Tadashi Okano
Bird Commission case file number 299. Custodian file number 2153. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_15_file_0299)
He was born on 9 January 1906. He was a fisherman employed by B.C. Packers Limited, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Mine Okano (mother; nee Mine Inabe), Sekiji Okano (father) Tsurue Okano (wife; nee Tsurue Mukai), Rosie Okano [also listed as Ryoko Okano] (daughter), Daniel Okano [also listed as Tsutomu Okano] (son), Ruby Okano [also listed as Yumiko Okano] (daughter), and Nanami Okano (daughter). His home address is listed as Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC and Pentiction, BC.
Metadata
| Surname | Okano |
| Forename | Tadashi |
| Regularized Name | Tadashi Okano |
| Custodian Identification Number | 2153 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Greenwood, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Penticton, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
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