Akira Kusano
Bird Commission case file number 876. Custodian file number 5981. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_44_file_0876)
He was born on 9 September 1915. He was a truck driver employed by Stavelake Cedar Company, Dewdney, BC. His family includes Shimae Kusano (mother; nee Shimae Gyotoku), Kyujiro Kusano (father), Hisayo Kusano (wife), and Kenji Kusano [also listed as Richard Kusano] (son). His home address is listed as Powerline Road, Port Hammond, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Winnipeg, MB, Spearhill, MB and Dryden ON.
Metadata
| Surname | Kusano |
| Forename | Akira |
| Regularized Name | Akira Kusano |
| Custodian Identification Number | 5981 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Winnipeg, MB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Spearhill, MB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Port Hammond |
Collections
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