Of Japanese Descent

194521 minFilm: Documentary

Direction: O.C. Burritt

Production: Leon C. Shelly

Co-produced by the NFB and Vancouver Motion Pictures Limited for the Canadian Department of Labour.

The film shows Japanese relocation centres in central British Columbia. There are three main Japanese groups in the relocation camps: first, those who are loyal to Japan and wish to return to that country after the war; then there is a large percentage of Canadian-Japanese awaiting naturalization; and finally there are those who have become Canadians, either by birth or by naturalization. This archival film reflects the social and cultural values and beliefs at the time of the production.

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Subject categories


  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > British ColumbiaDiscriminationHistorical PerspectivesJapanese Origins
  • War, Conflict and Peace - World War II Archival Films > Home Front
  • History - Canada - 1920-1945 > Japanese ExperienceWestern Canada

Credits


director
O.C. Burritt
producer
Leon C. Shelly
photography
Mel H. Perry
sound recording
S.G. Wilson
narration
Don Wilson