Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre has completed its digitization of Behind the Lens: The Okamura and Banno Families. Spanning 1910-1998 and three generations, this family collection centers around Mata Banno née Okamura and her family, including: New Westminster photographer Paul Okamura; husband Dr. Edward Banno, a dentist; and son Robert Banno, a lawyer with an expertise in Japan-Canada business and trade, and Indigenous law.
The digitization of the Behind the Lens: The Okamura and Banno Families was digitized with support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre through its BC History Digitization Program.
For more information about the 2023/2024 BC History Digitization Program Projects, click here.
Sumi-e Painting of Cherry Blossom Branch by Mata Banno ; 1962. Banno Family Collection. NNMCC 2016.30.3.6.7.