titleInterview of Sumi Matsushita (nee Kosaeka) and Shoichi Matsushita; New Denver, BC

 

nameCassette, Audio

 

date1994

 

descriptionAn interview of Sumi Matsushita (nee Kosaeka) and Shoichi Matsushita captured by Katherine Megumi Shozawa at the Matsushita's home in the Orchard in New Denver, BC on September 21, 1994. The interview discusses the couple's internment experiences, their feelings on the Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre, how the New Denver community has changed since the war, why they decided to stay in New Denver, what advice they would to young Nikkei today and Sumi recollects her memories of Powell Street before the war. *

 

history of use

 

Sumi Matsushita (nee Kosaeka) was born on November 13, 1917 in Vancouver, BC. Shoichi Matsushita was born on November 21, 1914 in Steveston, BC.

 

 

part ofKatherine Megumi Shozawa collection
number2013.1.1.1.a-b

 

organisation

 

Nikkei National Museum
accessOpen