MASUE TAGASHIRA: Case File
Masue and her children were first interned in the Slocan Valley. They sleep in tents. As soon as they can, they join Rinkichi in Revelstoke, a nearby town.
Spring 1942
Masue and her partner, Rinkichi Tagashira, register with the Office of the Custodian.
–
September 28, 1942
Rinkichi arranges the temporary management of his tobacco shop.
–
1942 – 1944
Rinkichi fights to protect his home and business from government control.
–
December 27, 1944
The Office of the Custodian seizes and sells the tobacco shop.
–
February 16, 1948
Masue and Rinkichi challenge the sale of their property at the Royal Commission on Japanese Claims.
–
Library and Archives Canada/ RG33-69, RG117-A-1; Vernon Museum and Archives/ 6069