Thomas Hatanaka
Bird Commission case file number 1124. Custodian file number 1550. (Source:
lac_rg33-69_volume_57_-file_1124)
Hatanaka was born on 2 February 1917. He is also named in the file as Thomas
Masayoshi Hatanaka. He was a sawmill hand employed by Robertson & Hackett
Limited, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Masao Hatanaka (mother) and Shuzo
Hatanaka (father). His home address is listed as 43 East Fifth Avenue,
Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to 75 McCaul Street, Toronto 2B, ON. A
letter from Hatanaka indicates that he worked at the Solsqua Road Camp and did
sugar beet work in Centralia. His listed seized property includes 655 East
Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC which was sold to Sophie Arborak, “wife of Harry
Arborak.”.
Metadata
| Surname | Hatanaka |
| Forename | Thomas |
| AddName | Masayoshi |
| Regularized Name | Thomas Hatanaka |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1550 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)
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