The following is taken from the Japanese Canadian Exhibit at the Museum<\/strong><\/p>\r\n Japanese Canadians comprised a significant portion of Pitt Meadows' population in the 1930s and 1940s until they were moved to Manitoba to farm sugar beets in 1942. The booming Japanese Canadian community in Pitt Meadows farmed mostly berries and vegetables and the ?<\/span>majority of them had planned to reside on their farms for their entire lives. <\/p>\r\n Pitt Meadows was reputed to be one of the few lower mainland communities where discrimination toward Japanese Canadians was almost non-existent. However, due to internment, this was not their reality. <\/p>\r\n Mr. Roy Kaita and Mrs. Lil Shimoda (nee. Kimiko Kubota),who currently reside in Winnipeg, both grew up in Pitt Meadows and have known each other ever since childhood. This sound recording is an interview of Mr. Roy Kaita and Mrs. Lil Shimoda who tell us about their early days in Pitt Meadows as well as how they retrospectively look at their lives during and after the internment. <\/p>\r\n Details: Latitude: 49.226224887771 Longitude: -122.69259810447 Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/mr-roy-kaita-and-mrs-lil-shimoda
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