12886: Toyo Tsurui

She was born on 17 October 1896. Her maiden name is Toyo Akiyama. She was a housewife and worked in her husband’s business, a restaurant called Sagamiya Restaurant, 237 1/2 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. Her family includes Shisu Akiyama (mother; in Japan), Matsugoro Akiyama (father; deceased at time of file), and Kurazo Tsurui (husband). Her home address is listed as 237 1/2 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to New Denver, BC. Her listed seized property includes real estate: 237 1/2 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC; fixtures and supplies from restaurant business, including cultural items such as a box for grating dried bonito, sake bottles and cups, and Japanese plates.