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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ayukawa, Michiko Midge, 1930-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese--Canada--History.

Japanese.

Canada--Emigration and immigration--History.

Canada.

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

Hiroshima-ken (Japan).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

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. This book is a must-read for scholars of migrations, diaspora, and transnationalism, and will also be of great interest to general readers who wish to learn more about the lives and experiences of Japanese Canadians.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Prologue

The Hiroshima Homeland

The First Ones

Sojourning and Beyond

The Women Come

Farmers

The Divided Urban Community

Nisei, the Second Generation

Conclusion

Epilogue

A Note about the Sources

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-59326-9

9786612593260

0-7748-5546-0

OCLC:

500984316