Chujiro Yoshida
Yoshida was born on 8 July 1902. He was a rooming house proprietor. His family includes Hisa Yoshida (mother; nee Hisa Mitsuhashi; in Japan), Sadajiro Yoshida (father; in Japan), Murako Yoshida (wife; nee Murako Uchida), Marina Yoshida [also listed as Fumie Yoshida] (daughter; born on 02 December 1934), Hiroshi Yoshida (son; born on 06 February 1937), Tadao Yoshida (son; born on 16 March 1939). He lived at 456 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC and/or 138 Water Street, Vancouver, BC and was forcibly uprooted to Blue River, BC, New Denver, BC, and then Kaslo, BC. His listed seized property includes: sewing machine.
Metadata
| Forename | Chujiro |
| Surname | Yoshida |
| Regularized Name | Chujiro Yoshida |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1191 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Blue River, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | New Denver, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Kaslo, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Terminology
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