Two letters to Yuri from Min Yonekura
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-356-285
PARENT COLLECTION
Yuriko Domoto Tsukada Collection
DESCRIPTION
Two letters to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Minoru "Min" Yonekura. Both letters stored in one envelope, unclear if they were mailed together or separately. Letter 5/11: describes forced removal, details items needed in assembly center to make barracks feel homey, food quality in the assembly center and general life there. Letter 2: discusses plans to move to Topaz, work at the post office, inspections, general life at Tanforan. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.
DATE
5/11/1942-9/7/1942
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Correspondence
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
TOPICS
- World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Construction
- World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Food
- World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Living conditions
- World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Social and recreational activities
- World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- The journey
- World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Work and jobs
- World War II -- Concentration camps -- Construction
- World War II -- Concentration camps -- The journey
- World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- "Evacuation Day"
- World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Preparation
CREATORS
- Yonekura, Minoru (author)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of Yuriko Domoto Tsukada Collection, Densho
RIGHTS
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
