Japanese Canadians in Sandon 山吞 (さんどん): Call for Stories & Photos
| The Sandon Historical Society (SHS) will refresh and expand the permanent Nikkei exhibit inside the Sandon Museum during the spring of 2026.Although Sandon, BC, was an internment camp from 1942 – 1944, the documented presence of Japanese Canadians dates back to 1901 and continued, off and on, at least until the 1950s. SHS is currently requesting Nikkei memories, stories, poems, photographs, illustrations, and other information about life in Sandon before, during, and after the internment period. SHS would like to thank everyone who visited or contributed in some way to the permanent “Window to the Past” exhibit in Sandon’s Burns Building, and particularly those who responded to our 2024 call out for internment-era images. For those families of survivors who submitted photos not included in that exhibit, we may be contacting you about including those images – and any other information you care to share – in our museum exhibit.DeadlineIf you have anything to submit, please get in touch with us by March 2026 to ensure consideration for inclusion in the Sandon Museum’s Nikkei exhibit. Thank you so much! Contact SandonMuseum@gmail.com |