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Social Science Emigration & Immigration

Sakura in the Land of the Maple Leaf

Japanese cultural traditions in Canada

by (author) Carlo Caldarola, Mitsuru Shimpo & K. Victor Ujimoto

Publisher
Canadian Museum of History
Initial publish date
Jan 2007
Category
Emigration & Immigration
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781772823752
    Publish Date
    Jan 2007
    List Price
    $15.99

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Based on research conducted in the mid-1970s, this book profiles the regional development of Japanese cultural traditions in British Columbia, southern Alberta and metropolitan Toronto. The authors examine how long held Japanese beliefs and practices responded to the social upheaval caused by diaspora, internment, prejudice and cultural assimilation and provide us with a snapshot of Japanese culture in post-war Canada, 100 years after the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants. Firsthand accounts, archival photographs and evocative descriptions round out this fascinating look at a culture in transition which still retains its essential identity and ultimately influences the culture around it.

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