Toyoko Okumura
Birth name is Toyoko Kamibayashi. She was born on 26 May 1916. She was unemployed. Her family includes Shigehiko Okumura (adoptive father), Isaburo Kamibayashi (biological father), Fuji Okumura (mother; nee Fuji Fujino), Takumi Murota (husband; married in 1944). Her home address is listed as 657 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to New Denver, BC.
Metadata
| Forename | Toyoko |
| Surname | Okumura |
| Regularized Name | Toyoko Okumura |
| Custodian Identification Number | 9898 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | New Denver, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Terminology
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