Correspondence demanding the removal of Japanese Canadians from the coast

Correspondence demanding the removal of Japanese Canadians from the coast

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Title Proper F0 GR1222 BOX 167 FILE 06
Date(s) 1942
General material designation
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Scope and content
A copy of a letter sent by the Ladies’ Orange Benevolent Association to J.L. Ralston, Minister of National Defence, forwarded to Premier Hart, expressing concern about the Japanese Canadian population in Prince Rupert and asking for them to be removed immediately. The Premier’s response assuring that they are taking the matter seriously and are expecting the Dominion Government to remove the Japanese Canadians promptly, and a letter to Inspector S.F.M. Moodie are also included.
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Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
This record was digitized selectively.

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Correspondence demanding the removal of Japanese Canadians from the coast
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Terminology

Readers of these historical materials will encounter derogatory references to Japanese Canadians and euphemisms used to obscure the intent and impacts of the internment and dispossession. While these are important realities of the history, the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective urges users to carefully consider their own terminological choices in writing and speaking about this topic today as we confront past injustice. See our statement on terminology, and related sources here.