Internee Reunion Mementos
Description
| Title Proper | Internee Reunion Mementos |
| Date(s) of material from this resource digitized | 1982–1992 |
| General material designation |
From this file, LOI has digitized a textual record.
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| Scope and content |
This file consists of memorabilia from
the fortieth year reunion of Japanese Canadians interned at Minto and Bridge
River and the fiftieth year reunion of those interned at Bridge River, Devine,
Lillooet, and Minto. It also consists of one booklet on the Bridge River
hydroelectric complex and two Bridge River Lillooet News newspapers possessing
stories of former internees returning to Lillooet. |
| Name of creator |
Toragoro
Nimi came to Vancouver in 1905 at the age of 15. He started working in
sawmills and planer mills in Vancouver. Then his brother followed. In 1918, Toragoro
and
his father bought a drug store at 331 Powell Street in Vancouver. It was named "Nimi
Shokai". Asians were not allowed to dispense western medications at that time; only
Japanese-style herbal medications. So, Nimi Shokai sold non-prescription and Japanese
herbal medications, Kodak cameras, film, 78 records of popular songs, pancake makeup,
Shaffer pens, gift items, and binoculars.
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| 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 selectively. |
Structure
| Repository | Nikkei National Museum |
| Fonds | Nimi Family collection |
| Series | Bob Nimi Items |
Digital Objects (1)
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Title
Internee Reunion Mementos
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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.