Shizue Nishikawa

Shizue Nishikawa

Her maiden name was Shizue Tanaka. She was born on 7 August 1918. She was a housewife Her family includes Tatsuya Tanaka (father), Mine Tanaka (mother; nee Mine Mori), Taro Nishikawa (husband), Mitsuru Nishikawa (son). Her home address is listed as 334 West 5th Avenue and 137 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Lemon Creek, BC.

Metadata

ForenameShizue
SurnameNishikawa
Regularized NameShizue Nishikawa
Custodian Identification Number10016
NationalityJapanese national
Residence (after uprooting)Lemon Creek, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver

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Terminology

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