The various Japanese organizations in Montreal provide cohesion for the Japanese community.Maguire, p. 1438-1439 (PDF p. 16-17/24). "Although Japanese Canadians have lived relatively anonymously in Montreal since they arrived in the early forties, they have always maintained contact with each other through various community organizations and groups. This kind of networking was essential in the early days following their wartime persecution and it has developed, through the years, into the very structured community on which they are dependent today. (p. 24)"
