UBC Day of Learning


Envisioning our future at the 75th Anniversary of Japanese Canadian Internment

On Tuesday, October 10, 2017, UBC hosted a Day of Learning to mark the 75th anniversary of Japanese Canadian internment and the 5th anniversary of the UBC Honorary Degree Ceremony for the 76 Japanese Canadian students expelled in 1942.

Watch the video archive for Events #1, 3 and 4 here:

Learning History to Resist Hate

Law, Policy, and Exclusion: Looking at Canada’s Past and Present

Who Belongs Here? Reflecting on Canada at 150

 

Register for ACAM 320A: “Selected Topics – Histories and Legacies of Japanese Canadian Internment”

The Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program is pleased to offer a new course, ACAM 320A: Histories and Legacies of Japanese Canadian Internment, in January 2018. This course will be co-taught by Mary Kitagawa and Professor John Price.

From 1941 to 1949, Japanese Canadians faced uprooting, incarceration, and dispossession: a defining instance of racial injustice in Canadian history. This course examines the histories, effects and legacies of the Japanese Canadian experience in the context of First Nations dispossession, anti-Asian racisms and contemporary struggles for minority and migrant rights. Participants will engage with community elders and activists and be encouraged to undertake community-based research. This course is being offered on the 75th anniversary of the uprooting and the 30th anniversary of redress.

For more information, please e-mail acam.program@ubc.ca


Event Schedule

Please arrive 15-30 minutes in advance to visit the registration table. Thank you.

Event #1: Learning History to Resist Hate (Waitlisted)
Time:
10:00am – 11:15am
Location:
 The Performance Theatre, AMS NEST

Join community activist and leader Mary Kitagawa, Professor John Price (University of Victoria), and Professor Henry Yu (UBC History) to explore connections between the history of Japanese Canadian internment and the rise of xenophobia today. Light breakfast refreshments will be provided to registrants.


Event #2: Stories on Organizing Against Injustice (Waitlisted)
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Location: The Performance Theatre, AMS NEST

This afternoon workshop will encourage participants of all walks of life to share experiences regarding community activism in Vancouver. Light afternoon refreshments will be provided to registrants. 


Event #3: Law, Policy, and Exclusion: Looking at Canada’s Past and Present
Time:
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Location: Jack Poole Hall, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre

This 90-minute panel discussion will focus on past and present uses of the law in legitimizing exclusion. Moderated by University Ambassador, Wendy Yip, this panel will feature Claudia Li (City of Vancouver), Naveen Girn (City of Vancouver), and Peter A. Allard School of Law faculty Professor Ben Goold.


Event #4: Who Belongs Here? Reflecting on Canada at 150
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Location: Jack Poole Hall, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre

Moderated by award-winning CBC host Margaret Gallagher, this panel features Dr. Pam Sugiman (Ryerson University), Dr. Linc Kesler (UBC First Nations House of Learning), and Zool Suleman (Suleman & Co). They will explore past and present societal themes of xenophobia, racism and discrimination, from the removal of indigenous peoples, to the incarceration of over 21,000 Japanese Canadians in 1942, and the rise of Islamophobia today.