Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre

Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre is a museum that preserves and interprets one of ten Canadian concentration camps where more than 27,000 Japanese Canadians were incarcerated by the Canadian government during and after World War II from 1942 to 1949.[2] The centre was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007.[2]

Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre
Location	New Denver, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	49°59′12″N 117°22′31″W
Built	1942
Built for	British Columbia Security Commission [1]
Original use	Japanese Canadian internment
Current use	Museum
Website	newdenver.ca/nikkei/
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	8 June 2007
Location in British Columbia

Description

The site consists of five buildings, of which three are original shacks built to house the interned people. Many artifacts such as stoves and furnishings are preserved, as are some personal effects of the displaced people. It also features a Japanese garden designed by Roy Sumi, a former supervisor of the Nitobe Memorial Garden at the University of British Columbia.

The museum is open seasonally from 1 May to 30 September.

Affiliations

The Museum is affiliated with the CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.

References

1. "British Columbia Security Commission - RBCM Archives". search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
2. Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 28 January 2012.

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