Elmer Hara

Elmer Hara

Oral History: Elmer Hara. Son of Takeo Hara and Ryuko Hara. Brother to Agnes Hara and Arthur Hara. The family went from Vancouver over land to New Jersey, USA to return to Japan on the Gripsholm in 1942. (Source: oral_history_hara26_2016-06-15.xml).

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SurnameHara
ForenameElmer
AddNameHiroshi
Regularized NameElmer Hara
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver
Residence (after uprooting)Japan
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Terminology

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