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.
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.
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)

A Group Portrait of the Minto-Bridge River Forty-year Reunion; Vancouver, BC

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Title

Internee Reunion Mementos

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Terminology

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