Many Japanese came from Japan for a better life in Canada. Numerous Japanese found that in Canada, but during World War II Japanese were treated harshly for doing nothing at all. A lot of Canada thought that Japanese were a threat to Canadian Security. This was far from the truth, there was never a Japanese spy ever found in Canada.
Canada treated Japanese like they were not even human. After Pearl Harbor, there were many groups who were racist against Japanese, even though a lot of Japanese had never even been to Japan. Japanese Canadians were disowned from the community. People that were accepted as Canadians no longer were, because of the large group of prejudice people.
Abandon your home or business for no reason other than your ethnicity? That is exactly what the Canadian government did to the Japanese living in Canada during World War II. The Japanese-Canadians were the majority of Canadian citizens.
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Friendship Garden, a Japanese garden in Hope, Brit...They were forced to leave their homes and many of their belongings in order to be incarcerated in concentration camps. This act of discrimination against Japanese-Canadians had a huge impact on their lives. All they really wanted was to work and have a family.
Canadian Government was not justified in forcefully interning Japanese Canadians during World War II. There was no national security risk. As if the racism towards the Japanese wasn't enough, they were sent to internment Camp around British Columbia. The camps were harsh because everyone was separated from their family and friends. All their belongings were sold for a fraction of the cost to willing bidders. Houses, Cars, furniture and everything that was worth any amount of money were sold. Japanese-Canadians were forced to carry on their lives under these harsh conditions.
The Japanese never invaded Canada. There were a few attempts,