タイトル
Chris Takahashi Robertson Collection - Florence Senda Interview
Accession number
2025-017-01
Interviewer
Chris Takahashi Robertson
Date of Interview
Language
English
Description
Florence Senda (nee Hironaka), was born April 14, 1926, in Alberta. The interview was conducted by Chris Takahashi Robertson as part of a family history project funded by the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society Intergenerational Wellness grant. The interview includes discussion of picture brides, family immigration, the early issei community in Raymond, AB, Senda family working sugar beets and farming struggles, Lethbridge, AB, history of Yosh Senda and Judo in Alberta, and battling sexism in judo.
Format
Audio File Only
Period
Pre War
Post War
1920s
1940s
Location
Alberta, Canada
Lethbridge, AB
Mission, BC
Topic
picture bride
beet fields
internment camp
farming