Kazuo Okano
Bird Commission case file number 849. Custodian file number 2837. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_43_file_0849)
He was born on 2 January 1911. He was a farmer and a mill hand employed by Stave Lake Cedar Company Limited, Dewdney, BC. He was previously employed by Hammond Cedar Company, Hammond Cedar, BC. His family includes Tane Okano (mother), Mosaburo Okano (father), Aiko Okano (wife; nee Aiko Nogami), and Joe Okano [also listed as Yoshihiro Okano] (son). His home address is listed as 10th Avenue, Haney, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Portage la Prairie, MB; Middlechurch, MB; and Winnipeg, MB.
Metadata
| Surname | Okano |
| Forename | Kazuo |
| Regularized Name | Kazuo Okano |
| Custodian Identification Number | 2837 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Haney |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)
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