Skip to main content

Text / Letter from a Nisei soldier to his father

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Letter from a Nisei soldier to his father
Date Created and/or Issued
1943-11
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
Material in public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description
A Nisei son writes letters to his father on November 20 and 21, 1943, describing his experience in the army.
The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942.
Type
text
Format
Correspondence
3 pages, typescript
application/pdf
Identifier
sjs_fla_0954
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/12225
Language
English
Subject
World War II--Military service
Identity and values--Nisei
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives;
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt987024h5/
John M. Flaherty Collection of Japanese Internment Records

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: