Asian Racism in Canada

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Asian Racism in Canada
Asian Americans have faced a long tradition of discrimination and injustice in school policies and activities during their existence, especially through times of shifting populations, economic crisis, or wars. Particular in 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack, racism against the Asian community was at an all-time high. This account is represented in the book “forgiveness a gift from my grandparents” by Mark Sakamato” in which he gives a true story account of two families whose lives changed during the Second World War following the Pearl Harbor attack.
Numerous ethnic Asian families have lived in Canada for decades, descending from immigrants who came during the 1858 Gold Rush or a couple of years later to work on the world's initial transcontinental railroad, which was crucial to British Columbia's integration into the country. In the book Sakamato gives a description of the events; in 1941, storms ...