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Part 3: The Contributions of Japanese Canadians to Canada
sought the land as a means of es- i kets of uncleared land/ which mained in the area to farm the • the . berries grown here. White
caping employment restrictions they painstakingly
cleared, in. Delta lands.
Strawberries and opposition to the Japanese thre­
andk establishing
independence. the lush valleys of the Fraser other small fruits- became their at, here too, became
apparent
Some disillusioned fishermen
.Uncleared land was
available and the Okanagan, in the Koote­ specialty. The Japanese soon do­ in due course.
returned to Japan but most fo­
and the immigrant farmers had nay Valley,, in the Cariboo ’ and minated soft fruit growing and
The fear of invasion by im­
und their way- into other occupavaluable experience from: cultiva- on Vancouver Island. In Stevest- operated about 68% of total ac­ migration became magnified by
tions, into competition again wi:ting small farms in Japan. Most on, for example, a large numb­ reage in the Fraser Valley, by
th white market gardeners and
' Cont. on. Page 2
I Japanese took to farming in poc- er of dispossessed fishermen re- 1934 producing at least 85% of
other workmen. And when the
Japanese petitioned to have the
reduction of licences halted their
request was granted for this re­
ason.
The same pattern existed in
. the lumbering industry. Once the
demand for lumber and the shortage of labour created by the
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
war were over the Japanese were
'considered superflous, who by
war’s end comprised 13% of the
VOL. 42
NO. 85
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1978
TORONTO, ONT.
labour force. In 1925, an am­
endment to the Male Minimum
Wage Act modified the scale of
wages so that only 25% of the
workers might he paid less than
the standard wage and thus the.
demand for Japanese labour was
reduced.
In contrast to the struggling
TORONTO. — A Toronto San­ I was a kid,” the former Forest
By JACK NAKAMOTO
was raised during a four-year
wagerearners, however, a capital
sei lass is a headliner in this Hill Collegiate student recalled,
period by graduate-members of
(N.C. Ottawa Correspondent)
class among the immigrant Ja-.
Gakuyukai by putting on .school year’s Tee Capades that started “but I didn’t go booh and aaah
OTTAWA, — Well-known apanese emerged which establish­
this week at . Maple Leaf Gard­ and say that’s what I want to
plays, musicals and bazaars. The
Japanese-Ganadian
the
ed three logging camps in the mong
ens and continues until Nov. 12. do. It was nothing as dramatic,
.school once boasted an
enroll­
1890’s and Tby the early 1930’s communities, the Japanese lanShe - is Sarah Kawahara, an in- as. that.” .
ment of well over 1,000 students
Mr. &
there were fourteen independent guage school pioneers,
toxicating 24-year-old
beauty,
;She began skating when she
before the war.
enterprises, twelve of which had Mrs. Tsutae Sato flew into Ot­
who has been with the show for was 4, but her love was divided
invested a total of
$1,948,000, tawa from Vancouver on October.
Due to Mr. Sato’s administra­ oyer 5 years.
between the ice and ballet and
16,
to
receive
The
Order
of
Ca
­
each year producing some .$1,She’s- a. headliner in the , Ice dance. When she was 9, shews
tive-efforts to keep the school
185,000 worth of timber, mostly nada, one1 of the highest civilian building during the war and to Gapades’ eastern company (the offered a place with the National
exported to Japan. The largest awards given ‘ by the Canadian start the school after the war/ premiere troupe of its
three Ballet Company. After winning
of the sawmills was the Royston federal government.
the Japanese Hall is in use to­ companies) which also features skating performances as a teen­
To celebrate the occasion and day by a new generation, a diff­ U.S. champs like Terry Kubicka, ager in Canadian national com­
Lumber Company on Vancouver
renew old acquaintances, some erent breed of Japanese people. Mellisa Militano and
Island.
Johnny petitions, she turned pro with the
A positive move against pre­ twenty odd former students and After 49 years of teaching, he Johns and Canadian champ Don Ice Capades in 1973.
Now, in
vailing prejudice was taken in their spouses held a reception for is now retired, but is an honora­ Knight. For the Toronto show, addition to two solo spots in the
1920 when the Camp and Mill the couple at a local Chinese re­ ry principal and spends
most Canadian stars Lynn- Nightenga show, (they're called cold spots
