My Artifact:

Japanese – Canadian Internment Paragraph

The Japanese Canadians are a danger to Canadians and need to be eliminated as a threat. The Japanese Canadians deserve and need to be sent away to Internment camps, removed from living amongst Canadians. I feel this way because there is fear by Canadian women that if the Japanese soldiers invade or attack Canada that they will be raped or killed by Japanese soldiers. Japanese soldiers are already killing and raping innocent women in Canada, we have witnessed the treatment of Canadian medical staff, where doctors were killed, and nurses were raped by the Japanese soldiers. The Japanese soldiers have no right to be able to do these terrible crimes to Canadian women, these women have not done anything to warrant such horrific crimes, absolutely nothing! Many other Canadian women and I have witnessed the raping and killing of the Canadian women. It is sickening to know this is happening every day, women are living in fear. With the possible invasion of Canada by the Japanese, are all Canadian females in danger? We live in this great country of Canada, we cannot live with this constant fear, afraid when someone knocks on a front door, how is it? Afraid to go outside for a walk, afraid of who is around the next street corner, terrified thoughts are always in my head thinking “Am I going to be raped or killed today?” All this fear of being in public in addition of the fear if they invade or attack Canada, is so frightening. With these crimes happening around us all, the gathering of all the male Japanese Canadian soldiers and sending them to the Internment camps, will help ease and take away the fear from all us women. Removal of these Japanese Canadian soldiers will eliminate the threat and danger they have placed on Canadian society and protect the lives of Canadian women. Furthermore, in addition to my feelings towards Japanese Canadians being put in Internment Camps, the Japanese Canadians could be “potential” spies for the Japanese. We have just seen the Japanese invade Pearl Harbour and conquer Hong Kong, they could be planning an invasion or attack on Canada next?! It is known that Japanese Canadian are living all along the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada. These Japanese Canadians could be helping Japan plan an attack or invasion now, as they walk our streets, live here amongst all of us Canadians. They could be strategizing an invasion and attack on our great country of Canada, it is possible. The Japanese Canadians are a ticking time bomb and need to be removed from Canadian society to protect us all and Canada. We sit here and now question the Japanese Canadians loyalty to Canada. Are Japanese Canadians, the men, and women, loyal to Canada, would they battle alongside us against the Japanese? I do not feel that loyalty, I feel they would turn their backs against our great country, despite working, raising families in Canada. These Japanese Canadians are dangerous and could destroy Canada with their invasion or attack. The soldiers need to be put in Internment camps to remove the fear of being invaded, attacked, and having Canadian society being destroyed. From my opinion and the points illustrated, the Japanese Canadians are a danger and threat to other Canadians and need to be sent away and put in Internment camps. 

Curricular Competency – Japanese Canadian Internment Paragraph  

• – I did assess and explained the changes the non-Japanese-Canadians went through in my research 
• – I did assess, understood and explained the significance of the threat of the Japanese army and its treatment of people it conquered, in British Columbia, in my research handout and paragraph 
• – I made an ethical judgement about the action of internment the Japanese-Canadians in my paragraph  

Core Competency – Japanese Canadian Internment Paragraph 

• – I now understand and can appreciate diverse perspectives on issues and can resolve problems effectively and responsibly. 
• – I did analyze evidence from the research I did and made judgements. 
• – I can now understand and tell, after examining the facts of the possible threat from Japanese-Canadians in Canada and the opinions of various people, the difference between fact and opinion.