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Interview with Tsutomu "Stony" Nakano

タイトル
Interview with Tsutomu "Stony" Nakano
Accession number
2010.057
Interviewer
Lisa Uyeda
Videographer
Lisa Uyeda
Date of Interview
Language
English
Description

"Stony" Tsutomu Nakano was born on March 29th, 1921 in Ruskin, British Columbia. In this interview he recounts his family history including his ancestry in Japan and his upbringing on his family's farm in Ruskin, where they grew strawberries and raised poultry. Stony's formal education ended after he completed 8th grade and then he worked a variety of difficult jobs. He was working in a logging camp the day of Pearl Harbour. In May of 1942 his family decided to separate, with him and this three brothers going to a road camp in Griffin Lake. He then moved to Alberta working different trades and in farming for four years and building a wealth of fond memories. When Tashme closed in 1946 he settled in Chatham, Ontario with his parents and some younger siblings who had been living there. Three of his siblings went to work in Montreal at the time. He eventually settled in Hamilton, Ontario, where he raised his children with his wife. He describes his many travels in Canada and internationally and fondly displays his detailed photo albums to interviewer Lisa Uyeda.

Short clip from this interview: https://vimeo.com/525119310

Clip from Japanese Canadian Experience Conference: https://vimeo.com/340715723

Format
Videotape
Video File
Length of Interview
2 hr 19 min
Period
World War II
1930s
1940s
1950s
1970s
Event
Relocation
Forced Removal
Attack on Pearl Harbour
Location
Alberta, Canada
Britannia Beach, Squamish, BC
Chatham, ON
Fraser Valley, BC
Griffin Lake, BC
Hamilton, ON
Hastings Park, Vancouver
Hope, BC
Lethbridge, AB
London, ON
Maple Ridge, BC
Mission, BC
Montreal, QC
New Denver, BC
Ontario, Canada
Revelstoke, BC
Ruskin, BC
Tashme, BC
Three Valley, BC
Toronto, ON
Vancouver, BC
Topic
agriculture
Asahi Baseball Team
baseball
bathhouse
beet fields
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
employment
enemy alien
family
farming
gardening
logging
men-only work camps
Nikkei Voice newspaper
recreation
road camps
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
travel
work
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
Tsutomu "Stony" Nakano, interview by Lisa Uyeda, August 31, 2010, 2010.057, Sedai: The Japanese Canadian Legacy Project Collection, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.