Kotaro Okinobu
He was born on July 1878. He was a painter employed by Stanley Park Shipyard (Hisaoka Bunji). His family includes Setsu Okinobu (mother; nee Setsu Ueuno), Jinzaimon Okinobu (father), Yone Okinobu (wife), Ayako Hisaoka (daughter; nee Ayako Okinobu), Miyako Uchiyama (daughter; nee Miyako Okinobu; in Japan), Teruo Okinobu [also listed as Paul Okinobu] (son). His home address is listed as 1170 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC and he was exiled to Japan on 2 October 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Kotaro |
| Surname | Okinobu |
| Regularized Name | Kotaro Okinobu |
| Custodian Identification Number | 3494 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Greenwood, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Terminology
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