Japanese descent be allowed to volunteer for the armed services (JCH.net).
Given the legacy of overt hostility shown Asian Canadians by the Canadian government, it is not surprising when, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, Canada was quick to act out against its Japanese residents. Canada's declaration of war against Japan immediately addressed the issue of Japanese Canadians, mandating that all Japanese nationals and those naturalized after 1922 register immediately with the Registrar of Enemy Aliens (JCH.net). December 8, 1941, one day after the bombing at Pearl Harbor, the Royal Canadian Navy began a seizure of 1,
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