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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 12 4 Letter from John to Kay
Postcard, John tells Kay about mom making Kay a dress and working rigorously.
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.
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…
1945 7 19 Letter from Tom to Kay
Tom refers to Kay's comment about soldiers losing their minds, and responds by saying that the "straight and narrow path is the only way" (I'm not sure what he means by this). He commens on Kiku and Kitows in Calexico. He mentions someone from Tule…
1945 7 11 Letter from Tom to Kay and Folks
Tom fears that Mechi will be shipped off to war since he told off one of his supervisers. He wants the family to get an opinion of his maybe girlfriend, Fumi Yoshihashi when she visits them in Chicago. He says that if he was to ever get serious about…
1945 8 12 Letter from Tom to Kay and Folks
Tom is sorry that Tomi is depressed lately, but also says that they should be grateful that they haven't suffering as much as the people overseas. He is glad that Kay got the job at WSSF.
1945 7 5 Letter from Tom to Kay and Tomi
Tom writes about a girl named Fumi, whos brothers are fighting in Italy and never went to college. He wants the family to get their opinion of her before he pursues anything. He mentions about someone who got pulled off from being shipped off to war.
1945 7 2 Letter from Tom to Tomi
Tom describes his time in camp, his easy job setting up the dining tables and cleaning afterwards, and his plans to travel with 3 day off passes with Mech. He mentions someone, Galen Fisher who he went to high school with who was wounded seriously in…
1945 2 14 Letter from John to Kay
John tells Kay about all the people that he has visited on his way to Bay Region. (Long list of names including a talk with Howard Thurman) and suggests to Kay that she move to Chicago to live with Tomi. He tells her that he thinks he will settle in…
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.
1944 8 22 Letter from Ted to Kay
Ted tells Kay how much fun he had staying with Iyo and Min and talking with Tim Bodine and dining with Buster and Ko. (Kay wasn't there). He tells her about Barbara who he thinks he may be going steady with. He spent two days with her.
1944 6 27 Letter from Ted to Tomi and Kay
Ted thanks Tomi and Kay for the birthday gifts of socks and hankerchiefs. He mentions that he received an I-A classification but not a physical exam yet. He is fnishing his exams.