May Tonegawa
She was born on 21 May 1924. She was a dressmaker employed by Fuji Dressmaking. Her family includes Bungoro Tonegawa (father) and Shigeno Tonegawa (mother; nee Shigeno Nishinaka). Her home address is listed as 2587 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Lemon Creek, BC.
Metadata
| Forename | May |
| Surname | Tonegawa |
| Regularized Name | May Tonegawa |
| Custodian Identification Number | 9992 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Lemon Creek, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Terminology
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