Workers Union, composed of yo­ staurant. For most of ‘the child­ of his time keeping in touch with le and Ron Shaver
skate in in the business) she works daily
ung immigrants, was organized ren’ as Mr. Sato calls his. stud> hundreds of his children across from- the Western company.
with other skaters as the com­
to arrange meaningful contact ents, it was the first time to see the country.
“I saw the Ice Capades when pany’s coach. ’
/
and co-operation with white la­ him after leaving the Alexander
during ' pre-war
bour. Its most astonishing coup street school
occurred in .1927 when it" beca­ days.
Always
advocating _a
Nisei,
me affiliated with the Trades and
Labour . Congress of
Canada, who learns Japanese would be a
which had been a vociferons en­ better Canadian, Mr. Sato said
emy of the immigrants,
and humbly the distinguished medal
Now, this month, for the first where Mrs. Fujita, the former
among other
accomplishments was won because of the Nisei
By TOYO TAKATA
time in Toronto, and in all like- Sumi Maikawa, was born. Mr.
succeeded in persuading theCon- who had turned. out to be good
Amon'g
Issei lihood in Canada, a Nisei couple Fujita’s birthplace was Watts­
TORONTO
gress to press the federal go- citizens. “J actually like to share
we- burg, a sawmill town located a
golden
vernment to treat applications this medal with you, but I’ll ke­ across Canada, golden weddings celebrated their
anniversary. Tom
Ma- few miles from Cranbrook.
for naturalization by Japanese ep it since I am older than you,” are almost commonplace. When dding
were
it comes to the sixtieth, that is toba and Hideko Uyeno
Most of the Fujita’s pre-war
“on an equal basis with applica- he quipped.
A bit hard of hearing and of something else.
1928 in years were spent in Vancouver
Nevertheless, wedded November 3,
tions of other aliens.” The TLC’s
co-operation was not altruistic, seeing, the 84-year-old Issei re- more than a few have rached Vancouver, by the late Rev. K. where Mr. Fujita was employed
and a- that milestone. There are pro­ Shimizu. Mr. Matoba is remem­ as a carpenter. Like the Mato­
however, but a move: to remove lated some of his sad
the' Japanese threat by inviting musing experiences as a teacher bably at least ten Issei couples bered as an Asahi player who bas, they had no son, however
during in Metro Toronto who have ma-, could hit the long ball. Mrs. Ma­ their three daughters have giv­
them to compete for higher wa- as well as an internee
Lacombe, Alberta. de it. Top Canadian honours go toba, born in Port Essington on en them nine
grandchildren.
: ges, raise their living" standards the war in
■and thus reduce their advantage Foremost on his mind were al- to Mr. ad Mrs. T. Kuwata of the Skeena, is a very active me­ They both keep active by bowtways the thoughts of his child­ High River, Alberta (south
Japanese United lig and frequently visiting Cranof mber of the
in competition.
brock by van, as they did again
The back-to-the-land
move­ ren and the school building which Calgary) who have observed the­ Church.
The Matobas, who reside in this summer.
ment was preceded by a
few had been rented to the military. ir 67th anniversary.
daughters
In looking back on his long
In addition, there are many Weston, have four
As Nisei of an .earlier vintage,
Japanese-who became disenchan­
they have been very helpful in
ted with the unpredictable natu­ life, he said he had been very Issei-Nisei matrimonial partner- and eight grandchildren.
Coincidentally, another
Nisei providing information and pho­
the ships which have attained the
re of railroad labour at the be­ lucky to'have been given
ginning of the country. Another chance to devote his lifetime to golden plateau. Because the cho- pair will be marking their gold­ tos of an era they remembered
same as children. This material is a
ripple came , during the
war teaching. Back in 1917 he start­ ice of mate was limited, - most en milestone during the
when high prices were offered ed at $40. a month and was inst­ Nisei born before 1910, and par­ month. They are Mr. and Mrs. part of the Cultural Centre’s ar­
Scarborough, chive collection and it will also
farm produce. But the main rumental in having the present ticularly the girls who went to Gengo Fujita of
movement ■ came: after the war combination school-and-hall built the altar at an earlier age, mar­ who were married on November be used in the forthcoming Picto­
25, 1928 in MacLeod, Alberta, rial History publication.
' when the Japanese
immigrant in J.928 for $50,000. The fund ried the Issei.

