by Admin | Apr 16, 2021 | Project Activity
Bird Commission in Context Reading the Case Files Background on the Bird Commission and claimant hearings The Royal Commission on Japanese Claims, known as the Bird Commission for Justice Henry I. Bird at its helm, was appointed on July 18, 1947. The Commission opened... 
by Admin | Mar 26, 2021 | News, Project Activity
Message from the Project Director Dr. Jordan Stanger-Ross The Landscapes of Injustice project was made possible by the generosity of the Japanese Canadian community. A big, ambitious initiative, dependent upon new relationships, it needed trust and patience to... 
by Admin | Mar 25, 2021 | Project Activity, Touched by Dispossession
Connecting memory with historical documents: Landscapes of Injustice digital archives By Kelly Fleck Often stories about my family’s history, especially those from the distant past, feel like legends or myths. They are stories from memories belonging to people... 
by Admin | Mar 25, 2021 | Project Activity, Touched by Dispossession
Heroism in the everyday: Soul Friendship By Laura Saimoto Out of the blue a few weeks ago, a stranger from the States reached out to me after having read the Globe and Mail article I wrote about getting to know my grandfather through the declassified case files from... 
by Admin | Mar 11, 2021 | Touched by Dispossession
Property Lost-Found in Case Files Stitching together family (hi) stories Stacey Inouye Do you know what was lost? You probably know about the confiscation of fishing boats, radios, cameras, and vehicles. You know that homes were sold and that there were limits on...