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WWII Experience - Newspaper – New Canadian
The English language newspaper established in 1938 in Vancouver was the only newspaper
in the Japanese Canadian community allowed to publish during the war years. However,
articles needed the approval from the government officials before printing.
The New Canadian was the only means of informing the Japanese Canadian
community during and after the war. , a proficient writer, wrote insightful articles on effects
of the internment, her personal fears and frustrations.
, the editor,
was often under scrutiny by government. During the internment, the office of the New Canadian
was moved to Kaslo, BC, then to Winnipeg, Manitoba at the end of the war and eventually moved to Toronto, Ontario.
The first editorial group of the New Canadian, 1939. Left to right: Seiji Onizuka, Yoshimitsu Higashi, Irene Uchida, Ed Ouchi, Tom Shoyama. (photo: Ed Ouchi)
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