Tomisuke Asai

Tomisuke Asai

He was born on 3 October 1891. He was a fisherman. His family includes Rin Asai (wife; in Japan) and Kazuo Asai (son; in Japan). His home address is listed as 176 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC.

Metadata

ForenameTomisuke
SurnameAsai
Regularized NameTomisuke Asai
Custodian Identification Number748_xi
NationalityNaturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)Slocan, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver

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Terminology

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