This wooden letter opener was one of many souvenirs brought back from the Phillipines by Reverend G.G. Nakayama. Originally from Vancouver, Reverend Nakayama worked as a missionary and speaker for the Japanese Anglican Mission. After the Second World War, his family moved from Slocan City where they were interned. Deciding to relocate to Coaldale, Alberta, Reverend Nakayama there founded the Anglican Church of Ascension. The letter opener was donated by the Reverend's daughter, author Joy Kogawa.