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Full title:These Nisei soldiers and girls are being made at home by a hostess at the Nyack, N.Y., USO at a party on March 3, 1945 for 200 Nisei soldiers stationed at a nearby camp. Those pictured are: Mrs. J. Knapp, USO hostess; Pvt Katsumi Sakotomi of Hawaii; the Misses Flora and Julie Tanji, cousins, both formerly of Livingston, California, and the Granada Relocation Center; and Pvt. Tomizo Saiki, of Hawaii. Flora Tanji is working as a receptionist and Julie Tanji is a photo colorist in New York City. They were in a party of 125 Nisei girls from New York City and vicinity who journeyed to the Nyack USO for the servicemen's party. Photographer: Fujihira, Toge New York, New York.
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