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The everyday experiences of a north coast Japanese-Canadian fisherman, at home and in the workplace Staeck, Justin
Abstract
For many years before World War II, the Japanese workmen at North Pacific Cannery in Port Edward, BC, were subject to what was believed to be racial discrimination based on unfair economic competitiveness. By focusing on different aspects of the lives of Japanese workmen at NPC, this historical narrative aims to fill some of the gaps still existent in Japanese-‐Canadian history. The essential experience and direction that was transferred from Japanese fishermen to the fishing industry was unmatched yet with it came little respect and acknowledgment rooted in social, political, and economic reasons. Some scholars have emphasized the roots of Canadian discrimination against the Japanese were sewn out of the Japanese’s’ own economic competitiveness in a place that was then referred to as a ‘white man’s province’. This argument is misleading and, after undertaking archival and oral history research, it has since shown that what first began as anger towards Japanese immigrants born of economic aggression very quickly shifted towards hostility entirely based on racial prejudice.
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The everyday experiences of a north coast Japanese-Canadian fisherman, at home and in the workplace
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Date Issued |
2013
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Description |
For
many
years
before
World
War
II,
the
Japanese
workmen
at
North
Pacific
Cannery
in
Port
Edward,
BC,
were
subject
to
what
was
believed
to
be
racial
discrimination
based
on
unfair
economic
competitiveness.
By
focusing
on
different
aspects
of
the
lives
of
Japanese
workmen
at
NPC,
this
historical
narrative
aims
to
fill
some
of
the
gaps
still
existent
in
Japanese-‐Canadian
history.
The
essential
experience
and
direction
that
was
transferred
from
Japanese
fishermen
to
the
fishing
industry
was
unmatched
yet
with
it
came
little
respect
and
acknowledgment
rooted
in
social,
political,
and
economic
reasons.
Some
scholars
have
emphasized
the
roots
of
Canadian
discrimination
against
the
Japanese
were
sewn
out
of
the
Japanese’s’
own
economic
competitiveness
in
a
place
that
was
then
referred
to
as
a
‘white
man’s
province’.
This
argument
is
misleading
and,
after
undertaking
archival
and
oral
history
research,
it
has
since
shown
that
what
first
began
as
anger
towards
Japanese
immigrants
born
of
economic
aggression
very
quickly
shifted
towards
hostility
entirely
based
on
racial
prejudice.
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Language |
eng
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Date Available |
2013-05-08
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Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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DOI |
10.14288/1.0103570
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Campus | |
Peer Review Status |
Unreviewed
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Scholarly Level |
Undergraduate
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