Japanese Internment

Japanese Internment (HMX54)

Location: Victoria, BC V8W 1P5 Capital
Country: Canada
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N 48° 25.725', W 123° 21.922'

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On April 22, 1942, 273 men, women and children of Japanese ancestry were exiled from their homes in the Greater Victoria area. None of the survivors of this event ever returned to Victoria to re-establish a home.

On August 4, 1992, 67 survivors of this devastating event returned to Victoria to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the exile. This plaque has been placed here, a location central to where a number of us had our homes, to commemorate our return.
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HM NumberHMX54
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Year Placed1992
Placed ByYoshio Shimizu, Survivor
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 2:11am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10U E 472971 N 5364020
Decimal Degrees48.42875000, -123.36536667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 48° 25.725', W 123° 21.922'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds48° 25' 43.50" N, 123° 21' 55.32" W
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Area Code(s)321
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3-1 Centennial Square, Victoria BC V8W 1P5, CA
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