Tsutae Sato
Tsutae Sato (born 1891 in Tanamura machi, Fukushima-ken, Japan; died May 23, 1983 in Vancouver) was the fifth principal of the Vancouver Japanese Language School from 1917 until 1942, and then again from 1952 to 1966. There were about 150 students registered at the Vancouver school when Sato and his wife took over in 1917, and enrollment increased to over 1,000 by the time the school temporarily closed in 1942 due to the internment. In 1952, after a decade in exile from the coast, the Satos returned to Vancouver and resumed their role as the Principals of the Vancouver Japanese Language School until their retirement. (Source: Kimura Appendix)
His Bird Commission case file number is 501 and his Custodian case file number is 10353. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_24_file_0501)
He was also the secretary of the Vancouver Nippon Kyoritsu Go-Gakko Maintenance Association [Vancouver Japanese School of Languages Maintenance Association] and gave evidence at their Bird Commission hearing. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_24_file_0502)
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| Surname | Sato |
| Forename | Tsutae |
| Regularized Name | Tsutae Sato |
| Occupation | Principal |
| OrgName | Vancouver Japanese Language School |
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