Interview with Henry Shimizu

The interview is about Henry Shimizu’s photographs and paintings, describing his life in the internment camp of New Denver during World War II until 1946 when his family moved to Edmonton. He describes the area around New Denver and talks briefly about where other internment camps were situated in Kootenay Valley around Slocan Lake. He discusses his father’s work before the move, the process of leaving Prince Rupert, and moving to the internment camp. He goes into detail of how his family adapted to living in the internment camp by starting vegetable gardens, adding insulation to their homes, getting involved in winter sports and baseball, and starting Obon odori festivals. He also mentions how the high school-aged children were able to get a basic education from the Roman Catholic nuns and the United Church.