PARTNER

OBJECT ID

ddr-csujad-5-219 (CSUJAD Local ID: oki_02_58_001, CSUJAD Project ID: csudh_oki_0214)

PARENT COLLECTION

CSU Dominguez Hills Okine Collection

DESCRIPTION

A letter from Kamekichi Nakano in Japan to his brother-in-law, Seiichi Okine. Kamekichi thanks Seiichi for the gifts brought by Jokichi Yamanaka, including sugar and ajinomoto [monosodium glutamate], as there is a scarcity of food in Japan. He describes Masao's visit when he was stationed in Japan and his wishes to meet the Okines', with hopes that they will visit Japan. He also includes updates on other family members and the upcoming return to the U.S. of some of their relatives, Fumiko and Jokichi Yamanaka. He informs that Jokichi Yamanaka lost his house because of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima. The arrival date of the letter, September 25, 1947, is recorded on the backside of the envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_58_001

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

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