Yoshio Oikawa
Bird Commission case file number 217. Custodian file number 14865. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_12_file_0217)
He was born on 3 July 1907. He was a farmer. His family includes Tokue Oikawa (mother; nee Tokue Minamoto) and Rokusaburo Oikawa [possibly Kokusaburo Oikawa] (father). His home address is listed as New Westminster, BC and Lion Island, Richmond, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Vernon, BC and Kelowna, BC.
Metadata
| Surname | Oikawa |
| Forename | Yoshio |
| Regularized Name | Yoshio Oikawa |
| Custodian Identification Number | 14865 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Vernon, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Kelowna, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | New Westminster |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Richmond |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)
Terminology
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