title

 

George Tsushima Collection

 

general material designation

 

[Photographs, Textual materials, and Artefacts]
extent

 

11 Photographs, 1 Scroll, 1 CD in original case, 2 Documents, 2 Newspaper clippings, 1 Paper, 1 Booklet, 6 Newsletters, 1 Envelope

 

date

 

1939-2013

 

scope and content

 

This collection consists of 11 photographs and various items covering topics of the Tsushima Family, Ushi Doshi Celebrations, Japanese Language School Gakuyukai, the Roseberry Internment Camp (originally owned by Miyo Masaki), Tashme, Lemon Creek Harmonica Band, and Family Documents that have been donated by George Tsushima. There are three series within this collection that have items under alternative accession numbers:

 


 

2010.72.06 - The Tsushima Family series, 2016.16.01 - The Lemon Creek Harmonica Band series, and 2020.05 - The Family Document series.

 

biography

 

George Tsushima was born in 1923 to Chuzo and Iku Tsushima, who owned a confectionary shop.

 

He married Ayako (née Naruse) in 195X. Together, they had 4 children; Steven, Richard (Denise), Robert, and Susan (Anton).

 

His siblings were Yuki Kondo (Harry) [2011-299, 2016-16], Keiko Ohashi (Victor), George Tsushima (Aya) [2010-72-6, 2011-298, 2016-16, 2020.05.01], Yoshiko (Roy) Nagami and Sachiko Joyce (Joe) Matsumoto [2025-09].

 

number

 

2011.298

 

organisation

 

Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
access

 

Open