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- 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
- Benefits of VSB and VPL Partnerships - Interview with Joy Francescini
- Contributor(s)
- Francescini, Joy (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2016-06-23
- Language
- English
- Description
- Joy talks about her experiences working at the Strathcona Library Branch and the partnership between the Vancouver School Board (VSB) and the Library that facilitated various author storytelling visits and how she feels grateful to be a part of the development of the children who visited the branch over the years.
- Extent
- 00:02:50
- Subject(s)
- Creative community, Vancouver Public Library - Strathcona Branch, Books and reading, Authors, Indigenous peoples
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Blending History with Issues of Today - Interview with Judy Hanazawa
- Contributor(s)
- Hanazawa, Judy (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-04-29
- Language
- English
- Description
- Judy recounts her experiences as a third generation Japanese Canadian and also of her community work with the Squamish Nation.
- Extent
- 00:04:48
- Subject(s)
- Japanese Canadians, Reparations for historical injustices, Racism, Squamish people, Social work, Human rights, Social justice, Indigenous peoples
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 1940s, 1950s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Blue Eagle Cafe and Roller Rinks - Interview with Rickie Ahlgren:
- Contributor(s)
- Ahlgren, Rickie (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-05-09
- Language
- English
- Description
- Rickie reminisces about the importance of roller-skating rinks and some of her favourite spots in Vancouver.
- Extent
- 00:01:02
- Subject(s)
- Roller-skating rinks, Blue Eagle Cafe (Vancouver, B.C.), Roller-skating
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 1950s, 1960s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Changes in the Downtown Eastside - Interview with Phoenix:
- Contributor(s)
- Phoenix (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-08-02
- Language
- English
- Description
- Phoenix explains why she likes the Downtown Eastside and compares the Downtown Eastside today to the one she knew in years past.
- Extent
- 00:02:06
- Subject(s)
- Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Social interaction
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 2000s, 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Childhood Memories in Japantown - Interview with Mary Kawamoto:
- Contributor(s)
- Kawamoto, Mary (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-04-29
- Language
- English
- Description
- Mary recalls her earliest memories in Japantown as well as weekend trips to Kitsilano and Stanley Park.
- Extent
- 00:02:04
- Subject(s)
- Japanese Canadians, Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Active life enthusiasts
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 1940s, 1950s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Chinatown Prevails - Interview with Sue Lum
- Contributor(s)
- Lum, Sue (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- moving image
- Date Created
- 2015
- Language
- English
- Description
- Lum talks about the freeway debates to demolish Chinatown in 1968-1970 and petitions from the Strathcona Property Owners and Tenants Association (SPOTA).
- Extent
- 00:00:40
- Subject(s)
- Strathcona Property Owners and Tenants' Association, Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.), Petitions, Communities
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1960s
- Collection
- Chinatown Stories, Story City
- Title
- Chinese Library - Interview with Marion Man:
- Contributor(s)
- Man, Marion (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- moving image
- Date Created
- 2015
- Language
- English
- Description
- Marion Man talks about her fond memories of working at the Chinese Library.
- Extent
- 00:01:17
- Subject(s)
- Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.), Cultural differences, Multiculturalism, Chinese Community Library Services Association, Communities
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 2010s
- Collection
- Chinatown Stories, Story City
- Title
- Church Buildings - Interview with Marion Man and Gregory Helem
- Contributor(s)
- Man, Marion (Interviewee), Helem, Gregory (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- moving image
- Date Created
- 2015
- Language
- English
- Description
- Marion Man talks about churches in Chinatown, including one that is over 100 years old and is still existing at Gore and Pender Streets. Marion continues by talking more about the church that is now called the Strathcona Church and also about the St. Francis Xavier School in Strathcona.
- Extent
- 00:02:06
- Subject(s)
- Schools, Chinese Canadians, Church buildings, Lord Strathcona Elementary School, Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.), Elementary schools
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 1900s
- Collection
- Chinatown Stories, Story City
- Title
- Community Connections - Interview with Mona Loh:
- Contributor(s)
- Loh, Mona (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2016-06-24
- Language
- English
- Description
- Mona Loh talks about the strong connections that library staff have with the community of Strathcona and the challenges that many in the area face.
