Aralasco Launch at Kishi Boatworks
Steveston, BC, 1926
Aralasco Launch at Kishi Boatworks
Steveston, BC, 1926
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Kishizo Kimura was a member of the famed Asahi Baseball Team in 1917. Kishizo is second from the left in the middle row.
Featured Document
Isao Kishi’s Registration Card. All Japanese Canadians over the age of 16 had to carry these cards at all times from 1941 to 1949.
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- Kishizo Kimura and the Nippon Tennis Club
I have written an article about my grandfather Kishizo Kimura and the Nippon Tennis Club (NTC). Much has already been written about the Asahi Baseball Club but the NTC was also popular within the Nikkei community. As far as I can tell, no one has documented the history of… Read more: Kishizo Kimura and the Nippon Tennis Club - My Grandfathers Had Both Been Previously Married!I found out some shocking news after translating some of the koseki documents. Both my grandfathers had previously been married! I don’t think any of their children knew about this. Kiheiji Kishi, my paternal grandfather, had a first wife named Kiyoe Hamachi. They were married on Aug. 1, 1919.… Read more: My Grandfathers Had Both Been Previously Married!
- Koseki Documents
This was an exciting week as I received three koseki packages from Japan. They were for the Kimura, Makino, and Kishi families. It is a daunting task to translate them into English, especially when I don’t speak or write Japanese. Thankfully, I was able to use Google Translate and… Read more: Koseki Documents - Kishizo Kimura Early Years
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… Read more: Kishizo Kimura Early Years - Kishi Family History
Teizo Kishi was a boat builder in Katsuura, Wakayama-ken Japan and owned the Kinpa Inn on the waterfront. He came to Steveston B.C. because he had heard stories about the town’s location near the mouth of the Fraser River and decided that it would a good place to start… Read more: Kishi Family History