Memorandum: Concerning Military Service for Canadians of Oriental Race

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This item is a memorandum, dated 19 December 1941, concerning the general policy of military service for Canadians of "Oriental" race. The policy is called into review due to its lack of clarity, "the war with Japan in which Chinese and Indians collaborate with Canada," and numerous letters from Japanese people offering service and protests against the return of Japanese fishermen to their civilian occupations.

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

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 lac_memo_concerning_military_service.pdf Memorandum: Concerning Military Service for Canadians of Oriental Race Cabinet War Committee Researcher Nicole Yakashiro Researcher Jordan Stanger-Ross Researcher Will Archibald Metadata author Gordon Lyall Metadata author Lindsey Jacobson Metadata author Erin Chan Created file.
DescriptionTitle ProperRG2 A-5-B REEL C-04874 FILE D ITEM 2Date(s) of material from this resource digitized1941General material designation

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This item is a memorandum, dated 19 December 1941, concerning the general policy of military service for Canadians of "Oriental" race. The policy is called into review due to its lack of clarity, "the war with Japan in which Chinese and Indians collaborate with Canada," and numerous letters from Japanese people offering service and protests against the return of Japanese fishermen to their civilian occupations.

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Canada. Privy Council Office created this archive.

Immediate source of acquisition

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

The digitization level of this record is unknown.

StructureRepositoryLibrary and Archives CanadaFondsPrivy Council Office FondsSeriesCabinet War CommitteeSub-seriesRG2 A-5-B REEL C-04874FileRG2 A-5-B REEL C-04874 FILE D