Mesae Yamakami

Mesae Yamakami

She was born on 24 October 1917. She was a housewife. Her family includes Kinu Nomura (mother; nee Kinu Nakagawa), Yaozo Nomura (father), Fred Yamakami [also listed as Eijiro Yamakami] (husband) and Rose Yamakami [also listed as Fumiye Yamakami] (daughter). Her home address is listed as 1810 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Sanford, MB.

Metadata

ForenameMesae
SurnameYamakami
Regularized NameMesae Yamakami
Custodian Identification Number5694
NationalityCanadian born
Residence (after uprooting)Sanford, MB
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver

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