Sedai: Oral History Catalogue
The Japanese Canadian Legacy Project
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Title | Accession number | Period | Language | Event | Location | Topic |
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Interview with Teruo “Ted” and Joyce Izukawa | 2010.068 | Pre War, World War II, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s | English | Redress, World War II, Relocation, Forced Removal, Attack on Pearl Harbour, Internment | Vancouver, BC, Powell Street, Vancouver, BC, Mission, BC, Fraser Valley, BC, New Westminster, BC, Alberta, Canada, Ontario, Canada, Chatham, ON, USA, Toronto, ON, Japan | Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), Japan town, education, career, church, Buddhism, beet fields, Japanese language school, marriage, transportation, curfew, displacement, discrimination, living conditions, teaching, Asahi Baseball Team, children, Nikkei Voice newspaper, National Association of Japanese Canadian (NAJC), Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), festivals, odori |
Interview with Aiko Murakami (nee Kondo) | 2010.014 | Pre War, Post War, World War II, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s | English | Redress, World War II, Relocation, Forced Removal, Internment | Steveston, BC, Kaslo, BC, Victoria, BC, New Denver, BC, Toronto, ON, Hamilton, ON, Vancouver, BC, Japan, Sandon, BC, Calgary, AB | Momiji, career, family, fishing, education, teaching, language, marriage, The Great Depression, United Church, discrimination, curfew, ghost towns, Japanese language school, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), social life, social activity, festivals |
Interview with Fumi Kono | 2011.237 | Pre War, Post War, World War II, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s | English | Redress, World War II, Relocation, Forced Removal, Attack on Pearl Harbour, Internment | Hiroshima, Japan, Japan, USA, Vancouver, BC, Kitsilano, BC, Fraser Valley, BC, East Lillooet, BC, Hamilton, ON, Ottawa, ON, Toronto, ON | children, immigration, United Church, education, discrimination, social activity, Japanese language school, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Prisoner of War (POW), road camps, communities, small business, newspaper, community, Asahi Baseball Team, travel, Buddhism, bathhouse, music, employment, photography, teaching, censorship, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), social life, career, odori, nuns/sisters |
Interview with Gloria and Mits Sumiya | 2010.062 | Pre War, World War II, 1930s, 1940s | English | World War II, Relocation, Forced Removal, Attack on Pearl Harbour, Internment | Japan, Vancouver Island, BC, Vancouver, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, New Denver, BC, Slocan City, BC, Bay Farm, BC, Sandon, BC, Ontario, Canada, Toronto, ON, Angler, ON, Neys, ON, Tashme, BC, Popoff, BC, Lemon Creek, BC, Bay Farm, BC | family, employment, education, Japanese language school, community, social activity, small business, bathhouse, logging, work, transportation, The Great Depression, food, discrimination, internment camp, Buddhism, housing, ghost towns, road camps, British Columbia Security Commission, teaching, nisei, War Measures Act, religion, Christianity, Prisoner of War (POW), military, curfew, travel, language, transportation, issei, living conditions, recreation, marriage |
Interview with Jean Peasah (nee Kobayashi) | 2010.063 | Pre War, Post War, World War II | English | Redress, World War II, Relocation, Forced Removal, Attack on Pearl Harbour, Internment | Vancouver, BC, Powell Street, Vancouver, BC, Angler, ON, Lemon Creek, BC, Popoff, BC, Slocan City, BC, Japan, Osaka, Japan, New Denver, BC, Montreal, QC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Petawawa, ON | Japan town, community, social activity, church, work, fishing, discrimination, education, Japanese language school, housing, British Columbia Security Commission, internment camp, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), food, language, family, military, travel, ghost towns, marriage, religion, recreation, employment, Prisoner of War (POW) |
Interview with Joe Ohori | 2011.258 | Pre War, Post War, World War II, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s | English | World War II, Relocation, Forced Removal, Atomic Bomb, Attack on Pearl Harbour, Internment | Hiroshima, Japan, Japan, Powell Street, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver, BC, Tashme, BC, Toronto, ON, Ottawa, ON | family, employment, children, Japanese language school, community, travel, education, Kika (Nikkei educated in Japan), religion, military, festivals, United Church, discrimination, Asahi Baseball Team, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), issei |
