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A sweeping granite monument honoring over 22,000 Japanese Canadians wrongfully interned during WWII will be unveiled this October in Victoria, BC — a powerful tribute to resilience, loss, and healing. Spanning 300 feet and etched with names including more than 3,000 children born during the exclusion era, the wall stands at the heart of a new park near Beacon Hill, designed for reflection and education. Seven years of meticulous research gathered every name as part of a $100 million provincial redress package acknowledging the injustice faced by citizens who were stripped of rights and property. Though internment began in 1942, 76% of those honored were born in B.C., underscoring their deep roots in the province. The dedication ceremony on October 3rd will feature elders’ stories, followed by guided tours through the park from October 4–7 — open to all after that.

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