1253: Marie Kawamoto
Marie Kawamoto
Kawamoto was born on 08 November 1923. She was an unemployed student. Her family includes
Koshio Kawamoto (mother; nee Koshio Okada) and Itokichi Kawamoto (father). She lived
on Thorne Avenue, Burnaby, BC, was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC, and was exiled
to Japan on 02 August 1946. No seized property of Kawamoto’s listed in file; however,
file contains correspondence by Kawamoto concerning her father’s belongings.
| Sex | F |
| Date of Birth | 08 November 1923 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Locations after uprooting |
Tashme, BC
|
| Date exiled to Japan | 02 August 1946 |
| Locations before uprooting |
Burnaby
|
| Reel |
C-9316
(1625-1640)
|
| Type | Person |
| Custodian Number | 1253 |
| Name | Marie Kawamoto |
| Dates |
Not Before:
04 April 1942
Not After:
16 November 1946
|
| Excerpt | I would like as many things as I possibly can have sent to me, as at a time like this when our future is so unsettled I want them with me. My parents worry so much that we often have arguments and makes [sic] everything unpleasant. (Excerpt from a letter written by Marie Kawamoto to the "Japanese Evacuation Section") |
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1253: Marie Kawamoto
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