Interview with John Uchikata | 2010.035 | Pre War, World War II | English | World War II, Relocation | Hastings Park, Vancouver, Japan, Vancouver, BC, Tashme, BC, Slocan City, BC | family, travel, education, Japanese language school, military, employment, career, food, children, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), police, relocation centres, dance, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), church, volunteer |
Interview with Kay Fujiwara (nee Toyota) (November 24, 2011) | 2011.348 | Pre War, Post War, World War II | English | Redress, World War II, Attack on Pearl Harbour, Internment | Victoria, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Slocan City, BC, Popoff, BC, Lemon Creek, BC, St. Catherines, ON, Toronto, ON | food, family, Japanese language school, sports, recreation, transportation, employment, education, odori, discrimination, housing, farming, Jewish community, marriage, British Columbia Security Commission, issei, logging, ghost towns, travel, fishing |
Interview with Kei "KC" Tsumura | 2010.039 | Post War | English | Relocation, Forced Removal | Prince Rupert, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Alberta, Canada, Steveston, BC, Slocan City, BC, Popoff, BC, Japan, Montreal, QC, Ontario, Canada | 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 |
Interview with Kimiko "Rose" Aihoshi (nee Kato) | 2010.050 | Pre War, Post War, World War II, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s | English | World War II, Relocation, Forced Removal, Internment | Fairview, BC, New Denver, BC, Slocan City, BC, Lemon Creek, BC, Powell Street, Vancouver, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Kaslo, BC, Greenwood, BC, Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON, Mississauga, ON, Japan | family, food, United Church, education, Japanese language school, family, employment, immigration, travel, military, discrimination, community, social activity, religion, living conditions, bathhouse, language, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), children, newspaper, detention camps, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), curfew, radio, music, Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), marriage, children |
Interview with Kunio Suyama | 2011.235 | Pre War, Post War, World War II | English | Redress, World War II, Attack on Pearl Harbour, Internment | Vancouver Island, BC, Japan, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Lemon Creek, BC, Toronto, ON, Angler, ON | farming, mining, logging, immigration, education, marriage, food, children, social activity, baseball, Japanese language school, community, housing, living conditions, internment camp, Asahi Baseball Team, bathhouse, newspaper, relocation centres, military, language, employment, work, Buddhism, temple, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), festivals, martial arts, Kika (Nikkei educated in Japan), Japan town, community |
Interview with Laiko Matsubayashi (nee Miyake) | 2010.049 | World War II, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s | English | Redress, World War II, Relocation, Internment | Vancouver, BC, Slocan City, BC, Toronto, ON, USA, Japan, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Powell Street, Vancouver, BC | family, discrimination, living conditions, children, education, Japanese language school, dance, United Church, travel, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), bathhouse, nuns/sisters, sports, housing, photography, detention camps, agriculture, church, Buddhism, employment, career, social activity, education, discrimination, relocation centres, health, British Columbia Security Commission, Asahi Baseball Team, clothing, small business |
Interview with Marty Kobayashi | 2022.008 | Pre War, Post War, World War II, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s | English | World War II, Relocation, Forced Removal, Deportation, Centennial, Internment | Vancouver, BC, Steveston, BC, Manitoba, Canada, Toronto, ON, Japan, Hiroshima, Japan | Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), work, beet fields, Nikkei Voice newspaper, Jewish community, food, festivals, career, discrimination, martial arts, Japanese language school, volunteer |