- Extent
- 00:02:59
- Subject(s)
- Vancouver Public Library - Strathcona Branch, Early literacy, Economic conditions
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Community Literacy - 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 volunteering with the ONE TO ONE Literacy Society.
- Extent
- 00:01:59
- Subject(s)
- ONE TO ONE Literacy Society, Literacy programs, Volunteering, Volunteers
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Culture and Language Loss Due to Internment - Interview with Judy Hanazawa
- Contributor(s)
- Hanazawa, Judy (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-04-29
- Language
- English
- Description
- Judy talks about the impact of the Japanese internment during the Second World War, two of the most impactful being the loss of language and culture.
- Extent
- 00:01:07
- Subject(s)
- Japanese Canadians, Racism, World War, 1939-1945, Japanese Canadian Internment
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 1940s, 1950s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Doing Something Tangible to Address Past Wrongs - Interview with Grace Eiko Thomson
- Contributor(s)
- Thomson, Grace Eiko (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-04-29
- Language
- English
- Description
- Grace talks about how society can address past wrongs through education.
- Extent
- 00:01:49
- Subject(s)
- Reparations for historical injustices, Japanese Canadians, World War, 1939-1945, Japanese Canadian Internment, Education
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Downtown Eastside, a Creative Community - Interview with Gilles Cyrenne:
- Contributor(s)
- Cyrenne, Gilles (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-05-10
- Language
- English
- Description
- Gilles describes all the vibrant creative activities found in the Downtown Eastside, the Heart of the City Festival, and his upcoming book of poetry.
- Extent
- 00:02:21
- Subject(s)
- Poetry, Artists, Artists' studios, Housing, Gentrification, Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Small business, Creative community
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Five Cent Movies - Interview with Akira Horii
- Contributor(s)
- Horii, Akira (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-04-29
- Language
- English
- Description
- Akira remembers getting 10 cents from his mother as a child and how he'd buy a bag of peanuts for 5 cents and go to the Star Theatre on Main Street and watch a movie for 5 cents.
- Extent
- 00:00:36
- Subject(s)
- Childhood, Motion picture theatres, Amusements
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 1940s, 1950s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Hollywood North - Interview with Nicholas Varga:
- Contributor(s)
- Varga, Nicholas (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-10-25
- Language
- English
- Description
- Nicholas talks about movies that have been filmed in the Downtown Eastside.
- Extent
- 00:01:22
- Subject(s)
- Motion picture industry, Ovaltine Cafe (Restaurant)
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 2000s, 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- I Want to Work at the Library One Day - Interview with Lily Gee:
- Contributor(s)
- Gee, Lily (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2016-06-24
- Language
- English
- Description
- Lily recounts her childhood visits to the Library Book Mobile in the 1950s and 1960s and how it inspired her to become a Librarian.
- Extent
- 00:00:59
- Subject(s)
- Vancouver Public Library - Strathcona Branch, Book mobile, Books and reading, Early literacy, Careers
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 1950s, 1960s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Japanese Community Gatherings - Interview with Judy Hanazawa:
- Contributor(s)
- Hanazawa, Judy (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-04-29
- Language
- English
- Description
- Judy talks about the various places where the Japanese community has gatherings.
- Extent
- 00:01:20
- Subject(s)
- Social interaction, Church buildings, Reparations for historical injustices, Vancouver Japanese Language School, Tonari Gumi (Japanese Community Volunteers Association), Community relations, Communities, Schools
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 2000s, 2010s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Japanese Language School - Interview with Judy Hanazawa:
- Contributor(s)
- Hanazawa, Judy (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-04-29
- Language
- English
- Description
- Judy talks about her experience as a child attending the Japanese Language School in Strathcona in the 1940s and 1950s.
- Extent
- 00:00:26
- Subject(s)
- Vancouver Japanese Language School, Schools
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 1940s, 1950s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Japantown Was a Thriving Community - Interview with Grace Eiko Thomson
- Contributor(s)
- Thomson, Grace Eiko (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-04-29
- Language
- English
- Description
- Grace describes what Japantown was like before the Second World War and some of the issues facing this neighbourhood today.
- Extent
- 00:01:27
- Subject(s)
- Japanese Canadians, Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Powell Street Festival, Gentrification, Volunteers
- Location(s)
- Strathcona
- Time Period
- 1940s, 1950s, 2010s
- Collection
- Story City