By Gai I Moldaver

he Dcto Canadian

Japanese School Pioneer Teacher Toronto Sansei Skater is
Headliner of Ice Show
Receives Order of Canada

Time'Marches On.

Nisei Couples Celebrating Golden Anniversary

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the “fecundity” of the Japanese when over half of sixty import- J After 1931 the high rate of* variou^youth groups and public
exist-' birth that followed the • immi forums, sponsoring programmes
as the influx of picture brides ant Japanese -businesses
become
_
to decli- ’ to ’encourage youth to
sparked a family-building phase. ing between 1892 and 1931 were • gration of wives began
Settlement became more concen­ opened and by 1931 one in ev­ ' line sharply. iStill, the issue of .articulate and engaging in resevocational
trated and stabilized on the co­ ery ten Japanese in the city held papulation, continued to feed anti­ arch in the area of
opportunities. It was a pressure
compared to Japanese sentiments.
ast and was characterized
by a trading license
for.
It was in this climate that group in that it agitated
self-sufficient^^
each, with one in every twenty-one non-Oriits network..o.L institutions^, and entals. Many attempted to ex­ the right to vote was granted in “natural justice” and kept a look­
pand their operations beyond the 193.1 to a , small group of war out for attempts to ..further resbusinesses. .
served in trict the economic
The exodus. into farming was “ghetto”, only to further provo­ veterans- who had.
paralleled by an expansion of co­ ke the white fear of “yellow pe- World War I and who lost fifty- of the Japanese. Its views were
there; usually even a few steps ahead
mmercial activities in Vancouver ril.” This fear, of course, was three of their numbers
businesses The victory was a narrow one,, of the majority’s.
which by .1931
accommodated unrealistic as most
Practically all Nisei personaprofit but a victory, nonetheless,, and
almost one-third of all Japanese were barely making a
in Canada. Many, of those “gain- and survived only because of the in it the Japanese saw the hope lly experienced -social discBimk
Universi<fully employed” were dependent,, unpaid labour - of ythe -whole ^.fa­ ofa brighter futurewThey were nation. Each year the
and ty of British Columbia was turloyal residents of Canada
upon unskilled work’in sawmills, mily.
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Gardening
too
occupied a had donated large sums of mo­ ning out a few Nisei graduates
gardening, odd labour, domestic
until in 1941, the peak year ten
labour ney to Canada’s war effort.
and hotel service. < But
nearly substantial part of the
half were involved in commercial force at varying times, requirIn 11936 the Japanese Canadi­ Nisei received degrees and forenterprise, Laundries', bathhous­ j ing only a pick-up truck, lawn an Citizens League, .was formed,
Con. Oii P. 3
movers,
hoses
and
gardening
towhich
organized
all
Nisei

