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Hayakawa Family
Family information in Pitt Meadows in 1942
Residence (before and after uprooting) – PO Box 337,204 Wooldridge Road, Pitt Meadows – Dufrost, MB and Whiteshell, MB
Husband – Sukesaku Hayakawa – Born November 17th 1896. Occupation: Self-Employed Farmer
Wife – Kin Hayakawa (nee: Kin Araki) – Born February 21st 1912. Occupation: Housewife
Children
- Lena Hayakawa (Daughter) – 12 years old in 1942 No Records
- Eileen Asako Hayakawa (Daughter) – 11 years old in 1942 No Records
- Mary Sanae Hayakawa (Daughter) – 3 years old in 1942 No Records
- Ayano Doris Hayakawa (Daughter) – 5 years old in 1942 No Records
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History of the Hayakawa Family
Sukesaku was born in Shizuoka-Ken, Japan on November 17th 1896 and Kin was born in Shizuoka-Ken, Japan on February 21st 1912. In 1924 Sukesaku arrived in Canada, and in 1930 Kin followed. At some point they arrived in Pitt Meadows, where the family owned a strawberry farm. Sukesaku was heavily involved in the Pitt Meadows Japanese Farmers Association until the Association ceased to be active after the war broke out in 1942.
The family was forced to leave Pitt Meadows in 1942 along with anyone of Japanese descent. They travelled by train to reach Manitoba, where they were put to work on the sugar beet farms there. The family lived in a small log cabin. After they were allowed to leave the internment camps, the family remained in Manitoba moving to Whitemouth. They had two more children after leaving Pitt Meadows: Leslie Iwao (son) born on December 22nd 1949 and Amy Emiko Hayakawa (daughter).
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History of their lives after leaving Pitt Meadows
Sukesaku Hayakawa born on November 17th, 1896, and passed away on February 25th 1982.
Kin Hayakawa (nee: Kin Araki) born on February 21st, 1912, and passed away on March 12th 1996.
Lena Matsue Takatsu (nee: Hayakawa). Lena has been very vocal in sharing her families story and opening up about the past and stated “When the redress came…we started to come out with all our stories for people to know what happened to us. Then our children would know what happened. Otherwise, they’ll never know.” (Article about her internment).
Eileen Asako Furutani (nee: Hayakawa). No Records
Doris Ayano. No Records
Mary Sanaye Siegel (nee: Hayakawa) married Arnold. No Records.
Amy Emiko Weber (nee: Hayakawa) born after the family left Pitt Meadows. She married her husband Helmut. No Records.
Leslie Iwao Hayakawa born after the family left Pitt Meadows. He was born on December 22nd 1949 and passed away on April 19th 2008.
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Internment Records
Through the Landscapes of Injustice, the Internment Records for each family member are now accessible. If there are no records of the family member it could be because they were under 16 years old and were put on their parents forms.
Sukesaku Hayakawa | Kin Hayakawa
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