Katsuyoshi Morita


Region: Greenwood British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia
Generation: Issei
Born 1899, Japan

Bio

Katsuyoshi Morita was the author of Powell Street Monogatari, a chronicle of stories from the prewar Japanese Canadian neighbourhood of Powell Street and Morita’s experiences in the internment camp of Greenwood during the forced removal. Powell Street Monogatari was originally written in Japanese, and translated into English by Eric Sokugawa (translation published in 1989).