Toku Okawa

Toku Okawa

She was born on 14 March 1902. She was a housewife. Her family includes Michitaro Okawa (father), Yoshi Okawa (mother; nee Yoshi Mano), Nuinosuke Okawa (husband), Florence Okawa [also listed as Sachiye Okawa and also known as Kathleen Okawa] (daughter), and Fumiyo Okawa (daughter). Her home address is listed as 528 Princess Avenue, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC.

Metadata

ForenameToku
SurnameOkawa
Regularized NameToku Okawa
Custodian Identification Number11310
NationalityNaturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)Greenwood, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)

Terminology

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