Tokikazu Tanaka to Japanese Community of Rosebery Letter

Tokikazu Tanaka to Japanese Community of Rosebery Letter

Description

Title Proper Tokikazu Tanaka to Japanese Community of Rosebery Letter
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1943
General material designation
From this item, LOI has digitized a textual record.
Scope and content
A letter, dated December 27, 1943 from Tokikazu Tanaka, Camp Leader, Angler 101 Camp, to the Japanese Community of Rosebery. The letter reads:
“Dear Friends:
The words "thank you" will never adequately express the true sentiment of the gratitude we felt upon receiving your kind message of goodwill and the generous gifts of tobaccos and other assorted articles. Furthermore when we consider the fact that all of you in the ghost towns are going through greater hardships and privations than what has been our lot, our gratitude knows no bounds.
However I am sure there are many of you who have either their families or friends in this internment camp, and it may relieve them to a certain extent to know that we are all faring well and in high spirits.
In conclusion I should like to avail myself of this opportunity of conveying our greetings to you all with the most sincere wishes for your health and happiness.”
Name of creator
Henry Wakabayashi is the founder of Pacific Liaicon Ltd., he has helped many major projects such as the Vancouver Sky Train, the expansion of the Vancouver International Airport and the Metro Vancouver drinking water treatment program.
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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Tokikazu Tanaka to Japanese Community of Rosebery Letter
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Terminology

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