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Title
Letter from John Nishiyama to Remsen Bird, May 28, 1942
Creator
Nishiyama, John
Date Created and/or Issued
1942-05-28
2005-04-26
Publication Information
Los Angeles : Occidental College Library, 2005
Contributing Institution
Occidental College Library
Collection
Japanese American Relocation Collection
Rights Information
Property and literary rights reside with the Occidental College Library. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.
Description
Nishiyama describes his transition to Oberlin College. He writes, "I arrived safely and the ordeal of resettlement in Oberlin is now but a memory." He mentions favorable reception by the student body, as well as by E.H. Wilkins, President of Oberlin. Nishiyama also thanks Bird for his assistance, writing "Thanking you for all you have done for me and the rest of the Japanese students. Will never forget your friendship and kindness toward me."
Type
image
Format
Letter ; typescript
image/jpeg
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt5t1nf2cx
073_kt638nc9ww
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Language
English
Subject
Oberlin College
Wilkins, E.H
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Source
Occidental College Library

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