Japanese Canadians
E94869
Japanese Canadians are Canadians of Japanese ancestry whose history includes early 20th-century immigration, wartime internment and dispossession, and subsequent contributions to Canadian cultural, economic, and political life.
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diaspora community
→
ethnic group → |
| ancestralHomeland |
Japan
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|
| commemoratedBy |
Japanese Canadian Internment memorials
→
heritage sites in British Columbia → |
| continent |
North America
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|
| contributedTo |
Canadian arts
→
Canadian business → Canadian film → Canadian literature → Canadian politics → Canadian sports → |
| country |
Canada
→
|
| culturalInstitution |
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto
→
Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre → |
| ethnicOrigin |
Japanese
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|
| experienced |
disenfranchisement in several provinces
→
dispossession of fishing boats → exclusion from certain professions → family separation during internment → forced relocation from the Pacific Coast → internment during World War II → postwar dispersal across Canada → property confiscation during World War II → racial discrimination in Canada → |
| granted |
federal franchise in 1949
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|
| historicalCommunity |
Fraser Valley
→
Powell Street → Steveston → Vancouver NERFINISHED → |
| historicalIssue |
loss of prewar coastal communities
→
struggle for civil rights and equality in Canada → |
| identityCharacteristic |
combination of Japanese and Canadian cultural practices
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|
| immigrationWave |
early 20th century
→
late 19th century → |
| languageUsed |
English
→
French → Japanese → |
| mainEarlyOccupation |
agriculture
→
fishing → logging → small business → |
| partOf |
Japanese diaspora
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|
| populationTrend |
high proportion of Canadian-born individuals
→
high rate of intermarriage → |
| received |
formal apology from the Government of Canada in 1988
→
official redress from the Government of Canada in 1988 → |
| redressPackageIncluded |
clearing of criminal records related to wartime measures
→
community funds → individual compensation payments → |
| relatedGroup |
Japanese Americans
NERFINISHED
→
Japanese Brazilians NERFINISHED → Yamato Colony settlers in Canada → |
| religion |
Buddhism
→
Christianity → |
| significantPopulationIn |
Alberta
→
British Columbia → Manitoba NERFINISHED → Ontario NERFINISHED → |
| subjectOf |
Custodian of Enemy Property administration
→
War Measures Act policies during World War II → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Nikkei
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hasRelatedGroup |
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Japanese Americans
→
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relatedGroup |