12337: Gengo Okui

Gengo Okui

He was born on 8 February 1911. He was a mill hand. His family includes Toki Okui (mother; nee Toki Nakayama), Umejiro Okui (father), and Hatsuno Okui (wife; nee Hatsuno Hirayama; in Japan). Rural Route No. 1, Cumberland, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Thunder River, BC and was exiled to Japan on 31 May 1946.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	08 February 1911
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations after uprooting	Thunder River, BC
Date exiled to Japan	31 May 1946
Locations before uprooting	Cumberland

Reel	C-9414 (1953-1967)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	12337
Name	Gengo Okui

Metadata

Download Original XML (4.0K)

Download Standalone XML (8.0K)

Title

12337: Gengo Okui

Credits

Metadata Author: Lindy Marks

Publication Information: See Terms of Use for publication and licensing information.

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

Terminology

Readers of these historical materials will encounter derogatory references to Japanese Canadians and euphemisms used to obscure the intent and impacts of the internment and dispossession. While these are important realities of the history, the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective urges users to carefully consider their own terminological choices in writing and speaking about this topic today as we confront past injustice. See our statement on terminology, and related sources here.