Bunshiro Iwasa
He was born on 14 December 1888. He was a millhand employed by Browneville Sawmille Limited, New Westminster, BC. His family includes Haru Iwasa (wife; nee Haru Hirata), Eichi Iwasa [also listed as Casey Iwasa] (son), Teruo Iwasa (son), George Iwasa (son), Ken Iwasa (son), Kiyoshi Iwasa (son), Arthur Iwasa [also listed as Yoshimitsu Iwasa] (son). His home address is listed as 1020 Queen’s Avenue, New Westminster, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to New Denver, BC; Vernon, BC; Kaslo, BC; Bay Farm, Slocan, BC; 702 McTavish Street, Fort William, Ontario and 622 McLaughlin Street, Fort William, ON.
Metadata
| Forename | Bunshiro |
| Surname | Iwasa |
| Regularized Name | Bunshiro Iwasa |
| Custodian Identification Number | 732 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | New Denver, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Vernon, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Kaslo, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Fort William, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | New Westminster |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Terminology
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