Documents relating to the Japanese Fishing Boat Disposition Committee

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 Nikkei National Museum S1772 2010.4.4

From this series, LOI has digitized 15 textual records and other records.

Series consists of material related to Kishizo Kimura's work in the Japanese Fishing Boat Disposition Committee and includes a ledger of confiscated fishing vessels; JFVDC Daily and Weekly reports, 1942; correspondence regarding fishing vessels, 1942; Lists/charts showing names of owners and vessels regarding forced sales, 1942; Report of Japanese Fishing Vessels Disposal Committee, Vancouver, BC, December, 1942 (Complete summary of numbers and types of vessels); Folder - “ Naval Report - Fishing Vessels” - lists of boats and owners, 1942; Correspondence regarding ownership of fishing vessels (Procedures for transfer of titles, identifies boats); Fishing Vessel licenses, bills of Sale, powers of attorney; Certificates of British Registry; Newspaper clippings pertaining to the sale of Japanese Canadian Fishing Boats and evacuation of Japanese Canadians :clippings from Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Daily Province including reports of events (evacuation related, property confiscation, selling of fish boats) opinions, editorials, arguments for/against repatriation, newspaper notices to Japanese from Government.

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

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DescriptionTitle ProperDocuments relating to the Japanese Fishing Boat Disposition CommitteeDate(s) of material from this resource digitized1942General material designation

From this series, LOI has digitized 15 textual records and other records.

Scope and content

Series consists of material related to Kishizo Kimura's work in the Japanese Fishing Boat Disposition Committee and includes a ledger of confiscated fishing vessels; JFVDC Daily and Weekly reports, 1942; correspondence regarding fishing vessels, 1942; Lists/charts showing names of owners and vessels regarding forced sales, 1942; Report of Japanese Fishing Vessels Disposal Committee, Vancouver, BC, December, 1942 (Complete summary of numbers and types of vessels); Folder - “ Naval Report - Fishing Vessels” - lists of boats and owners, 1942; Correspondence regarding ownership of fishing vessels (Procedures for transfer of titles, identifies boats); Fishing Vessel licenses, bills of Sale, powers of attorney; Certificates of British Registry; Newspaper clippings pertaining to the sale of Japanese Canadian Fishing Boats and evacuation of Japanese Canadians :clippings from Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Daily Province including reports of events (evacuation related, property confiscation, selling of fish boats) opinions, editorials, arguments for/against repatriation, newspaper notices to Japanese from Government.

Name of creator

Mr. Kishizo Kimura was born on May 27, 1899 in the Village of Hikona, an incorporated part of the present city of Yanago, Tottori-ken as the third son of Tsunejiro Matsushita and his wife Taki.

On October 12, 1902, Mr. Kimura was legally adopted by Tamotsu Kimura and his wife Mumeno to be their heir. The elder Kimura owned a brewery in a hamlet called Kojotsu in the Village of Nakahama, part of the present city of Sakaiminato.

In 1911, Mr. Kimura accompanied his adopted mother to Kobe to board the Panama Maru of Osaka Shosen bound for Canada. Mr. Kimura's adopted father, who had already immigrated to Canada, arranged to have them join him. They arrived in Victoria, British Columbia on June 29, 1911, and were reunited with the elder Kimura. After a few days of rest and sightseeing, the family departed for Vancouver, British Columbia.

At that time, Mr. Kimura had completed only five years of schooling at an elementary school in Nakahama. In order to continue his education after his arrival in Vancouver, Mr. Kimura took a job as a newspaper carrier for the Tairiku Nippo, and moved into its boarding house.

Mr. Kimura started to attend the Japanese National Elementary School in September 1911, and completed his six years of mandatory education in April of the following year. He attended Strathcona School, and completed two and a half years of junior high school.

In 1915, he commenced to work as a labourer in various sawmills and lumber yards to help support the family. Whenever he found spare time, he studied Japanese and book-keeping. In 1918, he obtained a position at the Import Department of Ogawa Shokai, an importer and distributor of Japanese sundry goods. In 1920, Mr. Kimura moved to Ito Shokai an exporter of salted herring and salmon.

