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Renewal
The post war period, from 1945 until the 1977 Japanese Canadian Centennial,
was a crucial period for the Japanese Canadian community. It was a time for
victims of the internment to begin rebuilding their shattered lives. Japanese
Canadians took whatever employment available, often laborious and unfulfilling
jobs. Parents sacrificed their personal welfare to ensure that their children
were well educated and had opportunities that they never had.
It was the time that the arrival of post war immigrants or ijusha from Japan
added another dimension to the Japanese Canadian community. The ijusha were better
educated, more proactive, and eager to help strengthen our heritage and cultural values,
which had been weakened through the wartime experience. Ijusha continue to play an
important role in the renewal of the Japanese Canadian community through their leadership
and contributions.
A changing characteristic of the Japanese Canadian community is the assimilation of the younger generations and the high rate of intermarriage. As a result, the population of peoples of mixed backgrounds is growing at a significant rate, putting a different face and emphasis on what the Japanese Canadian community will be in the future.
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