Yososhichi Kitamura
He was born on 13 January 1896. He was a rooming house keeper in wife’s business The Orange Rooms. His family includes Otosaburo Kitamura (father), Take Kitamura (mother; nee Take Nakagawa), Shizuko Kitamura (wife; nee Shizuko Tsujimoto), Hiroko Kitamura (daughter), Sotaro Kitamura (son), Takashi Kitamura (son), and Teruo Kitamura (son). His home address is listed as 252 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC and exiled to Japan on 2 August 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Yososhichi |
| Surname | Kitamura |
| Regularized Name | Yososhichi Kitamura |
| Custodian Identification Number | 11534 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Tashme, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
Collections
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Terminology
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