Hiroshima immigrants in Canada, 1891-1941 / Michiko Midge Ayukawa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ayukawa, Michiko Midge, 1930-2013.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese--Canada--History.

Japanese.

Canada.

History.

Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--Emigration and immigration--History.

Hiroshima-shi (Japan).

Canada--Emigration and immigration--History.

Emigration and immigration.

Physical Description:

xxii, 184 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2008]

Summary:

Hiroshima Immigrants in Canada, 1891-1941 is a fascinating investigation of Japanese migration to Canada prior to the Second World War. It makes Japanese-language scholarship on the subject available for the first time, and also draws on interviews, diaries, community histories, biographies, and the author's own family history.

Starting with the history of the feudal fiefs of Aki and Bingo, which were merged into Hiroshima prefecture, Ayukawa describes the political, economic, and social circumstances that precipitated emigration between 1891 and 1941. She then examines the lives and experiences of those migrants who settled in western Canada. Interviews with three generations of community members, as well as with those who never emigrated, supplement research on immigrant labour, the central role of women, and the challenges Canadian-born children faced as they navigated life between two cultures.

Contents:

1 The Hiroshima Homeland 3

2 The First Ones 12

3 Sojourning and Beyond 23

4 The Women Come 35

5 Farmers 58

6 The Divided Urban Community 79

7 Nisei, the Second Generation 98

A Note about the Sources 128.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [164]-174) and index.

ISBN:

9780774814317

0774814314

OCLC:

159897511