Interview with Kei "KC" Tsumura

タイトル
Interview with Kei "KC" Tsumura
Accession number
2010.039
Interviewer
Lisa Uyeda
Videographer
Lisa Uyeda
Date of Interview
Language
English
Description

Kei ‘KC’ Tsumura was born May 17, 1930 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The interview is about Kei Tsumura and his family life in Prince Rupert, British Columbia (prior to World War II), Delta, British Columbia; Neys, Ontario; Meaford, Ontario; Steveston, British Columbia; Toronto, Ontario; and Japan (after World War II). He discusses his father and brothers’ working conditions as shipbuilders before being sent to road camps and then returning to shipbuilding after. He recounts his own working conditions at newspapers such as the New Canadian and teaching karate. He finished high school and took some literature courses at the University of Toronto. He has been involved with the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre for 47 years and spends most of his time traveling the world.

Format
Videotape
Video File
Length of Interview
2 hr 10 min
Period
Post War
Event
Relocation
Forced Removal
Location
Prince Rupert, BC
Hastings Park, Vancouver
Alberta, Canada
Steveston, BC
Slocan City, BC
Popoff, BC
Japan
Montreal, QC
Ontario, Canada
Topic
relocation centres
road camps
family
children
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
living conditions
newspaper
community
church
bathhouse
nisei
boat works
martial arts
Japanese language school
marriage
fishing
employment
Number of Physical Tapes
3
Permission
For uses other than research or private study, researchers must submit a Request for Permission to Publish, Exhibit or Broadcast form.
Citation
Kei "KC" Tsumura, interview by Lisa Uyeda, July 20, 2010, 2010.039, Sedai: The Japanese Canadian Legacy Project Collection, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.