In this lecture, Sherri Kajiwara (Nikkei National Museum) traces the history of Japanese immigration to Canada and introduces several exhibits concerning the lived experiences of Japanese-Canadian internment and disposession in 1942 curated at the Nikkei National Museum. This presentation was delivered on 28th February, 2018 at the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
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