Finally, Japanese-Canadian citizens were confined in internment camps after the attack on the U.S. Bittersweet Passage: Redress and the Japanese-Canadian Experience.
“Who are the Issei, Nisei, Kibei, and Sansei?” Japanese-American Culture. 3 This phobia of Japanese-Canadians allowed the government to put these citizens under surveillance and seize This fear gave way to xenophobia – fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners, or of anything that is strange or foreign. 2 Those of Japanese origin were not given the same rights as other Canadian citizens due to the fear that they were a threat to national security. 1 Furthermore, the conditions inside the camps were atrocious, and often times, large families of Japanese descent would be forced to sleep in barnyards or stables, with little food or warmth during the cold nights. However, one may not be aware that similar events occurred within the “peaceful” and “accepting” borders of Canada during World War II.Ĭompared to the European concentration camps, the internment camps which imprisoned hundreds of Japanese-Canadians during war times seem to be child’s play however, these camps forever changed the way the Issei (first generation Japanese immigrants), the Nisei (second generation, Japanese-Canadian citizens), and the Kibei (born in Canada, educated in Japan, and then returned to Canada) lived the rest of their lives. For instance, the use of concentration camps in the killing of millions of Jewish people during the Holocaust has thoroughly disgusted generations of people to this day, and caused citizens of Canada to rejoice in the safety and multiculturalism of this peaceful and prosperous nation. In history, numerous acts of atrocities have shocked the world and caused people to wonder how governments and citizens can be so ignorant towards minority races. Japanese-Canadian Discrimination during World War II
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