Where is Japantown?

Why isn't there a Japantown in every major city across Canada? This episode, we look into early Japanese Canadian history and figure out the “Asiatic Exclusion League” is not what we thought it was. Then, with the help of Lisa Uyeda from the Nikkei Museum we connect the dots between internment during the Second World War and the huge fallout for multiple generations. And what happened when theatre artists Julie Tamiko Manning and Matt Miwa, found out their families were both sent to Tashme — the largest internment camp in B.C.


About The Secret Life of Canada: The history podcast about the terrible, hilarious, dirty, and wonderful history of Canada. Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson aren’t historians; they’re just two curious people with a passion for little-known stories and underrated people. They bring humour and a healthy skepticism to this country’s founding narratives.

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