Database of Names

In preparation for the Monument project, a research team at the University of Victoria, under the direction of Michael Abe has developed a database of names from 14,500 Library and Archives Canada case files in addition to multiple databases. This research has been ongoing from January 2023 through January 2024. This list of names contains Japanese Canadians who were uprooted and displaced. An additional list of those born in captivity from 1942 to 1949 is also being developed.

  • East Meets West – National Team Chosen for Monument Design

    Monument • September 10, 2024

    The monument is a key legacy project to permanently honour all 22,000 Japanese Canadians who were uprooted from their homes and communities in 1942, and stripped of all properties and possessions which were later sold, leaving little for these communities to return home to. After the war with Japan ended in 1945 many Japanese Canadians […]

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  • Japanese Canadian Monument Park & Japanese Garden

    Monument • May 17, 2024

    The Province of British Columbia, in partnership with the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society is developing a Monument Park and Japanese Garden in Victoria, BC, the provincial capital.

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  • Monument Database Project Final List Available for Viewing

    Monument • February 6, 2024

    Thank you everyone for your valuable and important input to the Monument Database Project.  Since the consultation with the community started on June 1, 2023 we’ve fielded input from over 900 community members.

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Japanese Canadian Legacies are initiatives that honour our elders past and present. We are grateful to be doing this work on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish peoples.