[BCMA] Nikkei National Museum: Tashme resources available online

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

*apologies for cross posting*


March 31, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Burnaby, BC



*Do you know about Tashme? Important Archival Records –  Now Online*



The Nikkei National Museum is pleased to present an important addition to
the numerous Japanese Canadian archival records relating to pre-war history
and the incarceration of Japanese Canadians that are now available as part
of our online database.



The general public is invited to explore this history through the Nikkei
National Museum's website, *nikkeimuseum.org <http://nikkeimuseum.org>*.
The museum is pleased to announce the recent digitization and online access
of 2000 archival records including photographs and artefacts related to the
Tashme Internment Site for web access.  Tashme was the largest of hastily
built sites where Japanese Canadians were  held during the Second World War
when Canada forcibly removed anyone of Japanese ancestry from within 100
miles of the BC coast.  The stories of the Katsuno, Tanaka, and Tamoto
families and other smaller Tashme collections add to the diverse
experiences of Japanese Canadians in British Columbia since 1900.



Each fonds combines photographs, textual records, artefacts, and
illustrates personal stories of those who experienced the Canadian
incarceration known as internment during the Second World War.



Thank you to the kind support of the Irving K Barber British Columbia
History Digitization Program at the University of British Columbia which
made this work possible. The British Columbia History Digitization Program
promotes increased access to historical resources by providing matching
funds to undertake digitization projects that result in free online access
to unique BC historical material. With the help of the BC History
Digitization Project, the Nikkei National Museum now has the largest
resource of online materials related to Japanese Canadians. Although
several other online photograph collections are available (UBC Rare Books &
Special Collections, Vancouver Public Library, etc) they total less than
2000 images.



More information on this wonderful resource can be found at
www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca

The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre has a mandate is to promote a
better understanding and appreciation by all Canadians of Japanese Canadian
culture and heritage; and awareness by all Canadians of the contribution of
Japanese Canadians to Canadian society. Our mission is to honour, preserve,
and share Japanese Canadian history and culture for a better Canada.

To learn more visit www.nikkeiplace.org



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Media contact
Nichola Ogiwara, Museum Programmer

ogiwara at nikkeiplace.org
604.777.7000 ext.109



*Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre*

6688 Southoaks Crescent

Burnaby, BC  V5E 4M7

604.777.7000

www.nikkeiplace.org

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