File 634: Repatriation - Petitions and Protests. 1945-1946

File 634: Repatriation - Petitions and Protests. 1945-1946

Description

Title Proper RG36-27 VOLUME 19 FILE 634-45
Date(s) 1945
General material designation
This file contains a textual record.
Scope and content
This file consists of petitions and protests, from 1945 to 1946, for and against the deportation and "repatriation" regulations and procedure undertaken by the government. Primarily, the petitions argue against the poor conditions faced by those being deported and request for financial aid and other assistance (e.g., permission to take property of "necessity"). Other petitions challenge the deportation of Buddhist priest resident in internment sites; request the cancellation of their "repatriation" requests (many who made their requests when Japan was in a better state); or request for clarification as to procedure as it pertains to children, embarkation, and property held with the Custodian of Enemy Property.
Name of creator
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 634: Repatriation - Petitions and Protests. 1945-1946
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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.