The Royal Commission on Japanese Claims

The Royal Commission on Japanese Claims

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OrgNameThe Royal Commission on Japanese Claims
DescAlso known as the Bird Commission. From 1947-1951, this commission, run by Henry Irving Bird, investigated and offered compensation to Japanese Canadians for their losses of property during the 1940s.

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.