Interview with Rose Kutsukake (nee Taipei)

Title
Interview with Rose Kutsukake (nee Taipei)
Accession number
2010.003
Interviewer
Peter Wakayama
Videographer
Tak Yano
Date of Interview
Language
English
Description

In the interview, Rose Kutsukake (nee Taipei)  describes her marriage to her husband, Ken Kutsukake. She also talks about her childhood in Vancouver, where her parents ran a rooming house on Powell Street, and her time working in a department store as a teenager. During the forced removal of Japanese Canadians, Rose and her family were moved to Slocan City. After the war, Rose and her family moved to Toronto, where she worked as a seamstress.

Format
Videotape
Video File
Length of Interview
1 hr 45 min
Transcript
2010-003 Rose Kutsukake Transcription Final.pdf
Period
Pre War
Post War
World War II
Event
World War II
Relocation
Forced Removal
Internment
Location
Powell Street, Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC
Slocan City, BC
Toronto, ON
Topic
marriage
Asahi Baseball Team
work
housing
Number of Physical Tapes
4
Permission
For uses other than research or private study, researchers must submit a Request for Permission to Publish, Exhibit or Broadcast form.
Citation
Rose Kutsukake, interview by Peter Wakayama, December 23, 2003, 2010.003, Sedai: The Japanese Canadian Legacy Project Collection, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.