To celebrate the University of British Columbia’s upcoming centennial year, beginning this fall the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies program is looking back on the university’s past 100 years in order to uncover the unknown histories of its Asian Canadian communities. “It’s About Time: UBC as a Place of Diverse Minds” is a research project that seeks to discover the names and stories of UBC’s first Asian Canadian graduates. What was attending UBC like for an Asian student before 1942? What campus clubs and activities did students of Asian heritage participate in? The stories we share will help us reflect on how UBC has changed in the last 100 years in its demographics, social attitudes, and perspectives on diversity and inclusion.
This list of Japanese Canadian students was collected based on the information found in the university’s annual yearbooks between 1916 to 1942. If details on this list need updating, we would be happy to hear from you! If you or someone you know are familiar with the names on this list and would like to share their stories and, please contact Mary and Tosh Kitagawa (heiwa@telus.net; 604.943.3195).
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Name |
Affiliation to UBC |
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Tose Uchida (née Chitose) |
Bachelor of Arts 1916 (first graduating class) |
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K Shimizu |
Bachelor of Arts 1919 |
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S Tamenaga |
Bachelor of Applied Science 1920: Chemical Engineering |
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S Yonemoto |
Bachelor of Arts 1920 (?) |
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J Hokkyo |
Bachelor of Arts 1920 |
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Kosaburo Shimizu |
Bachelor of Arts 1919 |
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Haruo Yonemoto |
Bachelor of Arts 1923 |
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Hozumi Yonemura |
Bachelor of Arts of 1924: History/ Economics |
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Susumu Kobe |
Bachelor of Arts 1926 |
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Masajiro Miyazaki |
Bachelor of Arts1925 |
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Naboru Abe Nakano |
Bachelor of Arts 1926: Economics/ Philosophy |
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Morikiyo Tamura |
Bachelor of Applied Sciences 1926 |
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Tadashi Tokunaga |
Bachelor of Applied Sciences 1927: Electrical Engineering |
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Toshio Kajiyama |
Bachelor of Arts 1929 |
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George Jutaro Korenaga |
Bachelor of Arts 1929: Economics / History |
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Fred H. Maikawa |
Bachelor of Arts 1929: Economics |
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Miyoko “Mick” Tamura |
Bachelor of Arts 1929: Math/ Physics |
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Thomas Tohru Ogawa |
Bachelor of Applied Sciences 1929 |
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Tsuyoko Negoro |
Bachelor of Arts 1930 |
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Edward Chutaro Banno |
Bachelor of Arts 1931: Zoology/ Bacteriology |
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Susumu “Susie” Matsuzaki |
Bachelor of Arts 1931: French/ German |
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Thomas Tsutomu Nakano |
Bachelor of Arts 1931: Zoology/ Bacteriology |
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Toyoyoshi Yasuda |
Bachelor of Arts 1931 Economics / Philosophy |
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Kyuichi Nomoto |
Bachelor of Arts 1932: Philosophy/ Economics Union College 1934 |
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Kiyoshi Shibuya |
Bachelor of Arts 1932: Zoology/ Bacteriology |
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Vernon Koga |
Bachelor of Agriculture 1933: Horticulture |
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Harry Naganobu |
Bachelor of Agriculture 1933: Poultry Husbandry |
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Mary Naganobu (née Kato) |
Bachelor of Arts 1934: Philosophy/ English |
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Takaji Uyeda |
Bachelor of Agriculture 1933: Horticulture |
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S. Korenaga |
Bachelor of Arts 1934: Chemistry |
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Rigenda Sumida |
Bachelor of Arts 1934: Economics/ Philosophy |
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Yukio Takahashi |
Bachelor of Arts 1934 |
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Ritsuko “Rita” Uchiyama |
Bachelor of Arts 1934: English/ German |
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Tsugi Yoshimura |
Bachelor of Arts 1934 |
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Katsutaro Ikuta |
Bachelor of Commerce 1934 |
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Yujiro Korenaga |
Bachelor of Commerce 1934 |
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George C. Hori |
Bachelor of Arts 1935 |
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T Komiyama |
Bachelor of Arts 1935: Economics/ Government |
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Edward Takeshi Ouchi |
Bachelor of Arts 1935: Zoology / Bacteriology |
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Daniel K Washimoto |
Bachelor of Arts 1935: Economics/ English |
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Yuriko L Moriya (née Mizuno) |
