Manzanar Relocation Cr
Manzanar, Calif.

Dec. 28, 1943

Dear Towru, & Joe,

I don't know what to say because I still can't get over the big shock which was occurred in the afternoon hours. This is what happened. Well, usually at the block office I am just fulling around but today I thought just studing a little algebra would be okay so I was studying. Then no mail came. Then Mae Mayeda says, Gee, the mail truck was just over loaded and all the mail workers are so busy that we aren't getting any mail. So I waited until afternoon hours. Then around 1:30 the mail comes in but I couldn't get any so I waited a while more. Then I get this parcel package, slip & get to the 1-15 place & man what a heavy one. Wow! Yup its from Towru I says so I get home and open it up. Wow! just piles of candy roles out of there and man a little box is signed off for me. I says, Gee, I wonder what this could be but before I look I see this big sign saying something like "Caution" Do not open until Christmas or "Santa Claus" will not be able to pay another visit. Well, its a couple of days past Christmas so I just tried to guess at mine & man what I guessed was right. A Fountain Pen!!!! I am still dazed & kind of box my self in the head to see if I'm not in dream land. Pop, thought this pen was for him but I told him it was mine as a gift from Santa Towru.

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Gosh, pop was just a tickled as me & especially over that knife. It sure is a nice one. Pop estimates the price as usual and man he really is crazy about this knife which you sent. Gee, its funny but I'm already using my precious gift which I will never forget as a wonderful gift from you. I still am dazed. I bet you think I'm nuts. I promise I'll take good care of this pen as long as I live. Gosh the price sure was a surprise. Thank you again and again. I'm sure that pop & I & mom will take good care of the gifts from you. Thanks again.

Gee, that big package for mom and pop was sure a surprising too. Mom & pop are so thankful for this wonderful 3-5 lb or 10 lb fruit cake & do thank the boys. Gee what a big Christmas. Mom recieved 2 nice pr. of stockings from Mrs Takemura & she was very thankful. Then she sent some flowers (poinsettias & roses) to the Boultons. Just the other day Mr. & Mrs. Boulton sent some cookies like the other time and candied sugar covered walnuts. Gee, they are delicious. Gosh, now I have to write a long thank you letter. Then you sent all of that big, big, big, wonderful tremendous surprise now. In the house we have a lot of eats.

Chocolates from you

Carmel & butter ball, & taffy candies from you

Walnuts coated with sugar - from Boultons

Cookies - from Boultons.

Gosh, pretty much eh!

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Today from this morning we had omochi tsuki. Remember that stuff. Well, were all getting ready for new years. A breakfast of ozoni. man all of the ladies went to town rolling the stuff and all of those boys were all worn out from pounding so hard. Now we have omochi to bake in the house and eat a little bit. Would you miss a new years with out that?

At three today, still being dazed from that surprise I for got I had to go to a dinner party at the "y" hall. (19-15) Well, I went with Amy and we had all kinds of games. Then refreshments & then presents. They were Christmas gifts from the church. I got material and a bracelet (from Miss Potts) and then the clean up was held & I went home. We had sandwiches, crackers, Jello, cocoa, potatoe chips, apple, and thats all. It was an all shot party with no cooperation. Then we (Amy & I) went to 14-15 and tried to practice a little jitterbuging and waltzing with Ayako & Miyo Nishi. Now I'm here writing to you. The other day I wrote a letter but I still haven't mailed it. Well, I'll answer your letter first. So you enjoyed my letter eh! well, good! Yah! pop's dream sure was a killer bet you had a funny feeling. Oh yah we trust you Towru your okay Butch, don't worry so! Gee, Don't let that swell dream of queer love kill you huh!

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What! a forman? Gee, I hope I'm still okay & not dazed. Gee, oh gosh? I feel sorry for you having to work for so many hours and then carrying those heavy things is quite surprising, Well, don't be a too big of a muscle man You, feel like a big shot! well, I bet now you think your pretty hot. Gosh, no more ne bo huh! (sleepy head) 5:20 is too oily fo me. I bet you feel pretty tiresome at the end of work hours.

Gee, Ice skating. Man, its too good to hear those things in camp. Man gets into your head & gives you ideas that your going ice skating in camp & all of that stuff. Getting to the point, I mean it's a maker of Jealousy or home sick. Well, someday I'll be skating with you guys sooner or later.

Gosh, Towru, you sure are a rich fellow after only being in Chicago for 1 month huh!

Yah Towru, so I don't mean a thing to you eh, well, I wonder if you know what your talking about.

Okay, okay dont yap so much, you sound like your trying to fight with me in your letters. But you should write to us first because its really a worry to us when you don't write for 3 weeks & then when a letter comes its not for us but just a person of the neighborhood. Well, that boils me. So if you'll write to us first we'll appreciate it very much. Oh honestly if you know what I mean. I as-sure you that I'll never crab if you'll really write to us

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I'm sorry if I wrote such scribbly letters but the daw gone 25-cent pen its all junky & so forth & I guess I get mad & end up with funny writing but now as I write with this gift I'll probably never do it again to make you crab. (I think.)

Quit bragging of being "tsu yoi" because pop was saying that & caught the flu & stayed in bed for a whole week. So you weigh a lot eh, well think of Darcy Kitagawa of 160 lbs.

We had a social (block 14) combined with block 20 and it turned out okay. I didn't go but because mom doesn't want me to go. But the Nishi sisters went & said it was okay and the boric acid on the floor was too slippery & this girl dancing with Harry Kibuta fell on the floor & faced the most embarrasing thing of the party. Dope huh!

Well, on Christmas night it was real cold & we couldn't go to church to see the play but they say it turned out real good. On the day after Christmas (sunday) I couldn't go to church but they gave out candy. (Hard stuff.)

Pop went to a wedding tonight. I don't think you remember but its Kitahara san who used to come over & play Goh with pop.

Well, this is about all & I hope you will enjoy this letter much better than my others.

Your Sis,

Masako

P.S. Don't forget to answer the questions.