Interview with Margaret Lyons

Title
Interview with Margaret Lyons
Accession number
2010.036
Interviewer
Connie Sugiyama
Videographer
Lisa Uyeda
Date of Interview
Language
English
Description

Margaret Lyons was born on November 24 1923 in Mission City, BC. This interview is about Margaret Lyons and her family life in Mission City, British Columbia (prior to World War II); Winnipeg, Manitoba (during the war); and Hamilton, Ontario (after World War II). She discusses her father's working conditions on the farm and at a steel mill. She recounts her own working conditions working as a housekeeper in Winnipeg, the BBC in London, and the CBC in Toronto. She attained a school education through Japanese School, night school, and McMaster University. She discusses the many roles she transitioned through while working in radio production and the changes that were made to make CBC radio what it is today. She was heavily involved with support events at community centers within her community in Hamilton, Ontario. She is retired and spends her time traveling, reading cookbooks, and practicing Japanese.

Short clips from this interview: https://vimeo.com/510970765https://vimeo.com/368562731

Clip from Japanese Canadian Experience Post War Conference: https://vimeo.com/338320855

Format
Videotape
Video File
Length of Interview
1 hr 49 min
Period
Pre War
Post War
World War II
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Event
World War II
Relocation
Forced Removal
Deportation
Internment
Location
Japan
Mission, BC
Vancouver, BC
Winnipeg, MB
Hope, BC
Hamilton, ON
Topic
family
religion
Buddhism
farming
The Great Depression
travel
marriage
employment
radio
volunteer
War Measures Act
children
education
discrimination
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
language
children
Number of Physical Tapes
2
Permission
For uses other than research or private study, researchers must submit a Request for Permission to Publish, Exhibit or Broadcast form.
Citation
Margaret Lyons, interview by Connie Sugiyama, July 16, 2010, 2010.036, Sedai: The Japanese Canadian Legacy Project Collection, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.