Chasing Cherry Blossoms
Episode 5: Proud To Be Me
Guest: Cindi Kishiyama Harbottle at Japanese American Citizen League, Arizona Chapter
In the 1960s and ’70s, people used to travel long distances to see the Baseline Flower Fields in Phoenix, Arizona. Tin returns home and talks to Cindi Kishiyama-Harbottle at the Japanese American Citizen’s League Arizona Chapter. Cindi talks about how her family were early settlers in Arizona, and one of the first families to grow flowers at the legendary Japanese Flower Gardens on Baseline Road. Cindi tells stories of growing up at the flower shop her parents ran, as well as how she overcame struggles with finding her Asian-American identity.
Produced by Tinnley Sawan Subsin
* The pronunciation of “hapa” was pulled from the Cambridge Dictionary.
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Guest: Cindi Kishiyama Harbottle at Japanese American Citizen League, Arizona Chapter
In the 1960s and ’70s, people used to travel long distances to see the Baseline Flower Fields in Phoenix, Arizona. Tin returns home and talks to Cindi Kishiyama-Harbottle at the Japanese American Citizen’s League Arizona Chapter. Cindi talks about how her family were early settlers in Arizona, and one of the first families to grow flowers at the legendary Japanese Flower Gardens on Baseline Road. Cindi tells stories of growing up at the flower shop her parents ran, as well as how she overcame struggles with finding her Asian-American identity.
Produced by Tinnley Sawan Subsin
* The pronunciation of “hapa” was pulled from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Check out other episodes and slide shows on our website.