Document: Special Committee on Orientals in British Columbia: Report and Recommendations

Document: Special Committee on Orientals in British Columbia: Report and Recommendations

Description

Title Proper RG27 B1 REEL T-10137 ITEM 25
Date(s) 1942
General material designation
This item contains a textual record.
Scope and content
This item is a report by the Special Committee on Orientals in British Columbia dated December 1940 and titled "Report and Recommendations." The report contains eight sections, "Appointment and Terms of Reference," "Methods of Procedure," "The Statistical Background," "The Problem," "The Chinese Aspect of the Oriental Problem in B.C.," "The Evidence," "Summary," and "Recommendations." It also contains two appendices, "List of Persons who Appeared before the Committee," and "Proposed Method of Registration." Overall, the report, as summarized by H.L. Keenleyside, is an investigation into the "problem of Japanese and Chinese" in British Columbia with regards to national security and military training.
Name of creator
Canada. Department of Labour created this archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
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Document: Special Committee on Orientals in British Columbia: Report and Recommendations
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