Tamotsu Ito
He was born on 16 June 1901. He was a truck driver employed by Ikeda. His family includes Kamekichi Miyata (father), Sugi Miyata (mother; nee Sugi Tanaka), Yukiko Ito (wife; nee Yukiko Hasegawa), Hisashi Miyata (son), Tsutomu Miyata (son), and Harumi Ito [also listed as James Ito] (son). His home address is listed as 406 Alexander Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC and exiled to Japan on 31 May 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Tamotsu |
| Surname | Ito |
| Regularized Name | Tamotsu Ito |
| Custodian Identification Number | 11726 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Greenwood, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Terminology
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