The Untold Stories of Force 136
From Canada to Borneo, India, and Malaysia
Follow the lives of three Canadians of Chinese descent who navigated a critical period in Canada’s development toward multiculturalism. The Second World War was a crucible of change. These native-born Canadians – voteless and nearly stateless – volunteered to serve in what some described as a suicide mission, for the so-called British Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Special Operations Executive, or SOE). Follow their exploits in secret military operations in Hong Kong, India, and Borneo.
Today, the community calls it “One War, Three Victories”, because the war was only the first of many battles to be won. New research at The National Archives, London, provides never-before-seen details from declassified SOE files, allowing a more in-depth look at how a community gained its rights in the face of powerful political opposition.
This is a truly Canadian story.