Documents granting Koazi Fujikawa permission to move to Mission BC

From this series, LOI has digitized 6 textual records and other records.

The first series consists of official documents relating to giving Mr Fujikawa's permission to return to Mission, BC in 1946 during the internment period. They are as follows: A certificate from the Canadian Army demobilising Koazi Fujikawa from the army on 8th of July, 1946. Permanent travel permit to Mission, BC from the RCMP to Koazi Fujikawa on March 22, 1947. A letter to Koazi Fujikawa from JF MacKinnon, Commander of Japanese Placement, giving him permission to leave Toronto to move to Mission BC. Another letter to Koazi Fujikawa from GE Trueman, Placement Officer, giving him authorisation to move to Mission, BC. A letter to GE Stevenson from FR Butler stating Japanese are not allowed Angler licences while the Wartime Regulations are in effect; dated May 13th, 1946. An Angler's Licence issued to K Fujikawa in March 1946.

Born to Riwo and Tsurikichi Fujikawa in 1914 on their berry farm in Silverdale, BC, Koazi Fujikawa was the fifth of nine children. He went to school in Silverdale for the first six grades, Mission Central School for grade seven and then Silverhill School for grade eight. After grade eight, Koazi stayed at home to work on the farm.

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.