Sumi Fujita

Sumi Fujita

She was born on 9 September 1906. Her maiden name is Sumi Maigawa. She was a houseworker. Her family includes Ho Maigawa (mother), Kiyojiro Maigawa (father), Gengo Fujita (husband), Yuriko Fujita [also listed as Maria Fujita] (daughter), Nobuko Fujita (daughter), Fumiko Fujita (daughter). Her home address is listed as 1701 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Toronto, ON and Georgetown, ON.

Metadata

ForenameSumi
SurnameFujita
Regularized NameSumi Fujita
Custodian Identification Number14622
NationalityCanadian born
Residence (after uprooting)Toronto, ON
Residence (after uprooting)Georgetown, ON
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver

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Terminology

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