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[ Letter to Mollie Wilson from June Yoshigai, January 6, 1945 ]
Maker
Yoshigai, June
Date1945
Mediumink, paper
DimensionsH: 10.5 x 4 in, W: 7.25 x 7.5 in
ClassificationsArchives
Credit LineGift of Mollie Wilson Murphy
Object number2000.378.16J
DescriptionOne letter written to Molly from June and dated January 6, 1945.;january 6th, 1945
Dear Molly!
Thank [sp] loads for the very nice Christmas gift! I recieved it during my visit in Chicago.
It seems so long since I last heard from you and Joyce Washington - do you see her? Kindly send her my regards, won't you? While in Chicago, I stayed with Violet Saito and her family. I saw Sandie and Sadae, too! It appears as though everyone is growing up - just think, I'll be 20 this year - tch, tch - an "o- ba - san" not "obasan" - but oba-san". (an old lady.) -Everytime I see Sandie - I think of you - you two were such inseperables!
Say, how is Kenny getting along? When next you write, please send my "hello", won't you? Remember Tadashi Kawabata - he's in France - I just received a U-mail from him.
The West Coast is now "opened" to us - it seems so strange. Well Molly, I don't know how things will turn out. Eventually, I suppose, we'll return to Los Angeles, but I'm "planning" to stay here for awhile. (What I actually do - and what I plan to do - are two different things, ne?)
Los Angeles has the favorable climate, better living conditions - by that, I mean not crowded - and individual homes - that's about all. (Climate and the housing conditions make a great big difference - believe me!) Here in Illinois - the opportunities are much better - more jobs available (at present, anyway the people, as a whole - appear to be more fair in their judgement, and broad minded.
Oh, I don't know Molly, I've got to think everything out clearly - evaluate the pros and cons - My folks haven't decided whether they'll be coming out here - or go directly to Los Angeles. Can you tell me how the conditions are out there? I know Mayor Bowron is still dead set against our returning -
Well Mol - guess it's time I signed off - extend my regards to Doris and the others, won't you?
Write, when time permits -
`Bye for now-
June Yoshigai -
355 Augusta Ave.
De Kalb, Illinois
Dear Molly!
Thank [sp] loads for the very nice Christmas gift! I recieved it during my visit in Chicago.
It seems so long since I last heard from you and Joyce Washington - do you see her? Kindly send her my regards, won't you? While in Chicago, I stayed with Violet Saito and her family. I saw Sandie and Sadae, too! It appears as though everyone is growing up - just think, I'll be 20 this year - tch, tch - an "o- ba - san" not "obasan" - but oba-san". (an old lady.) -Everytime I see Sandie - I think of you - you two were such inseperables!
Say, how is Kenny getting along? When next you write, please send my "hello", won't you? Remember Tadashi Kawabata - he's in France - I just received a U-mail from him.
The West Coast is now "opened" to us - it seems so strange. Well Molly, I don't know how things will turn out. Eventually, I suppose, we'll return to Los Angeles, but I'm "planning" to stay here for awhile. (What I actually do - and what I plan to do - are two different things, ne?)
Los Angeles has the favorable climate, better living conditions - by that, I mean not crowded - and individual homes - that's about all. (Climate and the housing conditions make a great big difference - believe me!) Here in Illinois - the opportunities are much better - more jobs available (at present, anyway the people, as a whole - appear to be more fair in their judgement, and broad minded.
Oh, I don't know Molly, I've got to think everything out clearly - evaluate the pros and cons - My folks haven't decided whether they'll be coming out here - or go directly to Los Angeles. Can you tell me how the conditions are out there? I know Mayor Bowron is still dead set against our returning -
Well Mol - guess it's time I signed off - extend my regards to Doris and the others, won't you?
Write, when time permits -
`Bye for now-
June Yoshigai -
355 Augusta Ave.
De Kalb, Illinois
Hirasaki, Tetsuzo
1942