Registration Card of Kishi Nishihata

From this item, LOI has digitized a textual record.

A rectangular yellow cardstock card printed and typewritten in black ink that reads, "Serial No 02741, Name Nishihata (Kishi) Mrs Saburo..." On the bottom line is Mrs Nishihata's signature. To its left is a print of her thumb in black ink. On the reverse it reads, "The bearer, whose photograph and specimen of signature appear hereon, has been duly registered in compliance with the provisions of Order-in-Council PC 117... Vancouver March 27, 1941." In the bottom right hand corner is a black and white image of a young woman wearing a short sleeve shirt with her hair pinned back and parted to the side.

Komajiro Nishihata was a pioneer who came Vancouver in 1901. He left his home town of Echigawa cho, Shiga ken during the immigration boom. Komajiro's twin sons, Saburo and Jiro were born April 12, 1899 but remained in Echigawa cho, to acquire middle school education in Japan. They lived with an aunt until they graduated and came to Canada together on August 21, 1914 on board the Canada Maru. Immigration laws had tightened and the boys' father sponsored by Komajiro Nishihata from Big Bay near Comox, BC, and lived with him until 1921. Afterwards, the family was reunited and lived together near Port Moody, where Komajiro worked at the Port Moody Sawmill.

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.