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As if They Were the Enemy: The Dispossession of Japanese Canadians on Saltspring Island

On 22 April 1942, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) ship the SS Princess Mary was docked at the wharf in Ganges on Saltspring Island. It …

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The Journey of a Piece of Furniture, a Piece of Family History

The ongoing series of stories arising from the Landscapes of Injustice claims series has been posted on the Touched by Dispossession section of their website. …

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A Japanese Canadian Child-Exile: The Life History of Basil Izumi

Part 7: Basil and the Holy Cross Anglican Church

As noted previously, Basil’s parents had both been active members of the Holy Cross Anglican mission, and as a small child he had attended Sunday …

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A Japanese Canadian Child-Exile: The Life History of Basil Izumi

Part 6: Life in Canada

Basil stayed with his grandmother and aunts in Vernon from 1949 till they moved to Vancouver in 1954. He says, “At first, during the internment, …

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A Japanese Canadian Child-Exile: The Life History of Basil Izumi

Part 5: Exile to Japan and Return to Canada

Exile to Japan Basil was nine years old when his family was exiled to Japan. He was never told the reasons why his parents chose …

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A Japanese Canadian Child-Exile: The Life History of Basil Izumi

Part 2: The Realization by Anglican Japanese Canadians That They Had Lost Their Church Properties

Rear Part 1 >> In April, 1949, approximately four years after the end of the war, the ban on Japanese Canadians returning to the coast …