Transfer of Money and Belongings of Repatriates to Japan

Transfer of Money and Belongings of Repatriates to Japan

Description

Title Proper RG27 O1 VOLUME 0659 FILE 23-2-17-17-P1
Date(s) 1945
General material designation
This file contains a textual record.
Scope and content
This file contains correspondence between members of the Canadian government (and between members of the Canadian and U.S. governments) seeking to establish and co-ordinate policy for allowing "repatriates" or those exiled to transfer money and property from North America to Japan. These records highlight differences in policies between Canadian and the U.S., the poor (and rapidly worsening) exchange rates for dollars to yen, and the destitution faced by those exiled. Included are also letters from prospective "repatriates" seeking clarification and assistance to keep their property.
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.
This record was digitized selectively.

Metadata

Title

Transfer of Money and Belongings of Repatriates to Japan
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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.