Bunyei Iwanami
He was born on 18 January 1885. He was a millhand employed by Sprout Lake Lumber Mill, Sprout Lake, BC. His family includes Hayo Iwanami (mother), Sojuro Iwanami (father), Koma Iwanami (former wife; nee Koma Konishi), Takako Iwanami (daughter), Toshie Kawakami (common law step-daughter), Shizuko Kondo (common-law step-daughter; nee Shizuko Kawakami), Masashi Kawakami (common-law step-son), Eiji Kawakami (common-law step-son) and Sadaye Kawakami (common-law wife). His home address is listed as Kleecoot, BC and Sprout Lake, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lemon Creek, Slocan, BC. He was exiled to Japan on 2 August 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Bunyei |
| Surname | Iwanami |
| Regularized Name | Bunyei Iwanami |
| Custodian Identification Number | 734 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Kleecoot |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Sprout Lake |
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