(sec
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es, pool halls, -watchmakers and
other service enterprises and re­ ols and .utilizing ...the skills and ond generation Canadian-born)
creational facilities^’ had sprung background of the Japanese.
and hoped, to...solve the. group’s
The Japanese immigrant had । problems through a
up during the early 1900’s ori­
collective
ginally to ’ cater to -the floating worked himself up from the bo- front. Four delegates from the
population of labourers, and the ttom of the ladder in a few de- JCCL that year appeared
besuccessfully fore a Commons
committee to
ALUMINUM SIDING,
most concentrated period of de­ cades to compete
velopment occurred in the 1920’s with the large community.
STORM DOORS
seek the franchise for all JapaAND WINDOWS
nese Canadians. They were refuthe
sed: on the grounds, that
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of political action and
public
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to
pirations, poetry, etc. Accompanying photographs or illustra­
tions are also welcome. About 1000 words is a good length,
but optional.
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accompanied by self addressed envelopes with sufficient return ,
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Tty-three undergraduates were stu­
dying for degrees. But few gra­
duates were
finding
jobs in
Canada in fields for which they
-’WlINNIiPiEi^^^^
Kiddie’s Party;
will-be held on (Saturday, December 2nd, 1978 at Knox' Church, had trained, even though most,
490 Edmonton Street in Winnipeg. The party, for children of had earned degrees an' “practi­
MJiQGA members from .the ages of 9 down, will start at 12:30 cal” courses such as engineering
p.m.
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or commerce. Through de facto
Yes; Santa ...--will be.- there with bells . jingling, and there’ll be restrictions imposed by the gov­
entertainment,, goodies, and. gifts. Make all - inquiries to. Mrs. Keernment they were
limited- to
iko. Nakano^ 762 Elmhurst 'Road, Winnipeg, Man. R3R 0V1.
the occupational lines of their
— Man. JCCA
■parents. A graduate who
had
majored in economics and busiriess might be occupied in some
form of clerical work in a prowere work­
TORONTO.:’^-’^‘ARTISAN‘78”, will be held at the J.C. Cul­ duce market; others
ing as gardeners or mill hands,
tural Centre on November, 18, and ■ 19 from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.
^^^^^^-exhibifio'n will' again be an exciting display of prized works Among the Nisei of this period

Manitoba JCCA Kids Party Dec. 2nd

ARTISAN '78 At Centre Nov. 18 & 19th

Personal Notes
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(^Obituaries
NISHIMURA

TORONTO.—- Mrs. Shige Nishimura (.Ono) of Toronto passed
away on October 28th, 1978, wi­
fe of the late Jutaro. Dear mo­
ther of Shizuko (Mrs. Y. Oha­
shi), 'the
late Shigeo
(Nor­
man), Juzo (Frank),
Mitsuo,
Kathryn (Mrs. Y. Uyeda), De­
nise Y, and Sally (Mrs. J.- Mi­
yazaki). Dear grandmother of
11 and great-grandmother
of
2. A private family service was
held on October 31, 1978,
the Rev. Dr. S. Shigefugi and
Rev. Y. Omori. Interment Mo•unt Pleasant Cemetery.

GARD OF THANKS

The family of the late Haru
Nakao wish to express their
deepest appreciation and thanks to the many friends for
their support and
kindness
during our recent loss of our
dear mother.
Mr. & Mrs. Masaru Nakao'
. Mr/ & Mrs/Noboru Nakao
Mr? &; Mi?St - Susumu Nagai
■ Mr. & Mrs. Toshio Tamouye
and immediate families

CARD OF THANKS

The family 0f the late Ei­
jiro Nishioka wish to express
their deepest appreciation and
thanks to pur many I friends
for their support,
kindness,
koden, floral tributes and te­
legrams during, the loss iof a
dear husband, ft father and
grandfather.

