Interview with Ted Toshitsugu Nishi

タイトル
Interview with Ted Toshitsugu Nishi
Accession number
2010.015
Interviewer
Connie Sugiyama
Videographer
Brendan Uegama
Date of Interview
Language
English
Description

Ted Toshitsugu Nishi was born in 1919 in Steveston, BC. His father was originally from Mio village in Japan and he emigrated to the US before settling down in Steveston. Ted attended public school as well as Japanese Language School. After graduating college, he worked for the Ucluelet Japanese Fisherman’s Co-op on Vancouver Island. During WWII, families who worked there were removed to internment camps while Ted stayed behind to care for the facility. After that, Ted was tasked by the Security Commission to scout Minto, an abandoned town for the purpose of housing Japanese Canadian families. Ted received permission to relocate to Toronto, ON but ended up in Hamilton, ON instead where he worked at a meat packing plant. Ted was involved in various business ventures including mushroom farming and eventually owned and led a successful company, Nationwide Electronics. 

Short clip from this interview: https://vimeo.com/480447396

Format
Videotape
Video File
Period
Pre War
Post War
World War II
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
Event
World War II
Relocation
Forced Removal
Location
Steveston, BC
Vancouver, BC
Japan
Hamilton, ON
Toronto, ON
Topic
Japanese language school
United Church
self-supporting camps
British Columbia Security Commission
career
work
Number of Physical Tapes
2
Permission
For uses other than research or private study, researchers must submit a Request for Permission to Publish, Exhibit or Broadcast form.
Citation
Ted Toshitsugu Nishi, interview by Connie Sugiyama, March 31, 2009, 2010.015, Sedai: The Japanese Canadian Legacy Project Collection, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.