Broken Promises

The familiar narrative of the Second World War is that of the Allies triumphing over the Nazis. However, for thousands of Japanese Canadians, their experience of this same event was one of injustice and broken promises.

ArticleTyler StewartJune 6, 2023Japanese Canadians, Internment, Sugar Beet, Forced Labour, Second World War, Defense Zone, Citizenship, Broder Canning Company, Broken PromisesComment

100 Years Ago: Japanese Canadian Memorial

A 1920s memorial erected in Vancouver’s Stanley Park includes the names of Japanese Canadians from Raymond, Alberta. Do you know what the memorial was erected to commemorate?

ArticleAndrew ChernevychJanuary 26, 2021Galt Museum & ArchivesFirst World War, Japanese Canadians, Lethbridge Herald, Stanley Park, Memorial, Enlisting, Sugimoto, Suda, Veterans, Internment, Human Rights, Racial Prejudice, Nikkei TapestryComment

Escape! Internment in Canada, 1914–1920 with Ben Weistra

In honour of the 100th anniversary of the end of Canada's first national internment operations during the First World War from 1914–1920, we are releasing a video presentation by Ben Weistra about the Internment Camp in Lethbridge, Alberta, focusing on William Perchaluk's tragic story.