The Second World War created an atmosphere of instability, suspicion, and fear, which blanketed the entire western world. Threats real and imagined existed everywhere. Since confederation, anti-oriental sentiment has been a part of white Canadian society. Japanese-Canadians were specifically stigmatized for their perceived unassailability, economic competitiveness, high birth rate, and a lingering loyalty to Japan (Ward 459). These are ... Canada. The Japanese community in British Columbia showed a great deal of support for victory bonds drives and the Red Cross (Ward 463). In the article The...

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