia
The Japanese The Japanese Immigrants Immigrants
Settled in British Settled in British Columbia, near Columbia, near
the Pacific Ocean the Pacific Ocean in many in many
Internment Internment Camps and Camps and
villagesvillages
The Japanese People are The Japanese People are EmigrantsEmigrants, , who decided to leave their who decided to leave their homelands in order to settle homelands in order to settle
somewhere elsesomewhere else.
Factors that Pulled People to CanadaFactors that Pulled People to Canada
• Issei (Pioneers from Japan) came Issei (Pioneers from Japan) came to build communities near the to build communities near the fishing and lumber industriesfishing and lumber industries
Factors that Pushed People from Factors that Pushed People from CanadaCanada
• The Japanese Canadians were forcibly The Japanese Canadians were forcibly torn from their communitiestorn from their communities
• Lost faith in Canadian DemocracyLost faith in Canadian Democracy
• They didn’t feel respected in They didn’t feel respected in basic human rightsbasic human rights
The Federal Immigration The Federal Immigration PolicyPolicy
• Restricted amount of Japanese Restricted amount of Japanese Immigrants in 1907Immigrants in 1907
• Restrictions over individual rights and Restrictions over individual rights and freedom continued in 1942freedom continued in 1942
• Given the chance to go back to Japan Given the chance to go back to Japan or disperse east of the rockiesor disperse east of the rockies
• Resisters would be disloyal and Resisters would be disloyal and deporteddeported
Conditions DealtConditions Dealt
• Stripped of rights, categorized as Stripped of rights, categorized as “Enemy Aliens”, Removed from “Enemy Aliens”, Removed from homes, torn from their families in homes, torn from their families in 1942 in BC1942 in BC
• Government took their homes, Government took their homes, businesses and personal belongingsbusinesses and personal belongings
• In 1877, Legal restrictions In 1877, Legal restrictions disenfranchised Japanese Canadians disenfranchised Japanese Canadians from entering Mainstream Professionsfrom entering Mainstream Professions
• They weren't treated as equalsThey weren't treated as equals
Contemporary Japanese Canadians Who Contemporary Japanese Canadians Who Contributed to CanadaContributed to Canada
• Beverly Joan OdaBeverly Joan Oda– First Japanese-Canadian MP and First Japanese-Canadian MP and
Cabinet Minister in Canadian Cabinet Minister in Canadian HistoryHistory
– Born on July 24, 1944Born on July 24, 1944– Accused of hiding over $17,000 of Accused of hiding over $17,000 of
limo expenses billed to tax payerslimo expenses billed to tax payers
• Raymond MoriyamaRaymond Moriyama– Designed Severable buildings in Designed Severable buildings in
Canada (Japanese Canadian Cultural Canada (Japanese Canadian Cultural Center in Toronto, Ottawa City Hall Center in Toronto, Ottawa City Hall in Ottawa, etc)in Ottawa, etc)
– Awarded the “Order of Ontario”Awarded the “Order of Ontario”– Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
North AmericaNorth America
• David Takayoshi SuzukiDavid Takayoshi Suzuki– Born in March 24, 1936Born in March 24, 1936– Canadian Science Broadcaster and Canadian Science Broadcaster and
Environmental ActivistEnvironmental Activist– Forceful Spokesperson on Climate Forceful Spokesperson on Climate
ChangeChange
BibliographyBibliography• Justice In Our Time – Roy Miki, Justice In Our Time – Roy Miki,
Cassandra KobayashiCassandra Kobayashi• Strangers At Our Gates – Valerie Strangers At Our Gates – Valerie
KnowlesKnowles
• Minority Canadians : Ethnic Groups – Minority Canadians : Ethnic Groups – Joseph F. Krauter, Morris DavisJoseph F. Krauter, Morris Davis
• Beverly Joan Oda - Beverly Joan Oda - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bev_Oda
• Raymond Moriyama - Raymond Moriyama - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Moriyama
• David Suzuki - David Suzuki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Suzukihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Suzuki