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letter

Maker Hohri, Sohei (John)

Date1999-2002

Made WhereNew York City, New York, United States

Mediumpaper

Dimensions11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

ClassificationsArchives

Credit LineGift of Harold Landon Family in Memory of Sohei Hohri

Object number2019.13.30

DescriptionFour letters from Sohei (John) Hohri to Harold Landon dating November 23, 2002; October 10, 2002; June 3, 2000; November 24, 1999. Sohei writes to thank Harold for sending him copies of the letters he wrote 60 years ago, and notes that the teenage talk, drawing, and writing were all forgettable to him. He writes extensively on his thoughts of "youth," and tells Harold that his nickname should have been "Write" during "Manzanar's boring two years." Sohei mentions that his past letters to Harold do not express him, that he disagrees with Tom Yamada, and doesn't believe that the letters are for Manzanar or any museum. He writes about the death of his friends, how he now prefers to use full names instead of nicknames, that he is moved that Harold had kept his letters for so long, and asks Harold where he had read his written piece," Sacred Springs of Native Americans." In his letter from 2000, Sohei thanks them and accepts the invitation to see Thelma Jo's chorale concert at Carnegie Hall, and also mentions that he is looking forward to their New York visit from June 29-July 3. In his letter from 1999, Sohei discusses bible translations, reading newer versions of the bible with more insight than his younger years, and Harold and Thelma's 50th anniversary.