Bachelor of Arts 1936: Biology (honours)/ Botany |
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Fuji Tanaka |
Bachelor of Arts 1936: Economics/ Political Science |
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Tsuneo Kondo |
Bachelor of Arts 1937: Economics/ Philosophy |
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Shuichi Kusaka |
Bachelor of Arts 1937: Physics/ Math |
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Kiyoko Matsuzaki (née Yoshida) |
Bachelor of Arts 1937: Psychology/ German |
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Peter Shinobu Higashi |
Bachelor of Arts 1937: English honours |
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Kunito Thomas Shoyama |
Bachelor of Commerce 1937/ 1938 |
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Roger Obata |
Bachelor of Applied Science 1937 |
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Kunio Shimizu |
Bachelor of Arts 1938 |
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A Shinichi Takimoto |
Bachelor of Arts 1938 |
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George Takakazu Tamaki |
Bachelor of Arts 1938 |
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Hideo William Iwasaki |
Bachelor of Commerce 1938 |
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Eiji Yatabe |
Bachelor of Applied Science 1938: Chemical Engineering |
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Ruth Agakawa |
Public Health Nursing 1938 |
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Eiko Henmi |
Bachelor of Arts 1939: English/ Psychology |
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Shaw Mizuhara |
Bachelor of Arts 1939: Chemistry honours |
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Yasuko Tsuchiya (née Yamazaki) |
Public Health Nursing 1939 |
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Yoshio Ono |
Theology 1939 |
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M J Fujiwara |
Bachelor of Arts 1940: Zoology/ Chemistry |
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Kunio Hidaka |
Bachelor of Arts 1940 |
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Yoshiko Violet Kagetsu (née Momose) |
Bachelor of Arts 1940: Psychology/ French |
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Frederick Iwao Nishi |
Bachelor of Arts 1940: Economics/ Math |
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Tam Tsutomu Ozaki |
Bachelor of Arts 1940 |
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Henry Ide |
Bachelor of Commerce 1940 |
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Kazuhiko “Kasey” Oyama |
Bachelor Commerce 1940 |
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George L. Saito |
Bachelor Applied Sciences 1940: Electrical Engineering |
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Kenji Kitamura |
Bachelor of Applied Sciences 1940: Mining Engineering |
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Nana Yamamoto |
Nursing 1940-41 |
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Kiyoshi Kato |
Bachelor of Arts 1941: Economics/ English Bachelor of Education: 1942 |
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Hiroshi Kawaguchi |
Bachelor of Arts 1941: Chemistry / Math |
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Kiyoaki Charles Momose |
Bachelor of Arts 1941: Economics (honours)/ Government |
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Henry Nikaido |
Bachelor of Arts 1941: Chemistry/ Zoology |
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George Shimotakahara |
Bachelor of Arts 1941: Zoology/ Chemistry |
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Satoru Watanabe |
Bachelor of Arts 1941: Chemistry + Zoology (major), Physics +Biology (Minor) |
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Tetsuo Aoki |
Bachelor of Commerce 1941 |
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Luke Y Tanabe |
Bachelor of Commerce 1941 |
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Eiichi Shinobu |
Bachelor of Applied Sciences 1941 |
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Arthur Genhachiro Sakamoto |
Bachelor of Agriculture 1941 |
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Yukio Tamura |
Bachelor of Agriculture 1941: Agronomy |
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Douglas Kimimichi Arai |
Bachelor of Arts 1942: Chemistry / Physics |
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Kiichi Noguchi |
Bachelor of Arts 1942: Zoology |
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Katherine S Shimotakahara |
Bachelor of Arts 1942: Zoology |
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Roy Ryohei Shinobu |
Bachelor of Arts 1942: Chemistry |
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Kimiko Takimoto |
Bachelor of Arts: French (honours) |
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Peter F Yamada |
Bachelor of Arts 1942 |
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Frederick Y Sasaki |
Bachelor of Commerce 1942: Finance |
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Akira Arthur Namba |
Bachelor of Commerce 1942 |
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Roy H Nose |
Bachelor of Commerce 1942 |
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Matthew Shigezaku Okuno |
Bachelor of Commerce 1942 |
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David Fumiaki Shiozaki |
Bachelor of Commerce 1942 |
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George S Yamashita |
Bachelor of Commerce 1942 |
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Hajime Kagetsu |
Bachelor of Applied Sciences 1942 |
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Alice Naruse (née Uyede) |
Nursing 1942 |
