Title:
Letter from Kazue Muragishi to [Afton] Nance, 1943 Aug 13
Creator:
Murakishi, Kazue, 1927-
Subject:
Nance, Afton Dill
Japanese Americans-- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Description:
Handwritten letter from Kazue Murakishi to Afton Nance, 1943 August 13 .
August 13, 1943 Dear Mrs Nance, Since today was one of my day to write letters I deceived to write to you.
Thank you very much for the enteresting letter, I was very glad to heard that you enjoyed the annual of poston II School.
As for myself I am not doing anything at all but stay home and read. One day two girls beside me deceived to go visit camp
III so we went couple of days ago. We visit many firend of our’s. We went to my good friends home in camp III. It happen
that our firend is very good in making difficult things, he had a man and a chicken made. He said if I would like to take
it home, so I did. The chicken is made out of cotton. I deceived to send it to you as a gift from poston Arizona. I
hope you could made a good use out of it. O’Yes I forgot to tell you about this man he is about in his70 or 80 years old.
He started take interest in this after he came here to poston. Now I shall tell you about our block by it’s self. In
this block they have orconized a summer school for the children between the age of 2 to 12. The parprose is to keep little
children from getting bad. There is about 10 teacher’s, three of my sisters are teaching the children’s. They have a day
so they could go for a trip. The children’s are having lots of fun going to summer school. O’Yes George Ohno told me to
said hello to you. He also said that he will write later. I wonder if you could get some gum for me if so please write to
me soon. Sincerely yours Kazue Muragishi
Publisher:
Japanese American National Museum
Date:
1943 August 13
Type:
text
Format:
1 item ( 3 p. letter ) ; sheet 21 x 14 cm.
Identifier:
JANM_106
2001.175.152
Language:
eng
Relation:
Coverage:
Poston (Ariz.)
Rights:
Copyrighted;
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Letter from Kazue Muragishi to [Afton] Nance, 1943 Aug 13