100th year of the Komagata Maru Incident.

 On 1st May 2014 Canada Post released a stamp to mark 100 years of the Komagata Maru incident.

One hundred years ago, on May 23, 1914, the Komagata Maru, a Japanese steamship, arrived in Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet with 376 passengers, all British subjects, mostly Sikhs from Punjab, India. Under the era’s exclusionary immigration policies, passengers were denied entry, and the ship was forced to return to India. In connection with Asian Heritage Month,  Canada Post has issued a new stamp marking the centennial of this event, while also recognizing the strides Canada has made toward creating a more tolerant and diverse society.