Hideo Okano

Hideo Okano

Bird Commission case file number 307. Custodian file number 4856. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_15_file_0307)
He was born on 25 March 1901. He was a self-employed fisherman. His family includes Mine Okano (mother; nee Mine Inabe), Sekiji Okano (father), Koito Okano (wife; nee Koito Kimura), Haruo Okano (son), Tokiko Okano (daughter), and Fumio Okano (son). His home address is listed as P.O. Box 72, Imperial Cannery, Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Kaslo, BC and Midway, BC.

Metadata

SurnameOkano
ForenameHideo
Regularized NameHideo Okano
Custodian Identification Number4856
NationalityCanadian born
Residence (after uprooting)Kaslo, BC
Residence (after uprooting)Midway, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Steveston

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)

Terminology

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