Kuniko Shirakawa
She was born on 16 February 1921. She was a cannery worker employed by Imperial Cannery. Her family includes Hatsune Shirakawa (mother; nee Hatsune Furuye) and Kiichiro Shirakawa (father). Her home address is listed as “[o]pposite the C.P. Cannery”, Steveston, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to East Selkirk, MB.
Metadata
| Forename | Kuniko |
| Surname | Shirakawa |
| Regularized Name | Kuniko Shirakawa |
| Custodian Identification Number | 2917 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | East Selkirk, MB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
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Terminology
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