Gengo Okui
He was born on 8 February 1911. He was a mill hand. His family includes Toki Okui (mother; nee Toki Nakayama), Umejiro Okui (father), and Hatsuno Okui (wife; nee Hatsuno Hirayama; in Japan). Rural Route No. 1, Cumberland, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Thunder River, BC and was exiled to Japan on 31 May 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Gengo |
| Surname | Okui |
| Regularized Name | Gengo Okui |
| Custodian Identification Number | 12337 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Thunder River, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Cumberland |
Collections
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Terminology
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