CDN307H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Remembrance Day, Japanese Canadians, Obasan
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Contradiction as it allowed people to have movement. Japanese were forced to build railways when they were in internment camps. After wwii, some went to ontario, some were sent back to japan. 1988: canadian government agrees to compensate japanese for the exploration of the. Rememberance= remembering those who were victims/affected by war via silence (i. e. moment of silence during rememberance day) Unspeakable: a part of history that canada trys to brush over and neglect. Divide between generations (first generation japanese canadians and second generation. Frames their experience (we can see their perception) Insight to how they identify (whether they classify themselves as more japanese or canadian)