-made by over 50 selected craftspeople represented in the show. there were
doconly 'two
Most of the'artisans will have booths were you can purchase jew­ tors and two dentists, for
the
ellery/ batik,-pottery,’enamelling, weaving, Japanese dolls, shoji
screens, Japanese stone lanterns, leatherware, glass and wood--, most part dependent on the Japa­
nese community for their, liveli­
work.
/
The iCanadian production “In Praise of Hands”
featuring hood. Only three nurses had fo­
Mrs. Kogiku Nishioka 1
: craftsmen at work all over the world, will be shown throughout und work,. all in institutions opeHealthy
Body
&
Mind
■ the afternoon. Continuous demonstrations of crafts and , sumie-e
Mr. :& (Mrs. Jim Matsumoto
m
rated by Japanese and prospecThrough
the
Martial
Arts
(brush painting); concerts on a handcrafted guitar; and a lea..
Mr. & iMrs. ,David Nishioka
were
-Room serving Japanese, arid Canadian refreshments will add to tive nurses and teachers
Mr. ;& Mrs. Frank Nishioka
the enjoyment Of a miost' unique craft show.
ADMISSION- IS soon discouraged.
Mr. & ,Mrs. George Horibe
Most Nisei, then, at the outFREE.: - JCC Centre.
The Grandchildren
break of the second war were
concentrated, at the - bottom of
the economic ladder, mainly in
proprietor
CARD OF THANKS
primary industries despite their
JON ONODERA
TORONTO. —• The 15th Annual Issei Pioneer Day was ce- desire to rise to “white collar”
We wish to .express
our
Nebrated at the Japanese Canadian (Cultural Centre on ■ Sunday^ status or become farmers
and
489-4654 — 481-8805
sincere appreciation to
pur
October 15 th. It was most heartening to see a capacity crowd of
(Business)
(Residence)
fishermen. The scarcity of work
many friends and
relatives
nearly 400 happy Isseis.
in the Depression years . made
for the sympathy and support
540 Eglinton Ave. W.
Amongst them' were Mr. Kadoguchi and M.r. Matsuoka both
the
situation
even
more
difficult.
Toronto
extended ,to us during
the
• r 96 years young, who were honoured with a special dance by
But even by World War II when
loss of our dear husband, fa­
; Sakura-kai.
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.
■ q v. ,T^ “Issei D'ay” Committee wish to extend their apprecia- the province had recovered eco­ ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiii£
ther (and grandfather,
Kazo
H don to Mr. Omoto for: his donation of-lovely mums for the table nomically the occupational sce­
Kitagawa. We would also Ijike
' / decor; to Mrs. Barbara Nikaido for the carnations presented to ne had not improved for the Ni­
t thank (everyone for ithe bea­
all the Senior Citizens who were 80 years and older; to the mautiful floral tributes, donatL
' ny Niseis, Sanseis and New Immigrant J.C.’s who came to give sei and there was a threat of
thdu- Assistance in-preparing, box lunches, for presenting , a most even more restrictions. They fo­
ons, kodens and kind words
: entertaining program, for providing transportation, and for e- und work in Issei-controlled bu­
of sympathy.
J img on hand to give assistance wherever needed.
sinesses, working on parent-ope­
BARBARA NIKAIDO
Mrs. Harue Sally Kitagawa
Thank you one and all/for a most successful Issei Pioneer rated farms or in shops, often
Mr. & Mrs Victor Kitaga• 1232 Danforth Ave.
• ' Day ‘78
— J-C.C.C. Issei Day Committee
unpaid, or as assistants on fish­ =
wa & family
ing boats. For those without fa­ =Toronto, Ontario M4J 1M6
Mfi &"Mrs. Gene Kitagawa
mily contacts the choices werri
Tel. (416) 465.9939
& family.
limited to rough labour in the
sawmills and other fields. Few MIIIIIIIIIII!!llllllllillllllllll!lllllllh
TORONTO. — A very successful and enjoyable Reunion was Nisei attempted to < apply for
’ held a't the Prince Hotel on .September 2, 1978 by former residents
of Kaslo New Denver, Rosebery and Sandon.
Approximately jobs in /white-operated firms and
' 900 attended including over 100 Issei, and many came from as those in the clerical-sales cate­
’ far away as Japan, California, Colorado, and from Vancouver to gory worked in Issei-owned fir­
: Montreal. We know they have gone home with fond memories P ms. The few who had obtained
renewing old acquaintances.
jobs elsewhere were employed in
On behalf of all the participants, I would like to thank the a capacity requiring little cont­
hard-working Committee who .spent countless hours to organize
act with the public. The Nisei
and plan this Reunion. Thanks also to many individuals too nuat this point were
prac
; merous to mention, who made nostalgic displays and provid
had
ba'ck where their parents
We opened for business on Oct. 15, 1978. *
genius contributions of the Prince Hotel and
started from.
We shall have YAMAHA demonstrations & performances
■ the nroceeds of *e-Reunion Fund Raising Dance, a .substantial
The increasing hostility in the
of piano & organ for you.
net Tncome was produced, especially due to the overwhelming
And for your added fun, we have One-organ worth $1,295.00
late 1930’s towards the resident
response to this Reunion.
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for your Lucky Draw.
.Columbia
The Committee decided to disburse the net proceeds as f - Japanese in British
One Ticket per family. No purchase necessary.
H Hows: $2,000 to Nipponia Home, W'^^^ was,_ of course,. linked -Jo sus^
cions of Japan’s foreign policy?
L cultural Centre, $500--to the Annex of the J.C.C.C, ^^
Committee for the Elderly Care.
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By the fall of 1937 demands for
a boycott of Japanese imports

HYLAND
FLOWERS

15th Annual Issei Pioneer Day Success

BARBARA'S
Flower Shop

Ghost Town Reunion Big Success

GRAND OPENING

NOVEMBER 18, (Sat.) 1978
10 A.M. TO 6 P M.

