Yojiro Kondo
He was born on 9 January 1901. He was a self-employed fisherman. His family includes Yotsu Kondo (mother; nee Yotsu Nishimura), Hichinosuke Kondo (father), Hatsu Kondo (wife; Hatsu Matsuyama), Etsuko Kondo (daughter), Chiyoko Ono (daughter), Yoichi Ono (son), Hisashi Ono (son), and Satoshi Ono (son). His surname at birth was Kondo, but he was adopted into the Ono family, so the youngest four children have the Ono surname. His home address is listed as 717 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Sandon, BC and Rosebery, BC.
Metadata
| Forename | Yojiro |
| Surname | Kondo |
| Regularized Name | Yojiro Kondo |
| Custodian Identification Number | 3640 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Sandon, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Rosebery, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Terminology
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