Minoru Sawada
He was born on 25 January 1921. He was a sawmill worker employed by Powell Lumber Company at Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Tome Sawada (mother; nee Tome Yasui), Kaichiro Sawada (father), Yoshiko Sawada (wife; nee Toshiko Goto), and Dianne Sawada [also listed as Hiromi Sawada] (daughter; born in 1942 in Slocan, BC). His home address is listed as 205 Abbott Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Slocan Extension, BC.
Metadata
| Forename | Minoru |
| Surname | Sawada |
| Regularized Name | Minoru Sawada |
| Custodian Identification Number | 3248 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan Extension, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
Collections
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Terminology
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