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Title
Letter from Mary Tashima to Mr. [J. Ralph] McFarling and Mrs. McFarling, July 14, 1945
Creator
Tashima, Mary: author
Date Created and/or Issued
1945-07-14
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
Permission to publish the image must be obtained from the CSUDH Archives as owner of the physical item and copyright. In instances when copyright ownership is not clear it is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright permission.
Description
Personal letter. Mary Tashima, former incarceree at the Granada Project (Amache) Incarceration Camp, describes a busy life in her home [in Los Angeles, Calif]. Describes stolen portions of ration books, and mentions others' having similar experiences. Describes experiences with ethnic groups in the area. Discusses her family's activities, fruit canning, and a trip to Denver. Mentions "Bob", presumably her husband and his booming gardening business as well as a a farming deal. Encloses five dollars for gasoline expense.
This collection contains materials generated by J. Ralph McFarling, a Community Analyst for the War Relocation Authority, documenting the Amache Concentration Camp in Granada, Colorado where Japanese-Americans were incarcerated during World War II.
Type
Image
Format
Correspondence
8 pages, handwritten
application/pdf
Identifier
Tashima_Mary_letter_1945_Jul_14
csudh_mcf
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/560
Language
English
Subject
Race and racism--Cross-racial relations
Industry and employment
Religion and churches
World War II--Leaving camp--'Resettlement
Place
Amache, Colorado
Incarceration Camps--Granada (Amache)
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections;
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Grant [Asian American Digitization Project]
http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/csudh/spcoll/mcfarlingead.pdf
J. Ralph Mcfarling Collection

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