Typed and notarized letter from Teru Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Page 10 of 13.
PARTNER
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-one-5-237 (Koyama148; 2016.23.148; NDD978084)
PARENT COLLECTION
Dr. Keizaburo Koyama Family Collection
DESCRIPTION
Photocopy of a typed letter from Teru Koyama to Edward J. Ennis concerning the rehearing of Keizaburo Koyama's case. Mrs. Koyama notes that it is very unusual for Issei parents to raise their kids in an American-style environment, but she doesn't regret the decision to do so. While she was worried about war between the United States and Japan, her husband said they would support the country of their children's birth - the United States. Mrs. Koyama starts talking about the difficulties of being separated from her husband for two years. She said the first few months were rough, but she received a lot of support from friends and neighbors, though she was always worried about being attacked by someone who didn't know her, but only saw her as an enemy. She writes that there was a sense of relief once the bars of the Portland Assembly Center were closed behind her. While life is difficult, she is learning to do more with less.
DATE
11/29/1943
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Correspondence
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
CREATORS
- Koyama, Teru (author)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Japanese American Museum of Oregon; Portland, Oregon
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of Dr. Keizaburo Koyama Family Collection, Japanese American Museum of Oregon
RIGHTS
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
