Iwato Okata
He was born on 15 November 1914. He was a logger employed by Salmon Bay Logging Company Limited, Salmon Bay, BC. His family includes Suyeno Okata (mother; nee Suyeno Yamanaka) and Iwakichi Okata (father). His home address is listed as 510 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. 519 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Angler, ON and exiled to Japan on 02 August 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Iwato |
| Surname | Okata |
| Regularized Name | Iwato Okata |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1042_xi |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Angler, ON |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Terminology
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