Yamashita Family Photographs
Description
| Title Proper | Yamashita Family Photographs |
| Date(s) of material from this resource digitized | 1919–1940 |
| General material designation |
From this series, LOI has digitized 21 textual records and other records.
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| Scope and content |
The series consists of photographs taken in Vancouver, BC of the Yamashita family;
mainly school and occupational portraits as well as informal portraits of the children.
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| Name of creator |
Yamashita Family
: Shintaro Yamashita was born February 7, 1893 in Ogatamura, Hiroshima, Japan. He
was the eldest son of Wakichi Yamashita and Yuki Hakata. Wakichi's surname was Fujii
but he took the Yamashita name when he married. Wakichi was a successful businessman
who sold fabrics. His business acumen however, suffered greatly due to his hospitable
nature causing him to lose a lot of money to poor credit management. Yuki Hakata came
from a samurai family and was a royal with wealth.
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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.
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Structure
| Repository | Nikkei National Museum |
| Fonds | Yamashita Family collection |
Digital Objects (19)
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Title
Yamashita Family Photographs
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Source: Nikkei National Museum
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.