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Japanese Canadian passengers on the S.S. General M.C. Meigs in Vancouver in the summer of 1946 as Canadian officials look on. The U.S. Army transport ship was used by the Canadian government to deport nearly 4,000 Japanese Canadians to war-torn Japan after the Second World War. Many were Canadian citizens who had never been to Japan and did not speak the language. (CP Photo)

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.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Pete Hegseth could be investigated for illegal orders by 5 different bodies – but none are likely to lead to charges

Allegations are swirling around a US military strike on an alleged drug boat that resulted in 2 civilian deaths. A military law scholar outlines how facts and accountability can be determined.
In a 2024 exhibition game at Manzanar, players – many of them descendants of internment camp detainees – donned custom 1940s-style uniforms. Aaron Rapoport

Baseball returns to a Japanese American detention camp after a historic ball field was restored

80 years after Japanese Americans were imprisoned at the Manzanar Relocation Center, descendants are returning to play the sport that gave prisoners hope and a sense of normalcy.
French Gen. Jean de Rochambeau and American Gen. George Washington giving the last orders in October 1781 for the battle at Yorktown, where the British defeat ended the War of Independence. 'Siege of Yorktown' painting, Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images.

How allies have helped the US gain independence, defend freedom and keep the peace – even as the US did the same for our friends

Why should a country want or need allies? President Donald Trump and his followers seem to disdain the idea. So did George Washington.
The USS Arizona sunk after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. from Wikimedia Commons

Remembering Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into the theatre of war

On the 77th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, it is worth remembering how it provided America with an unparalleled position of power following the second world war.
The fear and distress caused by a false missile alarm last week on Jan. 13 in Hawaii is part of the 125 year legacy of American occupation. Here, cars drive past a highway sign: “Missile alert in error. There is no threat” on the H-1 Freeway in Honolulu. (Cory Lum/Civil Beat via AP)

Life, death and politics in Hawaii: 125 years of colonial rule

The fear and distress caused by a false missile alarm last week in Hawaii is part of the 125- year legacy of American occupation.
People carry photos of soldiers who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor. AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

How the attack on Pearl Harbor shaped America’s role in the world

The Japanese attack on a US naval base on Dec. 7, 1941 set in motion a series of events that transformed the United States into a global superpower. Will Donald Trump bring that era to an end?

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