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The Northwest Times
Seattle, King County, Washington
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Yosh Tashiro, believed to be Canada's first Nisei press photographer, joined the Winnipeg Free Press last year and now works as the Canadian Press representative for the Portage La Prairie Daily Graphic, supplying photos to 19 weeklies and local papers.
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PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man., Canada, Jan. 21—Believed to be the first Nisei press photographer in Canada is Yosh Tashiro of Winnipeg who is now associated with the Portage La Prairie Daily Graphic.
Tashiro first joined the Winnipeg Free Press staff last year and since then went to Portage La Prairie, 60 miles from the Manitoba capital where he is now the Canadian Press representative in the city and district. He is furnishing photographs for 19 weekly newspapers as well as Portage La Prairie's daily and weekly.
One of his most recent pictorial efforts has been a full front page coverage of Portage La Prairie's festive season in the Christmas edition of the Daily Graphic.
The Daily Graphic is Central Manitoba's only daily newspaper.
Tashiro was born in Mission, B.C., and relocated to Winnipeg.
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Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; Winnipeg; Mission, B.C.
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Jan. 21
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Yosh Tashiro, born in Mission, B.C., and relocated to Winnipeg, becomes the first Nisei press photographer in Canada, starting at Winnipeg Free Press last year and now working for Portage La Prairie Daily Graphic as Canadian Press representative, providing photos to multiple newspapers including full coverage of Christmas festivities.