Title
    
      
          Interview with Peter Wakayama
      
    
    Accession number
              2010.020
          Interviewer
              Lorene Nagata
          Videographer
              Lorene Nagata
          Date of Interview
              Language
          English
              Description
              In the interview, Peter discusses his life experiences, starting with his childhood in Port Hammond, British Columbia, where his parents made tofu. After his father was sent to Kelowna, Peter, his mother, and siblings were moved to Hastings Park, and later Tashme Internment camp, as well as the internment camp in New Denver. After the war, Peter and his family moved to Chatham, Ontario, where they worked on several farms. After finishing high school, Peter graduated from the University of Toronto, and worked as an architect.
Format
          Videotape
          Video File
              Length of Interview
              1 hr 16 mins
          Period
          Pre War
          Post War
          World War II
              Event
          World War II
          Relocation
          Forced Removal
          Internment
              Location
          Hastings Park, Vancouver
          Kelowna, BC
          Chatham, ON
          Toronto, ON
          New Denver, BC
          Fraser Valley, BC
          Japan
              Topic
          work
          education
          career
              Number of Physical Tapes
              1
          Citation
              Peter Wakayama, interview by Lorene Nagata, November 26, 2009, 2010.020, Sedai: The Japanese Canadian Legacy Project Collection, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.