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Full title:A pleasant homelike atmosphere at the American Friends Hostel in Des Moines, Iowa. Shown in the living room are, left to right, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sakamoto from the Heart Mountain Relocation Center; K. Oji, from Jerome Center; Y. Yoshida from Heart Mountain; Me[?] Kanatani and James Chikahisa from Colorado River Relocation Center. Mr. Oji and Mr. Yoshida are Issei, while all others pictured are Nisei. Mr. Sakamoto, an accountant, is employed by the Iowa Power and Light Company, and Mrs. Sakamoto act as dietitian at the Hostel. Mr. Oji has been picking tomatoes for a cannery; Mr. Yoshida is steward at the Hawkeye Post of Jewish War Veterans; Miss Kanatani, who is employed in the Kansas City, Missouri Relocation Office, is visiting at the Hostel; and James Chikahisa is a print shop worker at The Advertising Press. Des Moines, Iowa.
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