Tatsuya Tanaka
He was born on 8 April 1887. He was a sawmill worker employed by Alberta Mill Company, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Mine Tanaka (wife), Masashi Tanaka (son), Kiyoshi Tanaka (son), Shizue Nishikawa (daughter; nee Shizue Tanaka), Minoru Tanaka (son), Sadao Tanaka (son), and Haruo Tanaka (son). His home address is listed as 137 Eighth Avenue West, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC and Brantford, ON.
Metadata
| Forename | Tatsuya |
| Surname | Tanaka |
| Regularized Name | Tatsuya Tanaka |
| Custodian Identification Number | 4951 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Brantford, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Terminology
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