Eiko Oshiro
He was born on 10 February 1887. He was a logger employed by Robert McNair Shingle Company Limited, Stillwater, BC. His family includes Mieko Oshiro (wife; nee Mieko Gushiken; in Japan), Hideyuki Oshiro (son; in Japan), Ritsuko Oshiro (daughter; in Japan), and Michiko Oshiro [also named as Mitsuko Oshiro] (daughter; in Japan). He lived at Taira Camp, Stillwater, BC, was forcibly uprooted to Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC and Thunder River, BC, and was exiled to Japan on 17 June 1946. His listed seized property includes 17 acres of “wild land” in Langley, BC [sold to The Director, The Veterans’ Land Act] under the name E. Gushiken [actually Eiko Oshiro, the surname being Oshiro’s wife’s maiden name]; a shack at Taira Camp, Stillwater, BC; logging equipment and tools; and household belongings.
Metadata
| Forename | Eiko |
| Surname | Oshiro |
| Regularized Name | Eiko Oshiro |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1656 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Thunder River, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Stillwater |
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Terminology
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