TEJI Morishita: Case File
Families could avoid separation if they moved to sugar-beet farms on the Prairies. The Morishitas worked on a farm in southern Alberta.
December 20, 1941
The Custodian of Enemy Property records the shared ownership of the Ebisuzaki store in Vancouver.
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Spring 1942
The Custodian creates a file on Teiji Morishita.
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April 27, 1942
Officials takes control of the Ebisuzaki store.
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September 29, 1942
The Custodian holds an “exceptional auction” of Ebisuzaki merchandise.
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1943-1945
The Custodian forces the bankruptcy and closure of the Ebisuzaki store.
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August 28, 1948
Teiji asks an official for compassion in his case.
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October 21, 1950
Accounting firm P.S. Ross & Sons completes the liquidation of the Ebisuzaki store.
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Library and Archives Canada/ RG33-69, RG117-A-3, RG117-C-3, RG117-C-4