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Title
Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, May 28, 1945
Creator
Matsunaga, Helen
Contributor
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Date Created and/or Issued
1945-05-28
2005-04-20
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
In this three-page handwritten letter, Matsunaga writes about her college life and current outlook. She mentions she will be working for the Committee on Race Relations in Chicago and taking classes on Japanese history during the summer. Matsunaga also writes that her family is now regrouped and settled in Chicago. She says, "This Pacific war has aroused every iota of energy and courage in me to participate directly in the Pacific Basin settlement". [see Bird's reply Dbase #055] [Letter is transcribed. Click on 'page & text' to view.]
Type
image
Format
Letter ; handwritten
image/jpeg
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt6p3040b7
054_kt638nc9ww
scjar01ea54_pg1-pg3
Language
English
Subject
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Source
Occidental College Library

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