Directories
The directories are people and street indexes published in BC from select years between
1930 and 1949. The primary locations for these directories are the Powell Street neighbourhood in
Vancouver, Haney and Steveston. During the research phase of the LOI project, the
team engaged in early development of the digital archive by encoding these directories
following TEI conventions. Within the directories are a wealth of names, locations,
and businesses that tell the story of community life before the uprooting as well
as after. This dataset is a good resource for community members conducting family
research who have ancestors who lived at these locations; they can reveal not only
addresses but livelihoods and professional information as well.
Metadata
Download Original XML (4.0K)
Download Standalone XML (4.0K)
Title
Directories
Publication Information: See Terms of Use for publication and licensing information.
Source: No source; born digital.
Terminology
Readers of these historical materials will encounter derogatory references to Japanese
Canadians and euphemisms used to obscure the intent and impacts of the internment
and dispossession. While these are important realities of the history, the Landscapes
of Injustice Research Collective urges users to carefully consider their own terminological
choices in writing and speaking about this topic today as we confront past injustice.
See our statement on terminology, and related sources here.