Letter from Jokichi Yamanaka to Mr. S. Okine, September 12, 1947 [in Japanese]
PARTNER
CSU Japanese American History Digitization Project
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OBJECT ID
ddr-csujad-5-218 (CSUJAD Local ID: oki_02_57_001, CSUJAD Project ID: csudh_oki_0213)
PARENT COLLECTION
CSU Dominguez Hills Okine Collection
DESCRIPTION
A letter from Jokichi Yamanaka in Hiroshima, Japan, to his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Jokichi congratulates on the Okines' grandchild and includes updates on issues of his family, the Sasaki family, and the Nakano family in Japan. He also describes high inflation in post-war Japan, listing high prices of food and other necessities. He regrets not being able to afford to offer Masao Okine rice when Masao visited him from Tokyo. The arrival date of the letter, October 14, 1947, is recorded on the backside of the envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_57_001
DATE
9/12/1947
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Correspondence
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Yamanaka, Jokichi (author)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections
PREFERRED CITATION
[Title of item], Okine Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections. University Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted