Japanese Canadian Oral History Collection

The collection is comprised of interviews conducted by the National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre with Japanese Canadians on topics ranging from early immigration; their participation in pre-World War II industries including fishing, farming, and the lumber industries; and their internment during World War II. The collection is a rich source for the study of ethnic history, BC history, Japanese Canadian history, immigration history, and oral history at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The majority of audio files are in English, but some are in Japanese.

The collection is comprised of interviews conducted by the National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre with Japanese Canadians on topics ranging from early immigration; their participation in pre-World War II industries including fishing, farming, and the lumber industries; and their internment during World War II. The collection is a rich source for the study of ethnic history, BC history, Japanese Canadian history, immigration history, and oral history at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The majority of audio files are in English, but some are in Japanese.

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Contributed by National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre in partnership with Simon Fraser University.

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Interview with Tomotsu Otsuki

Date: 1993-06-21
Name(s): Hattori, Minnie, Ota, Ray, Otsuki, Tomotsu
Description: Multiple issues with these tapes. Sections left blank or repeated in numerous sections. Tape sides mislabled.

Interview with Toshinasa Ito

Date: 1991-11-01
Name(s): Ito, Toshinasa

Interview with Toshiye Yamamoto

Date: 1990-06-21
Name(s): McAllister, Kirsten Emiko, Seki, Mary, Yamamoto, Toshiye

Interview with Tsuru Oharu

Date: 1983-11-21
Name(s): Oharu, Tsuru

Interview with Tsutai Sato

Date: 1972-04
Name(s): Koizume, Maya, Sato, Tsutai

Interview with unknown

Date: 1976
Description: Interview is several conversations at once and can be hard to make out.

Interview with Unosuke Sakamoto

Date: 1983-10-19
Name(s): Sakamoto, Unosuke

Interview with Vernon Lum

Date: 1990-06-15
Name(s): Lum, Vernon

Interview with Yoshiaki Gomyo

Date: 1991-02-07
Name(s): Gomyo, Yoshiaki

Interview with Yoshie Ota

Name(s): Ota, Yoshie

Interview With Yoshikazu Kawaguchi

Date: 1994-05-10
Name(s): Kawaguchi, Yoshikazu, Ota, Ray
Description: Tape one of this interview is missing

Interview with Yoshikazu Oura

Name(s): Oura, Yoshikazu

Interview with Yoshiki (Jim) Imada

Name(s): Imada, Yoshiki

Interview with Yoshiro Shinde

Name(s): Shinde, Yoshiro

Interview with Yoshye Hirowatari

Date: 1994-10-13
Name(s): Hirowatari, Yoshye, K., Yosh, Ota, Ray