Interview with Daniel Tsuruo Tokawa

Date

1991-01-06

Description

Powell Street (Grandfather had a tailor shop here across from Oppenheimer). Heatley and Hastings (Daniel lived here, on the second floor, near current Mikado martial arts store). Cordova Street (Daniel's mother lived here, born in North Van near the mouth of the Capilano River). Cumberland (Grandfather went to apprentice as a tailor here and met Daniel's grandmother who was apprenticing at the same tailor shop)Brockton Oval. Toronto. Steveston, BC

Physical description

1 online resource (1 audio file (01:00:06))

Business/company discussed

New Canadian

Time period discussed

Post-war to 1991.

Names mentioned

Tom Shoyama; Roy Miki; Charles Kadoka; Ken Shikaza ; Toshi Ito; Kagi San.

Topic discussed

Post-war Japanese Canadian community in Vancouver; life and community in the Vancouver Japanese Canadian community; intergenerational fractures among Nikke; JCCA, the redress movement; Powell Street Festival; interviewee involvement in the Powell Street Festival; importance of the Powell Street Festival to the Nikkei community; importance of the Powell Street Festival location

Place of birth

Port Arthur, Ontario (April 10th, 1948)

Addresses of concern

Heatley and Hastings (Daniel lived here on the second floor, near current Mikado martial arts store)

Accession Number

1994.74.48

Location

Vancouver, BC

Subject (Geographic)

Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.)

Heatley and Hastings

Cordova Street (Vancouver, B.C.)

Genre

Interviews

Oral histories

Sound recordings

Type of resource

Sound recording non-musical

Language

English

Part of

Japanese Canadian Oral History Collection

Identifier

johc_83

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