Broken destinies

New Caledonia. Between 1892 and 1939, about 10,000 Japanese people came to work on the rock. Some of them stayed. In 1939, they made up 75% of the foreigners living there. In 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour had immediate consequences for the French colony. The adult men were arrested, locked up in Nouville […]

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Broken destinies

New Caledonia. Between 1892 and 1939, about 10,000 Japanese came to work on the Caillou. Some stayed. In 1939, up to 75% of the foreigners settled there. In 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour had immediate consequences for the French colony. The adult men were arrested, confined to Nouville and then deported to […]

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