5945: Ai Hirai

Ai Hirai

She was born on 5 July 1890. She was a housewife. Her family includes Kisaku Hirai (husband), Fukutaro Hirai (son), Kiyoko Tanaka (daughter; nee Kiyoko Hirai), Shigeo Hirai (son), Yoshiko Hamanishi (daughter; nee Yoshiko Hirai), Toyoko Hayashi (daughter; nee Toyoko Hirai), Sadako Hirai (daughter; in Japan), and Saburo Hirai (son). Her home address is listed as P.O. Box 217, Moncton Street, Steveston, BC and 951, Nicola Street, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC and she was exiled to Japan on 17 June 1946.

Sex	F
Date of Birth	05 July 1890
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	Greenwood, BC
Date exiled to Japan	17 June 1946
Locations before uprooting	Steveston Vancouver

Reel	C-9362 (1490-1495)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	5945
Name	Ai Hirai

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5945: Ai Hirai

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Metadata Author: Jayson Jap

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Source: Library and Archives Canada, Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property Fonds, C-3 Business Records

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