Rebuild or Reconcile: American and Canadian Approaches to Redress for World War II Confinement

2014/07/03 by Alexandra L. Wood · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Vietnamese History and Culture Studies #Asian American and Pacific Histories #Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration #Redress #World War II #Political science #Resistance (ecology) #Spanish Civil War #First world war #Vietnam War #Economic history #Public administration #Law #History #Ancient history

paper · doi:10.1080/02722011.2014.943585

openalex publication_date 2014/07/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06

Abstract

In 1988, the US and Canadian governments extended an official apology and issued financial compensation to persons of Japanese ancestry (Nikkei) for their removal from the West Coast and confinement without trial during World War II. Whereas many US public institutions have since participated in educational projects that emphasize the historical significance of Japanese American confinement, efforts to inform the public about the Japanese Canadian WWII experience have frequently encountered resistance. These developments stem from critical distinctions in the wartime and post-WWII Nikkei experience in Canada and the US, but also to point to important differences in American and Canadian approaches to addressing past wrongs.

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