Mitsu Ito Interview Segment 4

Born in British Columbia, Canada (ddr-densho-1006-1-1) - 00:01:22
Father's and uncles' immigration to Canada (ddr-densho-1006-1-2) - 00:03:26
Mother's immigration story (ddr-densho-1006-1-3) - 00:02:36
Parents' decision to farm in Mission, British Columbia, Canada (ddr-densho-1006-1-4) - 00:03:21
Attending public school and Japanese language school (ddr-densho-1006-1-5) - 00:05:06
Recreational activities while growing up (ddr-densho-1006-1-6) - 00:02:19
Losing mother to cancer, siblings get split up (ddr-densho-1006-1-7) - 00:04:42
Activities in Japanese American community (ddr-densho-1006-1-8) - 00:03:31
Leaving home to work in a sawmill (ddr-densho-1006-1-9) - 00:03:34
Working on a sugar beet farm (ddr-densho-1006-1-10) - 00:04:08
Moving to Japan postwar, after being barred from returning to western Canada (ddr-densho-1006-1-11) - 00:04:28
Working as an interpreter in Hiroshima, Japan (ddr-densho-1006-1-12) - 00:05:29
Getting married while living in Japan (ddr-densho-1006-1-13) - 00:01:32
Returning to Canada in the 1950s (ddr-densho-1006-1-14) - 00:04:52
Experiences living and working in Toronto, Canada (ddr-densho-1006-1-15) - 00:06:49
Raising two sons in Toronto (ddr-densho-1006-1-16) - 00:03:12
Reflections on life in Toronto (ddr-densho-1006-1-17) - 00:08:34
Thoughts on redress movement, current community and charitable work (ddr-densho-1006-1-18) - 00:04:47
Thoughts on importance of Japanese immigration to Canada (ddr-densho-1006-1-19) - 00:01:56
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ddr-densho-1006-1-4 (Legacy UID: denshovh-imitsu-01-0004)

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Parents' decision to farm in Mission, British Columbia, Canada

This interview was conducted by the JC Legacy Project, a project of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

00:03:21 — Segment 4 of 19

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DATE

March 23, 2005

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Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Collection

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Mitsu Ito

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Mitsu Ito Interview

01:15:44 — 19 segments

DATE

March 23, 2005

LOCATION

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION

Nisei male. Born August 20, 1924, in Mission, British Columbia, Canada. Grew up in Mission, attending school and helping on family farm. Left home to work several jobs, including in a sawmill and on a sugar beet farm. After World War II, moved to Japan, worked as an interpreter for the British Army, and got married. Moved to Toronto, Canada, in the 1950s and raised two sons. In later life, active in Toronto's Japanese Canadian community, and was involved with charitable foundations.

(This interview was conducted by the JC Legacy Project, a project of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.)

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Mary Ito, interviewer; Tak Yano, videographer

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Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Collection

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