Manzo Nagano
Manzo Nagano (永野 万蔵, Nagano Manzō, 1855–1923) was the first Japanese person to officially immigrate to Canada.[1]
Biography
Manzo Nagano emigrated from Japan to Canada in 1877, arriving in
Seattle, Washington, to open a tobacco and restaurant
business. He returned to Canada in 1892 to open a hotel and store, amongst other businesses. He lost all his possessions in a fire in 1922 and moved back to Japan, where he died a year later.
The Canadian Mount Manzo Nagano, near Owikeno Lake, BC, was officially named in his honour, to commemorate the arrival of Japanese immigrants to Canada.[2]
The figure skater Keegan Messing is his great-great-grandson.[3]
Notes
- ^ National Association of Japanese Canadians: Manzo Nagano Archived 2008-02-12 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Mount Manzo Nagano". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Dan Barnes (February 18, 2018). "Meet Keegan Messing: The next generation of Canadian Olympic figure skating". National Post.
References
- Mori, Kenzo and Hiroto Takami. (1977). Kanada no Manzo Monogatari: The First Immigrant to Canada. Tokyo: Suzuyama Shobo.
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