Kihachi Iwasa

Kihachi Iwasa

He was born on 6 January 1891. He was a sawmill hand employed by Yamaoka Setara, Powell Sawmill Company, 1300 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Ito Iwasa (wife; nee Ito Miyake), Hiroko Iwasa (daughter), Kiyoko Iwasa [also listed as Chelohsin Iwasa, probably Josephine Iwasa] (daughter), and Masako Iwasa (daughter). His home address is listed as 300 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, BC. He was interned at Camp 101, Angler, ON.

Metadata

ForenameKihachi
SurnameIwasa
Regularized NameKihachi Iwasa
Custodian Identification Number413_xi
NationalityJapanese national
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver
Residence (after uprooting)Angler, ON

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Terminology

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