KAORU ATAGI: Case File
Kaoru (in glasses) and his family live on a farm in the interior of British Columbia as they wait out internment.
August, 1942
A watchman reports that the Atagi home
in Steveston has been “broken into and pilfered.”
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April 17, 1943
Unaware, Kaoru Atagi requests a shipment of
belongings from a secret compartment in his home.
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May 19, 1943
Officials search his property.
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January 2, 1945
Kaoru protests losses.
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August 15, 1947
An official tells Kaoru that only a “superhuman effort”
could have protected his property.
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Bibliothèque et Archives Canada RG33-69, RG117-C-3