Ed and Doris Kimura, interviewed by Jordan Stanger-Ross, 26 June 2015 (2 of 2)

Ed and Doris Kimura, interviewed by Jordan Stanger-Ross, 26 June 2015 (2 of 2)

Abstract
In this follow up interview, Jordan Stanger-Ross explores additional questions for Ed and Doris Kimura about their childhood homes, and memories of pre-war in Vancouver and Skeena, where they each lived. Ed recalls some special objects, such as a gramophone, that were treasured during the war. Ed also recalls his time in high school in Grand Forks. In the interview, Ed suggests that the experience of uprooting may have had a positive influence on his life, because it allowed him to take a different path. Doris recalls some friends in her early life with less detail. At the end of the interview, she pulls out two objects for Jordan to look at: a shoe buckle and a Chinese abacus.
This oral history is from an interview conducted by the Oral History cluster of the Landscapes of Injustice project.
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Title

Ed and Doris Kimura, interviewed by Jordan Stanger-Ross, 26 June 2015 (2 of 2)

Abstract

In this follow up interview, Jordan Stanger-Ross explores additional questions for Ed and Doris Kimura about their childhood homes, and memories of pre-war in Vancouver and Skeena, where they each lived. Ed recalls some special objects, such as a gramophone, that were treasured during the war. Ed also recalls his time in high school in Grand Forks. In the interview, Ed suggests that the experience of uprooting may have had a positive influence on his life, because it allowed him to take a different path. Doris recalls some friends in her early life with less detail. At the end of the interview, she pulls out two objects for Jordan to look at: a shoe buckle and a Chinese abacus.
This oral history is from an interview conducted by the Oral History cluster of the Landscapes of Injustice project.

Credits

Interviewer: Jordan Stanger-Ross
Interviewee: Ed Kimura
Interviewee: Doris Kimura
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Setting: Vancouver
Keywords: Christina Lake ; Alpine; McGill Street; Skeena ; Vancouver ; Doukhobours; homes; special possessions; friends; post WWI, 1930s, 1950s

Terminology

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