Sutejiro Watanabe
He was born on 24 July 1899. He was a cook employed by Yukon Consolidated Gold Mining Company, Dawson, Yukon, BC. His family includes Tsune Watanabe (mother), Miyeno Watanabe (wife; nee Miyeno Yoshioka), Hugh Watanabe [also listed as Nobuo Watanabe] (son) and Amy Watanabe [also listed as Emiko Watanabe] (daughter). His home address is listed as 2336 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC and Yukon Gold Mining Company, Granville, Yukon, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Bay Farm, Slocan, BC and exiled to Japan on 02 August 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Sutejiro |
| Surname | Watanabe |
| Regularized Name | Sutejiro Watanabe |
| Custodian Identification Number | 3082 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Yukon |
Collections
Custodian Case 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.