Explorations - Japanese Canadians

A documentary from the CBC in 1960. The film traces the origins of Japanese Canadians back to villages like Mio Mura in Japan. The immigration to such communities as Steveston; the discrimination and prejudice they encountered; their internment and loss of property during World War II. Includes interviews with Professor Ronald P. Dore from the Department of Asian Studies at UBC; Dr. George Ishiwara; fisherman Tatsuro "Buck" Suzuki of Steveston; W. McArthur, wartime mayor of Greenwood; Seiji Onozuka of Greenwood. It also contains some rare footage from the camps and even a Buddhist service.