The Nikkei National Museum is giving people a chance to immerse themselves in the history of Japanese Canadian internment.
The museum is hosting a day trip on Friday, July 27 to Tashme (Sunshine Valley), the former site of an internment camp that housed Japanese Canadian citizens during the Second World War. A museum press release notes that it was the last and largest internment camp to be built in 1942, with 347 tar paper shacks, housing more than 500 families and as many as 2,644 people at its peak.
The day trip includes a site tour of the original buildings, a visit to the Tashme Museum with original artifacts, and viewing of the commemorative signage unveiled by the Ministry of Transportation in 2017.
A bus will leave the Nikkei Centre at 10 a.m. and return at about 5 p.m. The trip costs $125, with a 10 per cent discount for Nikkei Centre members. The fee includes transportation, museum admission, guided walking tour, lunch, tax and tip.
Book through www.eventbrite.com (search for Tashme Day Trip). See www.nikkeiplace.org for details.
