Nikkei Internment Memorial
Centre
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During
World War II, over 20,000 Japanese Canadians were forcibly relocated from the coast to
remote internment camps.
This Centre is located on the site of one of the ten such camps in the Slocan Valley and
is dedicated to the preservations of the physical history and personal memories of
Japanese Canadian internees. |
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It is the only interpretive site of its kind in Canada and contains original internment
shacks and a large hand carved Buddhist shrine that was built by a temple carpenter during
the war. A beautiful commemorative garden has been created by master gardener and
former internee, Mr. Roy Sumi.For more information, please link: NewDenver.ca |
| Nikkei Internment
Memorial Centre
306 Josephine Street
Box 273
New Denver, BC
VOG 1SO
PH: 250 358-7288 or 358-2663
FX: 250 358-7251
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