6667: Sumako Kawai

Sumako Kawai

She was born on 6 September 1904. Her maiden name is Sumako Yoshinaga. She was a housewife. Her family includes Fuji Yoshinaga (mother), Koichi Yoshinaga (father), Tanezo Kawai (husband), Hiroshi Kawai (son), Reiko Kawai (daughter), Tsuyako Kawai (daughter), Atsuko Kawai (daughter), Fujiko Kawai (daughter), and Yutaka Kawai (son). Her home address is listed as P.O. Box 182, Chemainus, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC and she was exiled to Japan on 17 June 1946.

Sex	F
Date of Birth	06 September 1904
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations after uprooting	Slocan, BC
Date exiled to Japan	17 June 1946
Locations before uprooting	Chemainus

Reel	C-9367 (2318-2327)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	6667
Name	Sumako Kawai

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Title

6667: Sumako Kawai

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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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