Masaji Oooka

Masaji Oooka

Metadata

Surname (Japanese)大岡
Forename (Japanese)正二
Regularized Name大岡 正二
Surname (Romanized Japanese)Oooka
Forename (Romanized Japanese)Masaji
Regularized NameMasaji Oooka
Birth和歌山
BirthWakayama
PostBoxP.O. Box 511
SettlementSteveston, British Columbia

Shared Surnames

Oooka
大岡

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.