File 3363-A-40: Forms of consent to repatriation and refusal to be repatriated by Japanese in Canada, also requests for repatriation. 1942/09/04-1945/09/29.

File 3363-A-40: Forms of consent to repatriation and refusal to be repatriated by Japanese in Canada, also requests for repatriation. 1942/09/04-1945/09/29.

Description

Title Proper RG25 VOLUME 2975 FILE 3363-A-40
Date(s) 1942
General material designation
This file contains a textual record.
Scope and content
This file contains a number of requests for "repatriation" and for the cancellation of requests for repatriation (including standardized forms of consent and refusal) in order to maintain Canadian citizenship. Several letters, signed under duress, of those wishing to withdraw request express a lack of connection to Japan and explain that original requests for "repatriation" were due to poor quality of life (i.e., loss of property, housing shortages). Also included in the file are: monthly repatriation survey results and lists of repatriates; a complete list of those who cancelled repatriation requests; the Prime Minister's statement regarding Japanese Canadians in Canada (on British citizenship); correspondence between Japanese Canadians living in Canada with relatives and friends in Japan discussing repatriation; records relating to P.S. Ross & Sons (agent of the Custodian) holding funds for individuals; and further discussion on individuals refusing to be "repatriated."
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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 in full.

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File 3363-A-40: Forms of consent to repatriation and refusal to be repatriated by Japanese in Canada, also requests for repatriation. 1942/09/04-1945/09/29.
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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.