Tom I Tagami collection

Description

Title Proper	Tom I Tagami collection
Date(s)	1939–2000
General material designation	This fonds contains 11 textual records and other records.
Scope and content	The collection consists of nine series pertaining to items belonging to Tom (Itsuro) Tagami. The first series consists of blankets that were given to Tom during his time at Hastings Park. The second series consists of nine research booklets created by Tom Tagami about the internment camps. The third series consists of a commemorative JCCC book and related documents that Tom acquired in 1988-1989. The fourth series consists of a copy of a speech that Tom gave to the PNE Board of Directors. The fifth series consists of textual material related to Paldi, BC which includes a book and two maps. The sixth series consists of textual material related to the case for redress. The seventh series consists of audiovisual material related to redress. The eight series is four cassette tapes regarding Japanese Canadian history. And the ninth series is an audio interview of Tom I Tagami.
Name of creator	Tom (Itsuro) Tagami was born on February 10, 1920 in Koksilah, BC. He was the son of Jirosaku Tagami from Higashimuro in Wakayama-ken, Japan and Koyoshi Tagami (nee Yamamoto) from Nishimuro, Wakayama-ken. During the internment, Tom and his family were sent to Hastings Park, where they stayed for three months before relocating to Slocan. In Slocan, he continued his trade and worked at various lumber companies.
Immediate source of acquisition	The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

Structure

Repository

Nikkei National Museum

Digital Objects (7)

The BC Security Commission (Hastings Park) Blankets

Speech given to the PNE Board of Directors

Map of Mayo Brothers Lumber Company at Paldi BC

A Letter to Prime Minister Mackenzie King from the Japanese Canadians of Slocan Valley Petitioning for the Cancellation of Repatriation to Japan; Slocan, BC

A Letter from an Unknown Japanese Canadian Renouncing Their Canadian Citizenship; Canada

A Letter to a WS Stephenson from a ST Wood Discussing Stephenson's Previous Letter Regarding the "Report on Japanese Activities in British Columbia"; Ottawa, ON

A Letter Addressed to Itsuro (Tom) Tagami from the National Archives of Canada in Response to Tom's Request For Information Regarding the Internment of the Tagami Family; Ottawa, ON

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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.