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1944 4 10 Letter from Kay to Folks_Page_1.jpg
Kay describes her birthday celebrations: Terry brought a cake, Min and Iyo gave her money to splurge on a hat.  She hated the sermon at Arch St. Methodist Church.  Believes Phillie needs a Rev. Tittle  or a Kennedy. Kay recommends an engineering…

1944 3 5 Report on JA Resettlement_Page_1.jpg
Margaret E. Jones (AFSC) Letter, 2 pages.

1944 3 28 Letter from D. F. McSloy to John.jpg
John passed his exams

1944 3 27 Nason to Myer_Page_1.jpg
Nason writes about the future role of the Nation Japanese American Student Relocation Council. He wants the work to be slowed down and ultimately terminated. While others like Bodine are interested in the Council taking an even more active role…

1944 3 14 Letter from Kay to Folks_Page_1.jpg
Chiz, Eddie and Kik moved in with Tom and Tomi in Evanston. Min left for Cleveland to meet with some old friends who are on their last furlough (for the army? I'm not sure). Kay cannot wear high heels since Camp, and has warts under her feet. Thanks…

1944 3 12 Letter from Theological Symposium to John_Page_1.jpg

1944 3 10 Letter from Earl to Ed.pdf
Letter from Earl (in San Diego) to Ed in Ogden, Utah

1944 3 1 Letter from Victor Furth to Charles Miller about John .jpg

1944 4 28_Page_1.jpg
Tom describes having a whole deal on renting a place fall through because a woman in the neighborhood objected because she had four sons fighting in the South Pacific. Tom wants to get the payment to FOR over with. Ed has not been able to resolve the…

1944 2 25 Letter from Chiz to Kay, Iyo and Min_Page_1 edited.jpg

1944 2 18 Letter from Chiz to Tomi, John and Tom_Page_1.jpg

1944 2 18 Letter from Chiz to Tomi, John and Tom_Page_1.jpg

1944 2 14 Letter to Kay.jpg

1944 2 14 Letter from Kay to Folks_Page_1.jpg
Kay thanks the Folks for a relaxing vacation in Ann Arbor. Neither Tom nor John knew what time Kay would arrive to Chicago and kept Kay waiting in the train station for 3 hours (when she cried). Tom now has an apartment in Evanston, near the "El",…

1944 2 14 Letter from Kay to Chiz, Ed, and Kix_Page_1.jpg
Kay tells Chiz, Eddie and Kiku about opportunities for work on the Seabrook Farm. She describes the low pay of work for Negroes, Jamaicans and Japanese Ameircans and how the workers are "grossly disliked" by the towns people. You also can't quit the…

1944 12 26 Letter from Kay to Neech and Keech_Page_1.jpg
Kay tells Neech and Keech about the two week visit Tom spent with Kay. Tom and Ted are now in army. Ted at Fort Blanding, Florida. Kay and Tom agree that Neech should come out to Phillie from Camp.Kay offers her apartment for Neech to stay while he…

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1944 12 13 Letter from Kay to folks.jpg
Kay wants to know if/when John is coming to see her. Tom and Ted have left for army notice enlisting.

Godfrey writes about San Jose State College being open to receiving a Japanese American student and asks Kay to write to Heart Mountain to find a student from San Jose who could apply. He also asks if Kay is interested in working on the west coast…
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