YAMAHA PIANOS & ORGANS

DUNDAS UNION STONE
OPEN SUNDAY
—10 AM. TO 6 P.M. —

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PAGE 4

Cont. from P. 3

Contributions

SMALL SHOE SIZES

and an embargo on exports to ' ment did not come despite their of various restricted ar tides took
motorJapan became widespread thro­ pl edges of “deepest loyalty and effect immediately, All
ALL HEEL HEIGHTS
LATEST STYLES
ughout. the country and the resi­ devotion” to Canada and donati- vehicles, including automobilesf
MENS 4 and up
. LADIES 2 and up
dent Japanese found themselves ons of over $340,000 to the war ; trucks? motorcycles and trailers
MEDIUM & WIDE FITTINGS
Hastings
caught up in wirespread resen­ effort Exemptions from milita- were impounded at
cameras
tment against Japan; Storekeep­ ry service, based on the doctri­ Park and radios and
ers in Vancouver suffered losses ne, “If a man is good enough were surrendered elsewhere, as
1328 Queen St. West
when white patronage declined, to fight, he is good enough to ‘ a “protective measure only”, in
Phone 531-1931 Toronto
we the safekeeping of the Custodian
Chinese 'grocers refused to han­ vote”, or its reverse, “If
dle Japanese-grown produce and don’t allow, a man to fight, we of Alien Property. This provision
stated
local Chinese distributed hand­ are under no obligation to allow of the evacuation plan
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bills urging boycott of goods.,
•him to vote
than all “goods in the protective cust­
“Going East” to
accomplish panese community more
CENTRE LTD.
what was impossible in British ever from the rest of the coun­ ody of - the Custodian which he
was not able to carry with him.
Columbia began around
1936,
Phone 273-5896
672 No. 3 Rd., Richmond, B.C.
during the time the Nisei deleJapan’s attack on Pearl Har- The Japanese co-operated with
Phone 681-7251
1157 Melville St.. Vancouver, B.C.
gation had gone to Ottawa., The hour in December 1941 and sub­ characteristc docility in closing
reports' of a few
sequent victories in the
Far out businesses, winding' up aff£
VISIT JAPAN MANY FLIGHTS
sewhere were encouraging while East set into focus the “prob­ 1 airs and disposing of homes and
NOW AVAILABLE;
in £
others saw few prospects ' for lem” of the resident Japanese in furnishings on short notice
persons without specialized tra­ British Columbia. The Japanese preparation for their evacuation
ining although they felt that ra- began -living in a state of “sus-I to unknown camps. The unhappy
less pended animation’’ as firings and; experience of the fishing boats
cial prejudice, was much
GROUP FARE TO JAPAN
was
repeated,
however,
when,
prevalent in the East.
acts of vandalism -became comSeptember, October and. November
still;
the monplace and businesses ground while the evacuation was
Dislike and mistrust of
Flights every week
going on, the Custodian decided
Japanese Canadians in view of to a standstill.
to sell the motor vehicles, and.
an impending war with Japan
Fishermen were hardest
hit
•I
later auction off chattels
and |
led. to Mackenzie King’s decisiof all when the government pro­
Please contact us.
conduct the sale of homes, far­
"bn in 1941 to impose compuisoFor information concerning all your Travel needs,
claimed that all Japanese would
ms and city businesses without (
ry registration of all Japanese
be prohibited “during the
pe­
the consent of the owners;
persons. The Japanese noted wi­
THE PLACE TO START YOUR HAPPY HOLIDAY
riod of the war” for reasons of
th some irritation that
similar
In February 1942 there were usimnnimmiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiHiiinmiiiiiiiitimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim
“national defence and security”
steps were not being taken with
from fishing, serving on fishing approximately 23,000 persons of
aliens or citizens of German or boats or holding licences, and j Japanese ancestry living m Ca­
Italian origin. But they also wi­ ulder the authority of the Ca- nada and whose domestic
and
shed to enlighten the public by stodian of Alien
Property all personal security was based on.