Interview with Mary Akiko Kawasaki (nee Mori) | 2011.259 | Pre War, Post War, World War II, 1930s, 1940s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s | English | Redress, World War II, Relocation, Forced Removal, Attack on Pearl Harbour, Internment | Vancouver, BC, Fairview, BC, Angler, ON, Sandon, BC, Hamilton, ON, Toronto, ON, Japan, New Denver, BC, Greenwood, BC | immigration, employment, small business, marriage, children, education, family, community, Buddhism, housing, Japanese language school, social activity, festivals, The Great Depression, transportation, Christianity, baseball, food, Jewish community, volunteer, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), social life, Prisoner of War (POW), sports, recreation, religion, farming, fishing, discrimination, newspaper |
Interview with Mary Matsui | 2010.059 | Pre War, Post War, World War II, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 2000s, 2010s | English | Japan, Alberta, Canada, Kitsilano, BC, Vancouver, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Toronto, ON | Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), work, immigration, small business, Japanese language school, education, discrimination, curfew, relocation centres, Momiji, social activity, social life, education, career, religion, food, teaching, communities, issei, nisei | |
Interview with Mickey Matsubayashi | 2010.030 | Pre War, Post War, World War II | English | World War II, Relocation, Internment | Vancouver, BC, Toronto, ON, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Bay Farm, BC, Montreal, QC, Guelph, ON, Slocan City, BC, Popoff, BC, Powell Street, Vancouver, BC | family, nisei, Buddhism, health, education, employment, career, marriage, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), children, travel, Japanese language school, men-only work camps, living conditions, food, radio, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), sports |
Interview with Nana Nishimura | 2011.342 | Pre War, Post War, World War II | English | Redress, World War II | Toronto, ON, New Westminster, BC, Japan, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver Island, BC, Winnipeg, MB | Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), Japanese language school, food, travel, family, education, marriage, employment, funeral, immigration, Jewish community, religion, housing, bathhouse, discrimination, career, farming, recreation, clothing, sports, Momiji, transportation, dance, Christianity, Shinto, children, festivals, community, church |
Interview with Patricia "Pat" Adachi (nee Kawashiri) (April 14, 2011) | 2011.349 | Pre War, Post War | English | World War II, Attack on Pearl Harbour | Powell Street, Vancouver, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Popoff, BC, Japan, Kitsilano, BC | family, immigration, education, work, employment, agriculture, Anglicanism, Christianity, church, nuns/sisters, religion, Shinto, dance, housing, small business, sports, baseball, language, Japanese language school, food, community, bathhouse, Asahi Baseball Team, social activity, marriage, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), issei, teaching, education |
Interview with Ross Hiroshi Shin | 2010.046 | Pre War, Post War, World War II | English | World War II, Relocation, Forced Removal, Deportation, Internment | Tashme, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Toronto, ON, Guelph, ON, Vancouver, BC, Japan | agriculture, farming, employment, education, social activity, martial arts, living conditions, family, bathhouse, logging, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), fishing, baseball, music, religion, Buddhism, clothing, Japanese language school, community, dance, marriage, music, travel, nisei |
Interview with Roy Kazuyoshi Nakagawa | 2019.205 | World War II | English | Internment | Ocean Falls, BC, Slocan City, BC, Ontario, Canada, Japan, Vancouver, BC, Winnipeg, MB | education, career, teaching, family, logging, immigration, language, living conditions, employment, discrimination, gardening, housing, food, community, Japanese language school, recreation, church, social life, Christianity, martial arts, sports, curfew, displacement, United Church, dance, social activity, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) |
Interview with Rubiko "Ruby" Fukumoto (nee Morita) | 2011.350 | Pre War, Post War, World War II, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s | English | Redress, World War II, Forced Removal, Attack on Pearl Harbour, Internment | Alberta, Canada, Calgary, AB, Japan, Victoria, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Slocan City, BC, Bay Farm, BC, Revelstoke, BC, Chatham, ON, Ontario, Canada, Toronto, ON | immigration, Japan, family, work, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), Jewish community, career, dance, farming, discrimination, small business, church, community, education, employment, language, marriage, housing, social activity, road camps, bathhouse, Japanese language school |
