World War II

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What We're Up Against

What We’re Up Against

The New Climate Denialism in Canada

From: A Good War

In Chapter 2, Klein examines the present day political, economic, and cultural barriers we face in our efforts to begin to meaningfully fight climate change and climate emergences. The chapter … 32 $3.20 Add
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When Prevention Fails

When Prevention Fails

Protecting the Vulnerable

From: Disarming Conflict

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White Riot
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White Riot

The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver

White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver explores the conditions leading up to and the impact of a demonstration and parade in Vancouver, Canada, organized by the Asiatic Exclusion … 192 View
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Why We Say Powell Street and Not "Japantown"
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Why We Say Powell Street and Not "Japantown"

From: White Riot

In this chapter, May and Yakashiro explain their reasoning behind the movement to retire the name "Japantown", which is commonly used to describe Vancouver’s Powell street … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Winter shut-ins

Winter shut-ins

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

Discusses winter in the camp including Christmas and the new year ; 6 $0.60 Add
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With Thought and Faith

With Thought and Faith

Henri Bourassa and the First World War

From: Worth Fighting For

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Within the Barbed Wire Fence

Within the Barbed Wire Fence

A Japanese Man's Account of his Internment in Canada

Takeo Nakano immigrated to Canada from Japan in 1920, later marrying and starting a family in his adopted homeland. Takeo’s passion was poetry, and he cultivated the exquisite form known as … 144 View
Worth Fighting For

Worth Fighting For

Canada’s Tradition of War Resistance from 1812 to the War on Terror

Historians, veterans, museums, and public education campaigns have all documented and commemorated the experience of Canadians in times of war. But Canada also has a long, rich, and important … ; ; 336 View
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You'll Get Used to It

You’ll Get Used to It

From: Dangerous Enemy Sympathizers

After a short stay in Trois-Rivières, 711 men and boys arrived at Camp B in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, where locals had been toiling to finish constucting the site. Here they were … 46 $4.60 Add