disclosing actual population fi­ boats were seized and
subse-! property ownership, occupations
gures and allay fears _of spies
quently sold at less than their and family and community orga­
and fifth column - activity in Canizations. They were concerned
appraised value.
nada, and in doing so elied on
then not only over their property
Japanese
welfare
groups
were
the concept of “British justice”
but also the welfare of their de­
IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
finding
their
resources
heavily
in conjecturing that the worst;
•pendents in the event of evacuHE HAS JOINED
taxed
by
growing
numbers,
esthat would happen in the event
ation and the separation of faof war might include closer sur­ pecially fishermen, seeking assi- milies.
veillance and restrictions levied ’ stance.
cars
On the same day that
Even the University of British
on the fishing fleet.
were impounded the RCMP orWith the entry of Canada into ■ Columbia did not escape the efdered the removal, already beKN THE PRACTICE OiF DENTISTRY
World War II the issue of mili- i fecis of racist propaganda when
gun, of Japanese nationals to
tarv service for Nisei was raised. J early in 1942 it dismissed sixty road camps to be speeded up. At
Nisei involved in its military
But the opportunity for
first the road camps seemed an
training programme and a gro­
ideal way to get rid-of “security
up of Nisei girls were told that risks” and take
advantage of ।
the “university would not assist cheap labour to build highways ।
Vancouver
them to remain
in British Columbia to link the
42 PARLLAMENT ST.
TEL: 576-5557
and continue their education”
interior with the coast, and in
AT FRONT ST.
Tension was at a high pitch. Alberta. By May about
2,000
TORONTO, ONT. M5A 2Y4
Japanese nationals were forbi- men had already been placed on
Tel. 362-5094 - 362-0218
dden to possess or use short-wa­ highway projects in British Co­
OPERATED BY
ve-radio receiving sets,
radio lumbia. The plan was halted, ho­
transmitters and cameras
and wever, because many of the proj­
“intensive ects were too close to “sensitive”
were placed under
in
Janu- areas, according to. the Depart­
and
surveillance”.
Buy and Sell
Your Home
policy
of ment of National Defence, and
a
ary
of
1942
Through
evacuation of all ma­ also the men themselves became
le Japanese nationals, aged eig- restive over abandoned families.
teen to forty-five years
from A monthly wage of $50.00, from
MELL REAL ESTATE Ltd.
within one hundred -miles of the which $22.50 was deducted for
2008 Lawrence Ave. East
another
coastal area was officially ann­ room and board and
Scarboro, Ont.
ounced but later ignored beca­ $20.00 for family support, would
75V-5184
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use of difficullties. resulting^ in have been grudgingly acceptab­
le if the men had been assured
its execution.
In February 1942 a
formal of the welfare of their families.
A VAILABLE AT THE J.C.C. CENTRE,
Those
who
became
too
i-estive
JAPANESE CHURCHES AND JAPANESE FOOD STORES
announcement of mass evacua­
were sent to internment camps
tion was made under the autho­
in Ontario, Petawawa and Ang­
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Directory
rity df the War Measures Act,
621-5122
which gave powers to the Cabi­ ler. 16 Thoitbush Ores., Etobicoke M9C 2J2
The issue of the separation of
net to protect “the security, de­
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For 10 or less discount — 10% plus mailing
fence. peace, order and welfare families was also the main prob­
lem surrounding a plan to send
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15% plus mailing
of Canada” in times of crisis.
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A curfew was imposed, Japanese Nisei and naturalized citizens to
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Proceeds for Japanese Canadian Elderly Care.
newspapers and language scho­ road camps in Ontario.

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Japanese Canadians In Ontario
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