Kunio Miyama

Kunio Miyama

He was born on 5 June 1902. He was a millworker employed by Pacific Mills Limited. His family includes Kume Miyama (wife; nee Kume Kihara), Kumazo Miyama (father), Kumiko Miyama (daughter), and Yao Miyama (mother; nee Yao Kusaba). He lived in Ocean Falls, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC and exiled to Japan on 2 August 1946.

Metadata

ForenameKunio
SurnameMiyama
Regularized NameKunio Miyama
Custodian Identification Number11894
NationalityJapanese national
Residence (after uprooting)Tashme, BC
LabelExiled to Japan
Residence (before uprooting)Ocean Falls

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)

Shared Surnames

Miyama
NameSee also
Kume Miyama
Kunio Miyama

Terminology

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