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Relocation to Redress: The Internment of the Japanese Canadians
As Canadian soldiers were fighting overseas in the name of democracy, at home the federal government was staging the largest mass exodus in Canadian history. During the Second World War, roughly 22,000 Japanese Canadians were forcibly evacuated from the west coast and resettled in other parts of the country. Their struggle continued after the war as they fought for an apology and redress for their loss. CBC Television and Radio covered the crucial issues in their journey from relocation to redress.		Educational activities about Relocation to Redress: The Internment of the Japanese Canadians

	'A date which will live in infamy...'		The fifth column?		Refusing to comply
	American President Franklin Roosevelt addresses the nation following the attack on Pearl Harbor. (Radio; runs 7:27)		Canadians fight for and against the evacuation of the Japanese Canadians from the Pacific Coast. (Radio; runs 13:47)		A father and two sons are sent to a PoW camp for resisting the evacuation orders. (Radio; runs 3:01)

	The fragile democracy		The case against the 'enemy aliens'		Proud to be a Canadian
	David Suzuki recalls his period in the internment camps as bittersweet, enchanting and yet full of self-loathing and lost hope. (Radio; runs 21:08)		John M. Ewing proposes repatriation. (Radio; runs 15:04)		Following the Allied victory in Japan, Kinzie Tanaka says that Japanese Canadians will prove their loyalty and attempt to assimilate into Canadian culture. (Radio; runs 5:02)

	Starting over in Ontario		The struggle continues		Apology and compensation
	"It's a scar you carry around with you forever," recalls one woman. (Radio; runs 18:49)		The Mulroney government backtracks and says the Japanese Canadians will not be individually compensated. (TV; runs 13:16)		A formal apology and compensation package are offered to the Japanese Canadian community. (TV; runs 4:30)

	The long journey home
	The Murakami family returns to Salt Spring Island to begin again. (TV; runs 9:15)

LINKS Topic from Les Archives de Radio-Canada on the same subject L’ennemi intérieur 1939-1945 Related Topics from CBC's Archives 1939-1945: A Soldier's War Apology to Japanese Canadians Canada's Troops Arrive in Korea CBC.ca CBC History - Japanese Internment: British Columbia wages war against Japanese Canadians External sites Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Japanese Canadian History Japanese Canadian National Museum National Association of Japanese Canadians University of Washington Libraries: Japanese Canadian Internment History of The New Canadian National Archives: Living Memory: Muriel Kitagawa Internment of Ukranians in Canada 1914-1920 The CBC assumes no responsibility for the content of external links.

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