Ikushige Okawara

Ikushige Okawara

He was born on 3 January 1910. His name is also listed as Ikushige Cecil Okawara. He was a bookkeeper employed by Canadian Salt Herring Exporters Limited, 217 Dunlevy Avenue, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Etsu Okawara (mother; nee Etsu Kato) and Moichi Okawara (father). His home address is listed as 705 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lempriere, BC and Chatham, ON.

Metadata

ForenameIkushige
SurnameOkawara
Regularized NameIkushige Okawara
Custodian Identification Number14361
NationalityJapanese national
Residence (after uprooting)Lempriere, BC
Residence (after uprooting)Chatham, ON
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)

Terminology

Readers of these historical materials will encounter derogatory references to Japanese Canadians and euphemisms used to obscure the intent and impacts of the internment and dispossession. While these are important realities of the history, the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective urges users to carefully consider their own terminological choices in writing and speaking about this topic today as we confront past injustice. See our statement on terminology, and related sources here.