Miyoko Yasuda
She was born on 11 November 1920. She was a dressmaker and owned her owned her own business, Dunbar Dressmakers, at 5555 Dunbar Street, Vancouver, BC. Her family includes Akino Yasuda (mother; nee Akino Motoike) and Tsuneo Yasuda (father). Her home address is listed as Celtic Cannery, foot of Blenheim Street, Vancouver, BC. St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC is listed as a former address. She was forcibly uprooted to New Denver, BC where she died on 15 August 1947.
Metadata
| Forename | Miyoko |
| Surname | Yasuda |
| Regularized Name | Miyoko Yasuda |
| Custodian Identification Number | 13227 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | New Denver, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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