1991-01-28

Kakutani, Shirley

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Vancouver, BC

1930s - 1990s

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Powell Street, 1033 7th Ave (presumably east, this is Shirley’s grandfather’s house, now designated as a heritage home)

Mrs. Kakutani describes her childhood in the Powell Street community; education, entertainment and general experiences in the 1930s. The discussion shifts to the present-day Japanese Canadian community and the memory of the powell Street era--how this can be preserved, the role of the Powell St. Festival for cultural memory, and how generational transition will impact/erase these memories.

Powell St -- education -- English-language school -- Japanese-language school -- Sunday school -- employment -- gentrification of Powell St. neighborhood -- Japanese evacuation -- Powell St. Festival -- Japanese Canadian identity

English

Interviews (Sound recordings)
Oral histories

0:53:05

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