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I am Japanese

I was born in Canada

After Pearl Harbor was attacked they rounded us up

Every man of Japanese ancestry

They left our wives and children and mothers without help or support

I am Japanese

I am a protestor

I am angry and separated from my family

I helped to organize a small protest group

We tried to convince the government to evacuate us with our families

We protested in front of the Vancouver immigration building

I am a protestor

I am a Prisoner of War

A POW in my own country

I am confused

What have I done?

I am a Prisoner of War

I am a POW in my own country

I live in a camp with German, Italian, and Japanese POWs

Both military and civilian

I am treated poorly by my fellow Canadians

Even though I have done nothing

Guards fire shots into our quarters

The Geneva Convention violated

I am a POW in my own country

I am a proud Canadian

I have gotten myself a job and worked hard

Even though the government turned its back to me

I am proud to be a Canadian