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| Title | Accession number | Period | Language | Event | Location | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Fumiko Kanbara (nee Shimoda) | 2011.303 | World War II | English | World War II | Vancouver Island, BC, Vancouver, BC, Slocan City, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Sandon, BC, New Denver, BC, Angler, ON, Victoria, BC, New Westminster, BC, Hamilton, ON, Japan | logging, family, travel, small business, work, commerce, Asahi Baseball Team, community, Japanese language school, Japan town, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), detention camps, living conditions, discrimination, internment camp, displacement, censorship, marriage, housing, bathhouse, gardening, food, deportation, education, recreation, fishing, immigration, travel, religion, health, small business |
| 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 Henry Shimizu | 2010.026 | World War II, 1940s, 1950s | English | World War II, Forced Removal, Internment | New Denver, BC, Alberta, Canada, Slocan City, BC, Prince Rupert, BC, Kaslo, BC, Popoff, BC, Bay Farm, BC, Lemon Creek, BC, Sandon, BC, Greenwood, BC | displacement, baseball, social activity, United Church, education, internment camps, Asahi Baseball Team, recreation, bathhouse, enemy alien, gardening, sports, British Columbia Security Commission, religion, Buddhism, food, odori, fishing, housing, living conditions, logging, nuns/sisters, radio, detention camps |
| Interview with Kathryn 'Kay' Honda (nee Yamamoto) | 2010.043 | Post War, World War II | English | Redress, World War II, Internment | Japan, USA, Vancouver, BC, Lulu Island, BC, Steveston, BC, New Denver, BC, Hamilton, ON, London, ON, Sandon, BC, New Denver, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Toronto, ON, Fingal, ON, Neys, ON | farming, agriculture, family, Buddhism, church, employment, education, nuns/sisters, church, festivals, dance, odori, Momiji, community, food, housing, gardening, internment camps, sports, photography, road camps, transportation, language, boat works, discrimination, fishing, War Measures Act, Prisoner of War (POW), Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), National Association of Japanese Canadian (NAJC), military, teaching, living conditions, health, road camps, issei, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), radio, fishing, boat works, children, discrimination, language, radio, ghost towns, nisei, dance, immigration, language, marriage, discrimination, picture bride, photography, church, employment |
| 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 Roy Matsui | 2010.047 | Pre War, Post War, World War II | English | Redress, World War II, Relocation, Attack on Pearl Harbour, Internment | USA, Vancouver, BC, Japan, Marpole, BC, Sandon, BC, Montreal, QC, New Denver, BC, Ottawa, ON, Etobicoke, ON, Lemon Creek, BC, Angler, ON, Toronto, ON | immigration, marriage, employment, family, travel, education, mining, relocation centres, ghost towns, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), nisei, community, Prisoner of War (POW), career, housing, internment camps, police, photography, discrimination, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), military, British Columbia Security Commission, curfew, mining, language, social activity, living conditions, music, boat works, language, sports, Asahi Baseball Team, radio, health, food, Momiji, transportation, language, religion, Buddhism, Anglicanism |
| Interview with Roy Sato | 2012.006 | Pre War, Post War, World War II, World War I | English | World War I, World War II, Forced Removal, Internment | Japan, Royston, BC, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Sandon, BC, Slocan City, BC, New Denver, BC, Petawawa, ON, Vancouver Island, BC | issei, immigration, family, farming, agriculture, road camps, ghost towns, health, buildings, internment camps, clothing, food, children, nisei, mining, buildings, teaching, recreation, children, detention camps, communities, education, agriculture, community, police, transportation, logging, health, communities, Buddhism, temple, religion, internment camps, Jewish community, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) |
| Interview with Sam Sadaki Baba | 2011.346 | World War II | English | Internment | New Westminster, BC, Kaslo, BC, New Denver, BC, Tashme, BC, Neys, ON, Nelson, BC, Slocan City, BC, Sandon, BC | family, ghost towns, issei, discrimination, education, police, sports, fishing, Buddhism, Japanese language school, marriage, language, food, relocation centres, internment camp, Jewish community, career, employment |
| Interview with Tak and Pollie Nishino (nee Onishi) | 2011.010 | Pre War, Post War, World War II | English | Redress, Attack on Pearl Harbour, Internment | Victoria, BC, Japan, Sandon, BC, Bay Farm, BC, Toronto, ON, Hastings Park, Vancouver, Lemon Creek, BC, Angler, ON, Hamilton, ON, Petawawa, ON, Schreiber, ON | family, Asahi Baseball Team, travel, radio, music, road camps, military, ghost towns, clothing, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), odori, health, children, censorship, housing, bathhouse, sports, employment, marriage, religion, Buddhism, volunteer, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), language, education, British Columbia Security Commission, food, Prisoner of War (POW) |
| Interview with Toshiko Usami | 2011.267 | Pre War | English | World War II | Powell Street, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver, BC, Sandon, BC, Lemon Creek, BC, Japan, Toronto, ON | Japan, religion, family, relocation centres, housing, education, Japanese language school, small business, commerce, food, social life, religion, community, education, road camps, curfew, clothing, festivals, living conditions, work, travel, health, employment, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) |