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Mitani Family

Takejiro Mitani arrived in Vancouver in 1906

Okano Family

Masaburo and Tane Okano arrived in Canada in 1905 but Tane's parents Shikamatsu and Take Okano arrived first in 1895

The term "contemporary art" denotes the art of today and of the recent past. Definitions of the "recent past" vary. Some define art of the recent past as art produced during the present time, while others define it as art produced since World War II. Works of contemporary art are found in contemporary art galleries and museums, private collections, and art organizations…