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Title: 1946 Earthquake - Interview with Wayne Gatley:
Contributor(s): Gatley, Wayne (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-27
Language: English
Description: Wayne recalls the 1946 earthquake, one of his earliest memories.
Extent: 00:01:13
Subject(s): Earthquakes, Family, Childhood
Location(s): Marpole
Time Period: 1940s
Collection: Story City

Title: 1960s Teen Hot Spots - Interview with Ron Pollock:
Contributor(s): Pollock, Ron (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-20
Language: English
Description: Ron talks about visiting folk clubs in Downtown Vancouver as a teenager in the 1960s - his introduction to the "cool scene."
Extent: 00:01:01
Subject(s): Folk music, Nightclubs, Teenagers, Inquisition Coffee House, Creative community
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1960s, 1970s
Collection: Story City

Title: 2010 Winter Olympics - Interview with Maria Fiskilis, George Ghiouzelis, and Speros Ganatsios
Contributor(s): Fiskilis, Maria (Interviewee), Ghiouzelis, George (Interviewee), Ganatsios, Speros (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-01
Language: English
Description: Maria Fiskilis, George Ghiouzelis, and Speros Ganatsios discuss their favourite experiences of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Extent: 00:02:10
Subject(s): Olympic Winter Games (21st : 2010 : Vancouver, B.C.), Hockey, Greek Canadians
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 2000s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: 29th Avenue - Interview with Faye Lum:
Contributor(s): Lum, Faye (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-25
Language: English
Description: Faye Lum's interest in her neighbourhood led her to learn about the history of one of its streets.
Extent: 00:01:02
Subject(s): Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Roads
Location(s): Renfrew-Collingwood
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: About East Vancouver - Interview with Hilda Castillo
Contributor(s): Castillo, Hilda (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-07
Language: English
Description: Hilda Castillo shares her insights into her Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood.
Extent: 00:04:26
Subject(s): Multiculturalism, Parks
Location(s): Grandview-Woodland
Time Period: 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: About Tatlow Park - Interview with Joan Cubbon
Contributor(s): Cubbon, Joan (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-24
Language: English
Description: Joan talks about what she likes about Kitsilano (pool, park and beach) and shares a project to restore a stream in Tatlow Park.
Extent: 00:01:24
Subject(s): Kits Beach (Vancouver, B.C.), Beaches, Pools, Parks, Stream conservation, Tatlow Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Adapting to Canada - Interview with Ms. Joe:
Contributor(s): Joe, Ms. (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: Cantonese
Description: Ms. Joe talks about being discouraged from carrying her children on her back in Canada, and her willingness to adapt to her new environment. Interview conducted in Cantonese. Video slideshow includes English subtitles.
Extent: 00:00:33
Subject(s): Cultural differences, Chinese Canadians, Parenting
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Admiring Diversity - Interview with Gayle Ball-Parker and Erroll Parker:
Contributor(s): Ball-Parker, Gayle (Interviewee), Parker, Erroll (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-23
Language: English
Description: Visitors Gayle Ball-Parker and Erroll Parker talk about how their visit changed their perception of diversity in Western Canada.
Extent: 00:01:57
Subject(s): Indigenous peoples, Multiculturalism
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: An Agricultural Neighbourhood - Interview with Rita MacKay:
Contributor(s): MacKay, Rita (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-19
Language: English
Description: Rita MacKay grew up in the South Cambie area, and lives there still. The rural nature of the area from her 1930s childhood would not be recognized today.
Extent: 00:04:20
Subject(s): Neighbourhoods - Historic changes
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 1930s, 1940s
Collection: Story City

Title: Al Jamia Masjid Mosque - Interview with Ihsan Malik:
Contributor(s): Malik, Ihsan (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-08-02
Language: English
Description: Ihsan Malik describes the first mosque in Western Canada and its significance.
Extent: 00:02:42
Subject(s): Muslims, Al Jamia Masjid (Mosque), Pakistan Canadians, Cultural differences
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1960s
Collection: Story City

