Title:
Letter from George Ohno to [Afton] Nance, 1946 Feb 25
Creator:
Ohno, George
Subject:
"Nance, Afton Dill "
Japanese Americans-- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Description:
Handwritten letter from George Ohno to [Afton] Nance, 1946 Feb 25.
Lindsay, Calif. Feb. 25, 1946 Dear Mrs. Nance, Greetings from Lindsay. Sorry for not writing so long.
As you know, I’m not much of a letter writer. Especially to my teacher, it’s pretty hard. Well anyway, I hope this letter
finds you in your best of health. I’m fine. I left Chicago on the 24th of Oct. And after reaching L.A., I stayed at my
cousins place in Long Beach for 5 days. Boy, but it sure is good to be back in good ole Cal. After reaching L.A. & looking
around for awhile, I notice that there weren’t much discrimination toward us. I was worried about it for awhile. Up here
in Lindsay, there’s a few stores that don’t serve Japanese yet. And you see few cars with “no Japs wanted in Cal” stickers
on their windows. But I don’t pay attention to them. I guess that’s best way to avoid trouble. It’s no use asking for trouble.
I guess you’ll agree with me there! I hope. Well, during Christmas vacation, I mean holiday, I was down there in L.A.
I’ll explain this more clearly. It was like this. On the 22nd of December, my sister and her 2 kids & myself went down
to see my folks. But we knew that it was no use for us to go L.A. where our folks were because of the housing shortage so
we went to our cousins in Long Beach. (Aiko Nakanos’). Next morning we got up early & when to see our folks & there we found
out that our father passed away a few hours before. Honestly, that was the most shocking news I ever received in my whole
life. For awhile I thought the whole world was going to cave in. You see, I hadn’t seen my dad ever since I left for Chicago,
last February. Even then, I didn’t really say good-bye to him because he was pretty weak. You see, for the passed 2 years,
he couldn’t walk or speak, nor eat by himself. My mothers had to do everything for him. So, in another words I sneaked away
to Chicago. Well, anyway last Christmas wasn’t much of a holiday to us. Some time in the first of April, we’re going to
have a service for him. Well, enough of that. I think about next month I’ll be heading back to L.A. where my folks are.
By the way, when you have time, well you be looking for a good job for me? Any kind of job is OK. Heard it’s pretty hard
to find jobs in L.A. So I thought I’d ask you to be on a look out for any kind of a job that you think I’d be interested in.
That’s when you have time. As I said before, I guess I’d be hunting for job in L.A. in the very near future. I’m also on
a look out for a car. Trying to save enough money to by a car when I get a good chance. Of course, that’s if I save enough
money? I just can’t get along without a car. Today, I got a letter from Sadie Hatashita. Maybe you know already, but anyway,
they’re in Pasadena now. Her address is 645 ½ Winona Ave, Pasadena 3, Cal. I just thought I’d give you her address just
in case you to Pasadena. She’s getting along fine. Rits is doing domestic work. Well, I guess I’ll close now, since I’m
running out of words. Thanks for everything & hoping to see you soon. Sincerely, Geo. Ohno P.S.
I never read my letters over, so excuse all errors. Every time I read my letters over, I find so many mistakes that I always
have to destroy the letter. So now, just to save paper, I don’t read my letters over.
Publisher:
Japanese American National Museum
Date:
1946 February 25
Type:
text;
Format:
1 item ( 8 p. letter ) ; sheet 20 x 13 cm.
Identifier:
JANM_084
2001.175.321
Language:
eng
Relation:
Coverage:
Lindsay (Calif.)
Rights:
Copyrighted;
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National Resource Center at the Japanese American National Museum (hnrc@janm.org).
Japanese American National Museum
Letter from George Ohno to [Afton] Nance, 1946 Feb 25