Interview with Sachiko Takahashi (nee Kodama) | 2010.034 | World War II | English | World War II, Internment | Japan, Vancouver, BC, Marpole, BC, New Denver, BC, Slocan City, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Nelson, BC, Lemon Creek, BC, Toronto, ON, Guelph, ON, Etobicoke, ON, USA | church, family, education, fishing, children, discrimination, internment camps, living conditions, Japanese language school, teaching, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), health, police, festivals, clothing, travel, transportation, music, discrimination, logging, children, travel, language, dance, marriage, photography, employment, gardening, Shinto |
Interview with Sam Yamada | 2010.001 | Pre War, Post War, World War II, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s | English | World War II, Forced Removal, Internment | Vancouver, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Toronto, ON, USA | education, photography, family, employment, Japanese language school, travel, internment camp, curfew, small business, Jewish community, sports, travel, work |
Interview with Shoji Takahashi | 2010.033 | World War II | English | Redress, World War II, Attack on Pearl Harbour, Internment | Vancouver, BC, Japan, Bridge River, BC, Angler, ON, Toronto, ON, Powell Street, Vancouver, BC, Winnipeg, MB, Montreal, QC, Manitoba, Canada, Ukraine, New Denver, BC, Kelowna, BC, Slocan City, BC | immigration, transportation, discrimination, education, family, road camps, self-supporting camps, Prisoner of War (POW), family, ghost towns, health, food, children, Japan town, Japanese language school, Buddhism, festivals, children, internment camps, police, photography, Asahi Baseball Team, logging, travel, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), volunteer, language, dance, religion, church, farming, agriculture |
Interview with Ted Toshitsugu Nishi | 2010.015 | Pre War, Post War, World War II, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s | English | World War II, Relocation, Forced Removal | Steveston, BC, Vancouver, BC, Japan, Hamilton, ON, Toronto, ON | Japanese language school, United Church, self-supporting camps, British Columbia Security Commission, career, work |
Interview with Tokugi "Tok" Suyama | 2010.041 | Post War | English | World War II, Relocation | Japan, Cumberland, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Lemon Creek, BC, Hope, BC, Slocan City, BC, Vancouver Island, BC | family, mining, education, religion, nisei, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), Jewish community, Buddhism, marriage, social activity, dance, Japanese language school, social activity, baseball, martial arts, logging, employment, community, military, relocation centres, road camps, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), living conditions |
Interview with Tosh Uyeda | 2010.040 | World War II | English | Redress, World War II | Vancouver, BC, Powell Street, Vancouver, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Japan, Slocan City, BC, Lemon Creek, BC, Popoff, BC, Toronto, ON, New Denver, BC, Kitsilano, BC | education, transportation, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Buddhism, Japanese language school, family, Asahi Baseball Team, food, housing, living conditions, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), work, employment, festivals, children, travel, health, sports, language, Chinatown, marriage, gardening, church, dance, teaching, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), Japan town |
Interview with Winston Hayashi | 2022.007 | Pre War, World War II, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s | English | World War II | Vancouver, BC, Toronto, ON, Port Hope, ON, Japan | Anglicanism, church, discrimination, education, nisei, sansei, religion, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), children, commerce, food, work, issei, canneries, Japanese language school, language, family |
Interview with Yukio Ode | 2010.048 | Pre War, World War II | English | World War II | Japan, Griffin Lake, BC, Popoff, BC, Slocan City, BC, Yard Creek, BC, New Denver, BC, Toronto, ON, Japan, Kelowna, BC, Powell Street, Vancouver, BC | family, farming, travel, nisei, education, Japanese language school, road camps, issei, agriculture, employment, living conditions, military, Asahi Baseball Team, social activity, church, health, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), sports, community |