Offsite Exhibits

Green graphic sign titled "1942 JAPANESE CANADIAN INTERNMENT AT HASTINGS PARK" with descriptive text, website URL, and an archival photo of two young girls, Mary and Rose Ohara.

Hastings Park Commemorative Project

Location: Pacific National Exhibition 2901 E Hastings St Vancouver, BC Website: www.hastingspark1942.ca In early 1942, over 8,000 Japanese Canadians were detained in Hastings Park before being sent to internment sites […]
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A black and white historical photograph of a classroom filled with children sitting at wooden desks, facing the front of the room. A man in a dark suit stands behind a central podium in front of a large blackboard covered in Japanese kanji and hiragana calligraphy. To his right, another man in a suit stands near the wall. The children, many of whom are girls with large bows in their hair, are seated in organized rows. A piano is visible on the far left, and simple light bulbs hang from the ceiling.

A Century of Community Spirit

Location: Vancouver Japanese Language School 487 Alexander Street Vancouver, BC Discover the important role played by the Vancouver Japanese Language School in the early days of Vancouver. First opened in […]
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