Expert for Remembrance Day

During the Second World War, Canada sold the homes, businesses, farms and possessions of thousands of interned Canadians. The following University of Victoria faculty member is available to media to comment on the forced dispossession of Japanese Canadians and how the willingness to confront a difficult past remains a durable measure of a strong democracy:

Jordan Stanger-Ross (Faculty of Humanities) is an associate professor of history, an expert on the history of race and ethnicity in 20th-century North America, and the director of the UVic-led Landscapes of Injustice, a multi-partner, seven-year, $5.5-million research project documenting the forced dispossession of Japanese Canadians. Among various other leadership roles, Dr. Stanger-Ross also served as associate curator of “Our Legacy,” a four-month historical exhibit at Victoria’s Congregation Emanu-El (the oldest synagogue in Canada); founded the University of Victoria’s public outreach lecture series, The City Talks; and served as chair of the Canadian Historical Association's Canadian Committee on Migration, Ethnicity, and Transnationalism. More news on the seven-year project (Office: 250-721-7283 or jstross@uvic.ca)

The Landscapes of Injustice website frequently features stories, events and updates on the seven-year project, including a recent interview with Dave Mitsui who speaks about Remembrance Day (as a complicated symbol of identity politics and racial tensions) and the legacy of his grandfather Sgt. Masumi Mitsui, a World War One veteran and recipient of the Canadian Military Medal for bravery, who was interned following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Additional UVic expertise relevant to Nov. 11:
•    Our city during the First World War
•    A century after the First World War
•    Impacts of the Nazi regime

View a UVic-produced video of Jordan Stanger-Ross on YouTube:

To view more Faces of UVic Research videos: www.youtube.com/user/FacesOfUVicResearch.
 

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