Vancouver Japanese Language School Students

Courtesy of Yobun Shima

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Title: Vancouver Japanese Language School students

Date: 1926

Location: Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall, Vancouver, BC

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Photos courtesy of Yobun Shima, son of Fred Yoshio Shima who was born in Vancouver in 1914 as a Nisei. Yobun Shima was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan until working for a shipping company in Tokyo. His family members were living in Vancouver from around 1907 until the 1930's when they returned to Japan one by one except for one of his uncles who remained in Canada. When Yobun retired from his work, he started to research the Vancouver Asahi baseball team after discovering that his uncle Shoichi was one of the original players of the team. The team was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003 and BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. Yobun continues to track down unclaimed medalists of the team in cooperation with the BC Sports Hall of Fame, families of Asahi players, and other interested parties. Please contact Lisa Uyeda, Collections Manager at luyeda@nikkeiplace.org to connect with Yobun Shima.