Based on the experience he gained dealing in salted fish sales, Mr. Kimura persuaded salted fish producers, who were increasing in number and competitiveness, to establish a cooperative marketing company. Canada Salted Herring Export Sales Company was established in 1934. Then in 1935, Mr. Kimura established BC Salted Salmon Export Sales Company, another cooperative for control of shipment and negotiations for commercial processing of salted fish. Mr. Kimura became the executive director for both organizations, which continued their operations until the start of World War II.

In 1942, Mr. Kimura served on the Japanese Fishing Boat Disposition Committee that was involved in the sale of fishing boats owned by residents of Japanese extraction. These boats were impounded by the Canadian Government shortly after the Japan's entry in World War II in 1941. He also served for a brief period in 1943 on the Advisory Committee for the disposition of Japanese-owned properties that were being held by the Custodian.

Mr. Kimura married Haruno Makino on August 10, 1929. They settled into a house on McGill Street in Vancouver, BC They raised five children, two sons, Edmund and Gregory, and three daughters, Florence, Blanche and Beatrice.

Mr. Kimura and family moved to Alpine Lodge Community at Christina Lake, BC. In October 1942. This former resort location became the residences for approximately 100 Japanese Canadians who re-located from coastal BC Initially, the family temporarily stayed in rooms at Alpine Inn, and later moved to a lakeshore cabin. A two-room rural school for elementary and high school students was established for the children. Most of the men at the community were employed at Sandner Brothers Sawmill at the south end of Christina Lake and its logging operations around the lake. Mr. Kimura, following his tenure with the Custodian, became the book-keeper and later general foreman at Sandner Brothers Sawmill.

Following the end of World War II, Alpine Lodge Community was disbanded, and the family along with eight other families moved to Christina Lake Community close to the sawmill where new houses were built in 1946. All families readily integrated and participated in various activities at this new location. The children bussed to Grand Forks to attend school.

Mr. Kimura continued to work at the sawmill until 1961 when he retired and moved to Vancouver where he was able to re-acquaint and enjoy the company and association with a number of old friends.

Mrs. Kimura passed away in May 1967 following a brief illness. Mr. Kimura continued to enjoy the company of family and friends, especially visits from the grandchildren. However, with advancing age and failing health, he passed away on August 3, 1976 at the age of 77.

Immediate source of acquisition

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

StructureRepositoryNikkei National MuseumFondsKishizo Kimura fonds
Digital Objects (14)JFVDC Daily + Weekly Reports 1942Facsimile: JFVDC Daily + Weekly Reports 1942Correspondence on fishing vesselsFacsimile: Correspondence on fishing vesselsForced SalesFacsimile: Forced SalesReport of Japanese Fishing VesselsFacsimile: Report of Japanese Fishing VesselsNaval Report - Fishing VesselsFacsimile: Naval Report - Fishing VesselsJapanese Fishing Boat Disposal Committee Correspondence, Agendas and ReportsFacsimile: Japanese Fishing Boat Disposal Committee Correspondence, Agendas and ReportsFishing Vessel Licenses, Bills of Sales and Powers of AttorneyFacsimile: Fishing Vessel Licenses, Bills of Sales and Powers of AttorneyCertificates of British RegistryFacsimile: Certificates of British RegistryLetter in JapaneseFacsimile: Letter in JapaneseScapbook of Newspaper Clippings about Fishing Boat SalesFacsimile: Scapbook of Newspaper Clippings about Fishing Boat SalesLoose Newspaper Clippings of Sale of Boats and Evacuation Feb 1/42 to Mar 31/42Facsimile: Loose Newspaper Clippings of Sale of Boats and Evacuation Feb 1/42 to Mar 31/42Loose Newspaper Clippings of Sale of Boats and Evacuation Apr 1/42 to July 31/42Facsimile: Loose Newspaper Clippings of Sale of Boats and Evacuation Apr 1/42 to July 31/42Loose Newspaper Clippings of Sale of Boats and Evacuation Aug 1 /42 to Oct /42Facsimile: Loose Newspaper Clippings of Sale of Boats and Evacuation Aug 1 /42 to Oct /42Newspaper Clippings "Re: Evacuation" Dec/41 - Jan/42Facsimile: Newspaper Clippings "Re: Evacuation" Dec/41 - Jan/42