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.

  • 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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  • JC Legacies Monument Database Project Update

    Monument • January 3, 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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  • Monument & Database of Names

    Monument • June 22, 2023

    Exciting progress is being made by the JC Monument Database team lead by University of Victoria’s Michael Abe who is developing the list of names of coastal living JCs, disambiguating 14,500 case files digitized through Landscapes of Injustice, plus researching 30 other lists. The team is making great progress and is now in Ottawa, working […]

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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.