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1945 1 3, Letter from Morris to Hirabayashi at Tule Lake
Homer Morris of the AFSC writes to Hirabayashi about a continetious objector or someone who objected to the "war method."
1945 1 20 Postcard from Tom to Kay
Tom writes to Kay telling her that he has been able to see some of Florida during army training on the base.
1945 1 2 Letter from Kay to Tom (misdated 1944)
Mother, John, Chiz, Eddie, Kiku are with Kay from Christmas. She attended Christmas Eve church service, where she saw the "gal" John is interested in. Kay hopes Tommy will be in "special training" (in army). Min is at Camp Croft in South Carolina,…
1945 1 19 Letter from Kay to Neich (Kimi) Bob and Martha
Kay thanks Neich, Bob and Martha (Machee) for the Christmas gifts, and explains the gifts (dresses, socks) that she has sent to them. Ted (their son) is in army.
Min writes faithfully to Iyo everyday from Texas medical training army program.
1945 1 19 Letter from Bill (Stevenson?) to Kay
Bill discusses wartime disillusionment and the state of people in camp at the end of the war- for those who lost everything Bill asks where will they will move once the camps are closed and expresses concern for the situation that many will find…
1945 1 12 Letter from Kay to Bill Stevenson
A letter from Kay Yamashita to Bill Stevenson, a former colleague of hers, updating him on events in Philadelphia. She also includes information about her personal life, that her brother and two other family members have been drafted, and that she is…
1945 1 11 Letter from Kay to Tomi, Chiz, Ed and John
Kay thanks the family for having her over in Chicago. Neech did not write a letter back to Kay in response to her letter offering her apartment for him to stay and find a job in Phillie. She is hurt and disappointed by his lack of response. John…
1945 1 10, Conference on Interracial Coordination
Describes an agenda to pressure municipal, state government jobs to hire Japanese evacuees back and to encourage other fields to hire Japanese on equal terms with white citizens.
1944 Oct 20 Letter from Kay to Trudy in Pendle Hill
Kay Yamashita invites Trudy to come visit her in Philadelphia, but says that her younger brother (who is in the enlisted reserve)might be coming to visit her. Kay is happy about Nobu' newborn.
1944 Nisei college leaders report on Japanese in camp
The National Japanese American Student Relocation Council organized for nisei leaders who were relocated to college campuses return to the camps they left for 4-6 weeks during their summer break to study what camp in life is like, and how nisei…
