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1946 8 7 Letter from Kay to Iyo and Min
Kay apologizes for not visited Iyo and Min in Philadelphia when she visited the city. She wants to know how Iyo is in Holliston, sounding distressed about Iyo's position and the instability of the future there. Page 2: Kay tells Iyo about her worries…
1946 7 22 Letter from Kay to Tomi and John
Kay writes to her mom in romaji for the first page, and finishes by telling about Neich's discomfort in Baltimore. Bob is working at Seabrook as a grocery clerk earning 87 cents per hour. He wants to start a business and Kay says that his whole…
1946 5 30 Letter from John to Kay
John talks about the postwar times returning to prewar culture and having Tomi move in with him. She is very active and lively. John comments on Tom's prejudices. He met Togo Shima in Columbarium and he still couldn't reclaim his old house. John…
1946 12 4 Letter from John to Kay
Postcard, John tells Kay about mom making Kay a dress and working rigorously.
1946 12 11 Letter from John to Kay
John writes very romantically about love, saying that you should love without first finding out if the other person loves you, love without reserve. He also talks about faith and preayer.
1946 10 20 Letter from Tom to Folks
Tom is glad about his job and thinks that if they really accomplish the goal, it will be a feat. He is also glad that Kay gained weight and told her to get checked out by a doctore.
1945(?) 1 1 Handwritten Letter from Betty to Kay about student relocation (also transcription),
Betty (fellow administrator at National Japanese American Student Relocation Council?) is glad that Kay will stay on until March with AFSC Student Relocation Council. She also says that the WRA has approved travel grants to students.
1945 WRA Green Bill
Provides an overview of the Green Bill which proposed that relatives (parents and spouses) of people who served in the military during WWII (and for some WWI) would be granted access to citizenship (where before they could not before because of…
1945 Summary of Housing Report on San Francisco by Council for Civic Unity
Describes population increases (white, black and other minorities) in San Francisco during the war years and the intensified housing shortage. The 6,000 Japanese people who were evacuated would face this housing shortage too if they were to return…
1945 Sept 4 Letter from McKee (AFSC Chicago) to Kay (Chicago)
William W McKee, the Executive Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee of Philadelphia Pennsylvania asks Kay if she would be interested in applying for a temporary position working with the Resettlement Committee on Japanese-Americans. …
1945 Resolution on the Resettlement of Americans of Japanese Descent
Resolution made by the Japanese American League. Letter from Morris to Conrad about the AFSC chapter's reservations in declaring support for this resolution.
