Social And Economic Mistake Of Japanese Internment In Canada

The Canadian Government and Society made a social and economic mistake of the Internment of Japanese Canadians and should still be embarrassed to this day. The Japanese Canadians were not allowed to defend themselves. The Japanese in Canada were considered guilty of who they were, not due to anything they have done. This created a violation of Japanese Canadian rights as Canadian citizens. The Canadian Governments Internment of Japanese Canadians was not an act of war, instead a Human Rights Violation.

The Japanese in Canada were interned without trail, and were not provided any legitimate guidance to protect themselves. They were sent to detention camps right away without them having a chance to prove they were loyal to Canada. The Japanese Canadians did no wrongdoing, the Canadian Government made

During the time of internment, the Japanese had most of their rights taken away such as education, fishing, freedom of expression, etc. Taking away rights from the Japanese Canadians made them suffer. The deportation and eventual internment of Japanese Canadians was led by racist undertones. Racist slurs from Canada affected them and they were not allowed to have a freedom a speech. The Japanese lost their jobs, homes and were separated from their families. The Canadian Government forced them to move out of their homes and were separated from their families. Sent to ghost towns around British Columbia as a “Safety Zone” for the Japanese Canadians. This Human Rights violation was also followed by the Japanese forced to get fingerprints for identification. The only time to get fingerprints is when you have made a crime. Japanese Canadians did not make any crime. The lack of awareness by the Canadian Governments and society’s actions resulted in a human rights violation of the Japanese