Eiichi Tatsumi
He was born on 27 July 1903. He was a millhand employed by Hammond Cedar Lumber Company. His family includes Kiyono Tatsumi (mother; nee Kiyono Kawafuku), Takejiiro Tatsumi (father), Tatsu Tatsumi (wife; nee Tatsu Shibata; in Japan), Takeshi Tatsumi (son; in Japan), and Hiroshi Tatsumi (son; in Japan). His home address is listed as Pitt Meadows, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lempriere, BC and Toronto, ON. He was exiled to Japan on 2 October 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Eiichi |
| Surname | Tatsumi |
| Regularized Name | Eiichi Tatsumi |
| Custodian Identification Number | 13931 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Lempriere, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Toronto, ON |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Pitt Meadows |
Collections
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Terminology
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