Jack Toyota
The file lists his full name as Jack Masahi Toyota [possibly Jack Masashi Toyota] and also Jack Masashi Kawamura [possibly Jack Masahi Kawamura], also noting that he married into the Toyota family. He was born on 20 April 1880. He was a farm labourer employed by Occidental Packing Company, Kelowna, BC. His family includes Kichi Kawamura (mother), Zuiyo Kawamura (father; deceased at time of file), Moriyo Toyota [also listed as Mariyo Toyota] (wife; in Japan), Kimiye Toyota (daughter), Michiko Toyota (daughter), Masao Miyamoto [possibly Nobuko Miyamoto] (daughter), and Isao Toyota [also listed as Isawo Toyota] (adopted son). His home address is listed as 445 Gore Avenue, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Hastings Park Hospital, Vancouver, BC; possibly New Denver, BC; Sandon, BC; and Greenwood, BC. No seized property is listed in the file.
Metadata
| Forename | Jack |
| Surname | Toyota |
| Regularized Name | Jack Toyota |
| Custodian Identification Number | 12883 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | New Denver, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Sandon, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Greenwood, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Terminology
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