British Columbia History

Meeting My Ojii-san (Granddad)

“When I first opened my grandfather’s case file (which contained about 500 pages) from the Office of the Custodian, there was a handwritten number: 9609. What did this mean? It dawned on me that 9609 was my grandfather’s internee number, assigned by the Office of the Custodian.

“I had heard stories about my

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