Mary Kitagawa tells the story of her mother Kimiko Murakami, who ran a successful farm with Mary's father on Salt Spring Island in the 1930s. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbour in 1941 their lives changed dramatically. Mary's family was sent to a series of internment camps and beet farms where they would live in dire conditions and work for meager wages. Despite eight years of internment, Kimiko refused to allow the children to lose hope. She was determined to return to her farm again.

Originally released by Susan Poizner, 2006. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 07, 2015.

Early Pioneers (9:19); --Forced Labour and Internment (7:51); -- Rebuilding a Life (4:24); .