[ Letter to Mollie Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi, July 14, 1944 ]

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[ Letter to Mollie Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi, July 14, 1944 ]

Maker Akahoshi, Chiyeko

Date1944

Mediumink, paper

DimensionsH: 10.5 x 3.5 in, W: 7 x 6.5 in

ClassificationsArchives

Credit LineGift of Mollie Wilson Murphy

Object number2000.378.18N

DescriptionJuly 14, 1944
Dearest Molly-
Received your Post Card some time ago & waited until now to drop you a line or two.
Hope this finds you home after such an enjoyable vacation. Boy! When I received your Post Card from Sauges, I certainly was surprised and envious of you at the same time. Man-had all kind of fun, right? Just the mentioning of swimming ahs gotten me all hipped up! How I'd love a dip in any 'ole place! The trouble around here is-even if you put on a pair of shorts-people bore holes through you! Now-you can see why a bathing suit sported around here would be like. Only once did I wear a bathing suit here in camp & that was last July, when the girl's club I belonged to had a picnic & our rules were that either we each wear our bathing suits or shorts. Don't worry-no one got killed in camp that day we picked a real desolate spot, but we weren't let alone for long! Every time a truck went by near us, we ducked & put on our shirts n slacks! Man-how we learned to move but fast-! We just could wade in a little stream runnin' by so we really didn't make use of our swim suits! Loose fight, what say?
Gee! I'm anxious to hear all about young mar-velous time. How long did you stay there? Bet it was a cool slaci, huhn? Don't make it too temptingly!
How's the 'ole neighborhood? Mickey & Nat still around? Did they change any? Or or are they still the same?
Butch Igasaki left camp last June 26--& is now in Chicago. Man-the lucky stuff-wish I were out too! Tadae says she's plannin' to leave & I wouldn't doubt it if she's out there alread! Her dad's out there in Chicago, so she'll go join him.
Mom says I could go out too, so I plan to leave next year for Cleveland. Boy! How I want to go out but bad! I think Mich & I will probably end up going out together!
How's Kenny & Atory-And of course your swell parents? Gee, hope everything is just rollin' along just smoothly.
Are you going to college-or are you working now? Me-I go to night shorthand classes a in the day time-work at a branch library. Imagine-me-behind a desk! Now aint that a ??? ? My title should be nursemaid instead of librarian 'cuz that's really what I am! All the little-uns come in & just holler for me to read to them! Man-do I feel ancient!!
What's the latest gossip along that Boyle Heights Dis-trict? Anyone new get hitched or anythin'? I swear everyone's goin' finds these war-time marriages, huhn? Well, as I say, more power to 'em.
Nothin' more to jot-down your alley so I'll be sayin'-So long & be good! My best regards to all!
Love,
Chiyeko

P.S. Answer Soon.
I'll be waitin'!
;One letter addressed to Molly from Chiyeko and dated July 14, 1944. The envelope is post-marked in Manzanar.