Tashme as Seen From the East; Tashme BC

Tashme as Seen From the East; Tashme BC

Description

Title Proper Tashme as Seen From the East; Tashme BC
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1943
General material designation
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Scope and content
This photo show the shanty village of Tashme, looking toward the west In the foreground is the eastern edge of the housing district. In the background is visible the fire hall, school, and auditorium as well as some of the industrial building in the background on the right edge. On the back of the photograph are Japanese characters which translate to: "Tashme as seen from the East".
Name of creator
Fumiko Kawata was born in 1938 in Cumberland BC to parents Itoko and Yoshitoshi Kawata. Yoshitoshi's parents were Sowa & Kinshiro Kawata from Ehime prefecture. Kinshiro came to Canada as a farm labourer on the Empress of Russia Dec 19, 1922, his nearest relative at that time was Tomi Kawata of Yanazaki Mura, Nishiwa gori, Ehime Ken, Japan. Itoko and Yoshitoshi were born in Japan and remained Japanese Nationals.
Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
This record was digitized in full.

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Tashme as Seen From the East; Tashme BC
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