Roy Otani
Bird Commission case file number 309. Custodian file number 3769. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_15_file_0309)
He was born on 27 April 1907. He is also listed in the files as Tsunehiro Otani. He ran a transfer business. His family includes Shige Otani (mother; nee Shige Hashimoto), Tsunekichi Otani (father), Rosie Otani [also listed as Yoshiko Otani] (wife; nee Rosie Mukai and Yoshiko Mukai), Dorothy Otani [also listed as Keiko Otani] (daughter), Jane Otani [also listed as Fumiko Otani] (daughter), and Amy Otani (daughter). His home address is listed as P.O. Box 316, Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC.
Metadata
| Surname | Otani |
| Forename | Roy |
| Regularized Name | Roy Otani |
| Forename | Roy |
| Regularized Name | Roy |
| Custodian Identification Number | 3769 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Greenwood, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)
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.