During World War II, Japanese Canadians faced widespread discrimination and wartime hysteria following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The Canadian government forcibly relocated approximately 22,000 Japanese Canadians from the West Coast to internment camps in the interior of British Columbia and other provinces, confiscating their properties and businesses. Many were stripped of their citizenship and rights, and only a fraction were allowed to return home after the war. It wasn't until decades later that the Canadian government formally apologized and provided reparations to the affected individuals and families.
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