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Child rearing

I do not think the knowledge of our family history has influenced the way we raised our children. Our values and the way we raised our kids were very traditional. They are interested in their family history to varying degrees and only in recent years since I have been active in working on JC projects...Continue reading

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Long-term affect of internment

The internment experience affected my outlook in that for many years after we returned to Vancouver I had this sense of not belonging.  In 1951, the Japanese were not welcome.  As a teenager, I experienced my share of discrimination, mostly name calling but nothing uglier than that. In Alberta, there was some discrimination, but the...Continue reading

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Property dispossession

Many families suffered greatly from the loss.  There were significant financial losses but also loss of family possessions.  This dispossession without consent was a huge injustice. Fortunately, my parents’ loss was modest.  They had few valuable assets; they rented their home in pre-internment Vancouver, they had some financial assets and their possessions consisted mostly of...Continue reading

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Post-war move

My parents were clear on their decision to remain in Canada and chose to move to AB until the restrictions on moving back to the coast were lifted.  We as children were not involved in these family decisions. I was eight years old at the end of the internment. My brother was five years younger, so...Continue reading

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Family History

Grandfather: Meinosuke Ishiwara b. 1881 Kyoto; immigrated to Vancouver 1901; practiced medicine among Japanese immigrants; a prominent and highly respected member of Japanese community; active in many community organizations including Vancouver Japanese Language School; returned to Japan 1941 following the death of his wife Masu, re-immigrated to Vancouver 1956. d. 1961 in VancouverContinue reading

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