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