Relations Between Canada And Japan

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had bombed the United States. As a result of the bombing at Pearl Harbour the relations between Japan and the US deteriorated which had a direct affect on Japanese living in the States. The dietitian of US-Japan relation had some influence on the prejudice Japanese experienced in Canada. The Canadian government interned Japanese Canadians during World War II, because of close political ties and influence of the US. Because Japanese were racially, and culturally different they were viewed as suspicious within communities across Canada. The residence of British Columbia were not sure if national loyalty could be given to the Japanese population The Japanese were seen as different, they had their own language and traditions which instilled fear among white Canadians who did not know how to relate. Today, it is normal to have interaction with people of various ethnicities however in this time period it was an unusual circumstance.
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married females. Using the "picture bride" system, the men were able to arrange for wives to be sent from Japan and in 1908 picture brides began arriving. In 1913, a peak period, some 300 or 400 women arrived through this arrangement continued until 1928 when it was finally stopped. Immigration continued and so did antagonism and discrimination against the Japanese. In the two decades following the arrival of the first immigrants, the Japanese in BC who established themselves in mining, railroading, lumbering, and fishing faced severe discrimination. The Mining Safety Act banned Japanese from working underground. Those on railways were allowed to do construction, maintenance and ...

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