Tatsuro “Buck” Suzuki (Japanese Canadian fisherman) describes what it was like to have his boat confiscated during World War II. Suzuki also shares the fears that Japanese Canadians faced during dispossession and internment. Interviewed by Howie Smith in 1977.
Credit: BCA AAAB4829

Buck Suzuki

Ida Halpern Interviewed by CBC, 1967 (courtesy of CBC)

Hear how an engineering student who became an officer of the Vietnamese army, landed in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. Tinh Bui recounts how he started a new life and career when he landed as a refugee in BC.

Tinh Bui

You, Cori Lausen, Mark Brigham and Jared Hobbs co-authored the second edition of the Royal BC Museum Handbook: Bats of British Columbia. Tell us about that!

Working On The Bat Handbook

Describe your most memorable experience with wild bats in BC.

A Memorable Experience With Bats

What can people do to help bats? Check out Dave’s recommendation:  BC Community Bat Programs https://bcbats.ca

How Can We Help Bats?

Violet-green Swallow

Varied Thrush

Steller's Jay

Black Oystercatcher

Great Horned Owl

Bewick's Wren

Bald Eagle

American Wigeon

Listen to a California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

Sea Lions

Doris Lawson

Dorothy Nealy

Nora Hendrix

Rosa Pryor

Songs from the Cradleboard Theatre

Natasha Walden and Elena Senecal Hidden Histories

During BC’s gold rush, the array of music was as diverse as the Euro American and Chinese miners themselves. Gathering for a drink and a dance or sitting outside cabin or tent, music conveyed humor and excitement amidst hardship and isolation. Music was a communal experience. For our research we reviewed archival diaries for comments on music being played in saloons and examined popular sheet music and song books of the era, and the folksongs of coastal China. The music played here is typical of the period. 

Gold Rush Music Collection 3

Gold Rush Music Collection 2

Gold Rush Music Collection 1

Mammoth Sounds

Chinese Opera Music 1

Imbert Orchard 1

Dora Kloss Interview

Paddy Acland 1

Students in Reynolds Secondary School’s Flexible Studies Program on Vancouver Island made connections with members of the Songhees community and spent time at the Royal BC Museum. This audio file represents some of their work. Listen for Elder Secllemah (Joan Morris) sharing her experiences of residential school. 

Island of Voices

Sohan Singh Labh

Lavina Lightbown interviewed by Imbert Orchard, 1969, BC Archives number T1172:0001, with permission of the CBC.

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