The Archaeology of Incarceration in British Columbia
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A project to examine the role of space and material culture over a century of incarcerating people in British Columbia, 1850-1950. Curated by @rossjami.bsky.social .
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Today, we’re celebrating what would have been Harry H.L. Kitano’s 100th birthday and his contributions to the Japanese American community.
Born on February 14, 1926, in San Francisco, Kitano is well known for his scholarship focusing on the impacts of wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans.
Born on February 14, 1926, in San Francisco, Kitano is well known for his scholarship focusing on the impacts of wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans.
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Today, we’re celebrating what would have been Harry H.L. Kitano’s 100th birthday and his contributions to the Japanese American community.
Born on February 14, 1926, in San Francisco, Kitano is well known for his scholarship focusing on the impacts of wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans.
Born on February 14, 1926, in San Francisco, Kitano is well known for his scholarship focusing on the impacts of wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans.
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“When you walk through that gate, you know you lost something.”
February 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
“When you walk through that gate, you know you lost something.”
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Some, however, were converted into new institutions. Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney became a female immigration depot and destitute asylum, housing unmarried immigrants and children, and women unable to support themselves. Learn about life there in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Eating in colonial institutions: desiccated plant remains from nineteenth-century Sydney
Desiccated plant remains from beneath the floorboards at Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney offer a rare insight into the culture of food at the Female Immigration Depot (1848–1887) and the Destitute Asylum (1862–1886).
doi.org
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Some, however, were converted into new institutions. Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney became a female immigration depot and destitute asylum, housing unmarried immigrants and children, and women unable to support themselves. Learn about life there in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
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Join us in congratulating @briannanofil.bsky.social, whose book The Migrant’s Jail is a finalist for the Order of the Coif Book Award! Her research explores the century-long history of immigrant incarceration in the United States.
Explore this timely title here: hubs.ly/Q04289nW0
Explore this timely title here: hubs.ly/Q04289nW0
February 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Join us in congratulating @briannanofil.bsky.social, whose book The Migrant’s Jail is a finalist for the Order of the Coif Book Award! Her research explores the century-long history of immigrant incarceration in the United States.
Explore this timely title here: hubs.ly/Q04289nW0
Explore this timely title here: hubs.ly/Q04289nW0
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According to @theglobeandmail.com, the latest book from Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross (@uvichistory.bsky.social) is "essential reading."
Read the review: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
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Read the review: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
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Challenging Exile is essential reading for history buffs
The book tells the story of Japanese Canadians who were deported to Japan after the end of the Second World War
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November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
According to @theglobeandmail.com, the latest book from Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross (@uvichistory.bsky.social) is "essential reading."
Read the review: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
@uvicscholcom.bsky.social
Read the review: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
@uvicscholcom.bsky.social
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New book from IEHS members Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross:
Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution (University of British Columbia Press, 2025)
www.ubcpress.ca/challenging-...
Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution (University of British Columbia Press, 2025)
www.ubcpress.ca/challenging-...
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
New book from IEHS members Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross:
Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution (University of British Columbia Press, 2025)
www.ubcpress.ca/challenging-...
Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution (University of British Columbia Press, 2025)
www.ubcpress.ca/challenging-...
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80 years ago, Canada enacted executive orders to banish more than 10,000 Canadians of Japanese descent to Japan, stripping many of them of Canadian citizenship.
More from @uvichistory.bsky.social Jordan Stanger-Ross and @ualbertalaw.bsky.social Eric M. Adams:
theconversation.com/canadas-exil...
More from @uvichistory.bsky.social Jordan Stanger-Ross and @ualbertalaw.bsky.social Eric M. Adams:
theconversation.com/canadas-exil...
Canada’s exile of Japanese Canadian citizens: A shameful 80-year anniversary few remember
Canada’s expulsion of thousands of Japanese Canadians 80 years ago offers lessons in a world of sharpening borders, insecurity and talk of who does and does not belong in a national community.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
80 years ago, Canada enacted executive orders to banish more than 10,000 Canadians of Japanese descent to Japan, stripping many of them of Canadian citizenship.
More from @uvichistory.bsky.social Jordan Stanger-Ross and @ualbertalaw.bsky.social Eric M. Adams:
theconversation.com/canadas-exil...
More from @uvichistory.bsky.social Jordan Stanger-Ross and @ualbertalaw.bsky.social Eric M. Adams:
theconversation.com/canadas-exil...
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In light of recent residential school denialist events in BC, I was invited to give this talk for my alma mater, Simon Fraser University, outlining the substance and strategy of denialism and attacks on truth and reconciliation. The event was recorded: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnfE...
Truth Before Reconciliation: How to Identify and Confront Residential School Denialism
YouTube video by SFU Archaeology
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February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
In light of recent residential school denialist events in BC, I was invited to give this talk for my alma mater, Simon Fraser University, outlining the substance and strategy of denialism and attacks on truth and reconciliation. The event was recorded: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnfE...
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A new children's book tells the story of Cree Elder Shirley (Fletcher) Horn’s experience over a decade of attending residential “school” — recounting the experience from a kid’s perspective.
Story by Dionne Phillips.
indiginews.com/arts/childre...
Story by Dionne Phillips.
indiginews.com/arts/childre...
Children’s book tells residential ‘school’ story from a kid’s perspective
‘Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story’ — released today — was written by Joanne Robertson with, and about, Elder Shirley (Fletcher) Horn
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February 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
A new children's book tells the story of Cree Elder Shirley (Fletcher) Horn’s experience over a decade of attending residential “school” — recounting the experience from a kid’s perspective.
Story by Dionne Phillips.
indiginews.com/arts/childre...
Story by Dionne Phillips.
indiginews.com/arts/childre...