Biografie
He contracted labour contracts with the CPR with his partner Tadaichi Nagao.
He fished the Fraser River in 1892.
He organized the Steveston Japanese Fishermen's Union in 1899.
He started the first Japanese hewspaper in Vancouver.
He tried unsuccessfully to have his name added to the voter's list .
He was elected as the first President of The Dantai in 1897-99.
He accepted responsibilty for financial difficulties and resigned in 1899.
Benannte Orte
An elementary school in Richmond BC is named for him.
Referenzen
- Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press
- Fukawa, Masaki with Stanley Fukawa and the Nikkei Fishermen's History Book Committee (2009)
