Introduction: Ontario's Japanese History: Multicultural Ontario Collections

Ontario's Japanese History

Introduction

Table of Contents

Introduction Early Japanese Immigration World War II: Discrimination and Internment World War II: Camps and Living Conditions World War II: Labour World War II: Canada's Shame Notable Japanese-Ontarians Marjorie Pigott, Artist David Tsubouchi, Member of Provincial Parliament Bev Oda, Member of Parliament Irene Uchida, Scientist Raymond Moriyama and Bruce Kuwabara, Architects Joy Kogawa, Writer More Resources Japanese Internment in Ontario and its impact

Further Reading

Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Multicultural Community Capacity Program OurDigitalWorld

In this educational module we're going to explore some of the Japanese individuals who have lived in Ontario over the years.

OurDigitalWorld's exhibits are made up of materials brought online by a number of community organizations around the province, including libraries, archives, historical societies, museums, galleries, clubs and associations, and other interest groups.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Government of Ontario, through the Ministry of Citizenship of Immigration's Multicultural Community Capacity Program.