Ryuukichi Sakai

Ryuukichi Sakai

Metadata

Surname (Japanese)酒井
Forename (Japanese)留吉
Regularized Name酒井 留吉
Surname (Romanized Japanese)Sakai
Forename (Romanized Japanese)Ryuukichi
Regularized NameRyuukichi Sakai
Birth和歌山
BirthWakayama
SettlementSteveston, British Columbia

Shared Surnames

Sakai
酒井

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.