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Record information Mitsuru Shimpo fonds [sound recording]
Date:1971.Reference:R5786-0-3-EType of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:181297Date(s):1971.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:13 audio reels (22 h).Language of material:EnglishAdded language of material:English, JapaneseScope and content:Fonds consists of oral history interviews with Japanese-Canadians about the riots at Powell Street in 1907, World War I veterans, Japanese immigration in the 1920s and 1930s, the forced relocation and internment camps and the Showa Club. Fonds also contains a recording of a round table discussion of the past experiences of first generation Japanese-Canadians.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Shimpo (Shinpo), Mitsuru, 1931-2015 : Mitsuru Shimpo (Shinpo) was born in Manchuria in 1931. He graduated from the International Christian University in Japan (1957) and then received his M.A. in Sociology from the Tokyo Educational College. After his graduation, Shimpo returned to I.C.U. as a lecturer (1959-1962). He then emigrated to British Columbia and completed an M.A. in Sociology at the University of British Columbia in 1963. Shimpo then worked as a research sociologist at the Centre for Community Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. After returning to UBC to pursue doctoral studies, Shimpo went to Japan to carry out field work. He subsequently held positions at the Universities of Alberta and Waterloo. Shimpo has authored a number of books that focus on the sociological aspects of indigenous groups and Japanese Canadians regarding their early experiences in Canada, including the period of the Japanese evacuation during the Second World War (See: http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/rescols.html).Additional information:General note:Received in 1972.
The scope and content was revised due to equity and diversity concerns, February 27, 2025.Location of originals note:The original recordings are preserved at the Special Collections Division of the University of British Columbia Library. They were acquired by the UBC library for the Japanese-Canadian Archives Project.Associated material note:Japanese-Canadian Research Collection, Special Collections Division, University of British Columbia Library holds similar documents.Varying form of title:Subject heading:Source:Private -
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