Interview with Kimiko "Rose" Aihoshi (nee Kato)

Title
Interview with Kimiko "Rose" Aihoshi (nee Kato)
Accession number
2010.050
Interviewer
Lisa Uyeda
Videographer
Lisa Uyeda
Date of Interview
Language
English
Description

Rose Aihoshi was born on April 9, 1923 in South Vancouver, British Columbia. The interview is about Rose Aihoshi and her family life in Fairview, British Columbia (prior to World War II); Lemon Creek, British Columbia; New Denver, British Columbia (during the war); Montreal, Quebec; and Toronto, Ontario (after the war). Her father died during the Great Depression so she mainly discusses her mother’s, brother’s, and her own working conditions. Through her uncle’s and mother’s emphasis on education, she attained a school education through the United Church in South Vancouver, Japanese school, and a sewing academy in Vancouver. She worked at the commissioner’s office in the internment camps and for General Dynamics, now known as Bombardier, for several years. She was very involved in her Montreal community, hosting events for several of the community centres. Now, she spends her time traveling, cooking, and spending her time with her children.

Format
Videotape
Video File
Length of Interview
1 hr 59 min
Period
Pre War
Post War
World War II
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Event
World War II
Relocation
Forced Removal
Internment
Location
Fairview, BC
New Denver, BC
Slocan City, BC
Lemon Creek, BC
Powell Street, Vancouver, BC
Hastings Park, Vancouver
Kaslo, BC
Greenwood, BC
Montreal, QC
Toronto, ON
Mississauga, ON
Japan
Topic
family
food
United Church
education
Japanese language school
family
employment
immigration
travel
military
discrimination
community
social activity
religion
living conditions
bathhouse
language
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC)
children
newspaper
detention camps
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
curfew
radio
music
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
marriage
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
Kimiko "Rose" Aihoshi, interview by Lisa Uyeda, August 23, 2010, 2010.050, Sedai: The Japanese Canadian Legacy Project Collection, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.