Textual Material Related to the Case for Redress

Description

Title Proper	Textual Material Related to the Case for Redress
Date(s)	1942–1988
General material designation	This series contains 4 textual records and other records.
Scope and content	The series consists of one file containing four letters related to the case for redress. The letters include a photocopy of a letter from the Canadian Born Japanese of Slocan Valley District to Prime Minister Mackenzie King dated February 25, 1946 with a petition attached to the letter, two copies of a short letter by a Japanese Canadian renouncing their Canadian citizenship because of the treatment they faced during the war, a letter from ST Wood to WS Stephenson dated August 5, 1942 concerning no evidence of espionage or sabotage among the Japanese in British Columbia being found, and a letter from the National Archives of Canada to Mr Itsuro Tagami dated September 21, 1988 with information about his family records.
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
Fonds	Tom I Tagami collection

Digital Objects (4)

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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Title

Textual Material Related to the Case for Redress

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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.