Japanese Canadians are Canadians of Japanese ancestry, and are mostly concentrated on the west coast, especially in and around Vancouver. In 2006, there were 98,905 (42,435 of whom are of mixed heritage).
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Famous quotes containing the words japanese and/or canadians:
“No human being can tell what the Russians are going to do next, and I think the Japanese actions will depend much on what Russia decides to do both in Europe and the Far East—especially in Europe.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
“The impression made on me was that the French Canadians were even sharing the fate of the Indians, or at least gradually disappearing in what is called the Saxon current.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)