Tetsuo (Ted) Itani is a retired Canadian military officer and humanitarian, who was inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2016.[1]
Born on Vancouver Island to immigrant parents from Japan, his family was forcibly relocated as part of the Japanese internment in Canada during World War II.[2] After their release from the internment camp, the family settled in Kelowna, British Columbia, where he joined the Royal Canadian Army Cadets.[2] He served in the Canadian military for over three decades, reaching the rank of major by the time of his retirement in the early 1990s.[2]
While in the military, he married writer Frances (Hill) Itani in 1967.[3] They reside in Ottawa, Ontario.[2]
Following his retirement, he undertook humanitarian work with the International Red Cross,[2] and worked as a peacekeeping educator for the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Seven capital-area residents on latest Order of Canada list". Ottawa Citizen, February 11, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Once shunned by Canada, Ted Itani now among country's honoured elite". Kelowna Daily Courier, March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Caring, in deeds as well as words"[dead link]. canada.com, October 28, 2007.
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