Title: All the Children Loved Me! - Interview with Gloria Rodriguez
Contributor(s): Rodriguez, Gloria (interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-17
Language: English
Description: Gloria talks about arriving in Vancouver in the 1970s, her love for working with her kids at Van Horne Elementary school and how the cold makes her feel at home.
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, Children, Elementary schools, Schools, Sir William Van Horne Elementary School
Location(s): Oakridge
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Andre Demiris and Mr. Giftonikolios:
Contributor(s): Susie Demiris Miceli (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1970
Description: My dad Andre Demiris and Mr. Giftonikolios (who was a “Psalti” at church) in our deli, “University Delicatessen” which was later converted to our restaurant, Vassilis Taverna. Looks like my dad just got a delivery.
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Delicatessens, Restaurants
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1970s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Annual Riley Park Block Party - Interview with Brenda Martens
Contributor(s): Martens, Brenda (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-30
Language: English
Description: Brenda talks about her local block party, an annual potluck get-together with neighbours.
Extent: 00:01:04
Subject(s): Neighbourhood watch programs, Cooking, Entertaining, Sustainability
Location(s): Riley Park
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Appreciating Still Creek - Interview with Emily Chan
Contributor(s): Chan, Emily (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-25
Language: English
Description: Emily talks about the history of Still Creek and the efforts by the Still Moon Arts Society volunteers to help clean the creek of garbage and to revitalize the habitat around it.
Extent: 00:01:57
Subject(s): Neighbourhoods, Still Creek (Vancouver, B.C.), Parks, Renfrew Ravine Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Volunteers, Stream conservation, Communities
Location(s): Renfrew-Collingwood
Time Period: 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Around Oakridge - Interview with Perry Seidelman
Contributor(s): Seidelman, Perry (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-14
Language: English
Description: Perry Seidelman has lived in the Oakridge area since he was a child. He shares his thoughts and memories of the area and his community.
Extent: 00:01:16
Subject(s): Jewish Canadians, Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, High schools, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Schools, Volunteers, Museums
Location(s): Oakridge
Time Period: 1950s, 1960s
Collection: Story City

Title: Arriving in Vancouver - Interview with Andrea Berneckas
Contributor(s): Berneckas, Andrea (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-25
Language: English
Description: Andrea talks about her adventurous arrival in British Columbia.
Extent: 00:01:57
Subject(s): Relocation, Poetry, Travel, Camping, Hostels
Location(s): West Point Grey
Time Period: 1990s
Collection: Story City

Title: Art, Artifacts and Music - Interview with Barbara Williamson:
Contributor(s): Williamson, Barbara (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-12
Language: English
Description: Barbara reflects on her appreciation for the Museum of Anthropology at UBC and Early Music Vancouver.
Extent: 00:02:04
Subject(s): University of British Columbia. Museum of Anthropology, Early Music Vancouver, Music, Museums, Creative community
Location(s): West Point Grey
Time Period: 1970s
Collection: Story City

Title: Artist Trading Cards - Interview with Leanne Bishop:
Contributor(s): Bishop, Leanne (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-24
Language: English
Description: Leanne explains the emergence of ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) on the Vancouver art scene.
Extent: 00:02:21
Subject(s): Artists, Trading cards, ATCs (Artist Trading Cards), Creative community
Location(s): Riley Park
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: At Home in the Downtown Eastside - Interview with Himy Syed:
Contributor(s): Syed, Himy (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-22
Language: English
Description: After a year's residence on the Downtown Eastside, Himy Sied is still getting to know his neigbourhood and his neighbors, and likes them both more and more each day.
Extent: 00:05:55
Subject(s): Social entrepreneurship, Small business, Vancouver Public Library - nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch
Location(s): Strathcona
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: At the White Spot - Interview with Tevie Smith
Contributor(s): Smith, Tevie (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-14
Language: English
Description: Tevie Smith worked at the first White Spot, and still has praise for the Vancouver institution.
Extent: 00:00:57
Subject(s): White Spot (Restaurant), Restaurants, Employment
Location(s): Marpole
Time Period: 1930s
Collection: Story City

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