Transcript of interview with Pastor Dr. George Takashima


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Description: Transcription includes excerpts from Kimiko Karpoff's telephone interview with Pastor Dr. George Takashima of Lethbridge, Alberta. Content relates to childhood memories of the Powell Street Church and kindergarten, life in New Denver during internment, and the importance of this history.

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George Takashima was born in Vancouver and attended the Powell Street Church and kindergarten. His family was interned at New Denver, where they attended Turner Memorial United Church. After the war, the family moved to London, Ontario. He spent several decades in the field of education, teaching mainly in Manitoba. In 1993, he entered the ministry within the United Church and served the Southern Alberta Japanese United Church in Lethbridge. Pastor Takashima has served on the Board of the Nikkei Cultural Society in Lethbridge, and initiated the Internment Tour to the West Kootenays, to educate people about the internment during the Second World War.

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Collection/Fonds Title: Vancouver Japanese United Church fonds

File Title: Oral history interviews and transcripts  Source

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Record Title: Transcript of interview with Pastor Dr. George Takashima  Source

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Physical Description: 21 pages of textual records

Location of Original: Digital Archives

Creators/Contributors:
  • Interviewer: Kimiko Karpoff
  • Interviewee: George Takashima

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People:
  • Takashima, George
  • Karpoff, Kimiko

Subject(s):
  • Members of the congregation
  • Church buildings
  • Internment
  • School children
  • Immigration

Language: English

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