Thousands of Japanese Canadians from coastal towns and Vancouver Island were rounded up like cattle and herded into livestock buildings in Vancouver’s Hastings Park. Conditions at Hastings Park were degrading and barbaric; women and children were segregated from the men and forced to live in cattle stalls.
Children’s dining room at Hastings Park.
In an attempt to create privacy, women and children hung blankets and sheets around their bunks. (photo: Vancouver Public Library)
Men’s dormitory at Hastings Park. (photo: Vancouver Public Library)
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