Maria Kika
She was born in 1926 in Haney. Her family includes Tsunakichi Kika (father, deceased),
Ichi Kika (mother, deceased; née Ichi Horiuchi), and George Yoshinaka (husband; married 1944).
Metadata
| Surname | Kika |
| Forename | Maria |
| Forename | Umeyo |
| Regularized Name | Maria Kika |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Haney |
| Residence (after uprooting) | New Denver, BC |
Terminology
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