Manzanar, Calif.

May 8, 1943

Dear Joe,

We are all well and hope the flu's okay.

Today's saturday and I have some studies to do but before I start studying I'll just write a line or two.

I haven't heard from the neighbors of back home but I think they are all okay.

Last night around eight 4:5 the wild gust of wind came by. Before you could even say red hot moma the darn old dust began to blow. And I mean it. I blew so hard that I could hardly keep my eyes open. This morning when I woke up the floor was just full of dust. (1/2 inch of dust). Everything was just terrible in dust. Boy its cold this morning. The north wind is blowing but theres no dust.

Yesterday we had our first assembly here at Manzanar high. Boy it was for student body elections. It was pretty good for the first one. Towru was the chairman & he

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was pretty good. He said that the principle, vice principle, & etc had congratulated him on the work he had done for be a chairman.

There was the voting ballots all ready to be checked and last night there was a dance at Kit. 18 so thats where you could tell the results of the elections.

Gee you make me jealous. I want to cook like you and be on a normal life again. Gee you know if it hadn't of been for Chicago maybe you wouldn't ever be able to cook or sew. What do you think? Well some day if I get out of this old camp I'm going to bake my cakes again. Do you know how to bake cakes. Very simple just like those all bran muffins. (I doubt it because no sato)

This camp is a dry old camp & I wish I could go to where you are and live a natural life again. I feel like an uncivilized person out here.

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Lately I have been having dreams that I am home & the wars over and I don't think of this camp at all. Boy if I could only hope that my dream will come true.

Today news papers head lines are like this

TUNIS, BIZERTE FALL

With a big red v for victory. some time I think & hope that America will win this war.

Do you see many real flowers out there?

George Odahara wrote to his mom. Boy some letter. He said he eats Hot cakes, sausages, weenies, toast, coffee eggs. At least for some breakfasts. One time he said that he ate Hot cakes twice as big as Manzanars but the next time it was 6 times bigger & 6 times tastier. So I guess he makes em in a big skillet! (big fry pan).

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Gee I dont have any thing more to say. I have some jokes here.

Gordon: "Do you know what one tonsil said to the other tonsil?"

Jack: "No, what did it say?"

Gordon: "This must be Capistrano, here comes a swallow."

Frank: "I used to run a donkey train."

John: "Whats a donkey train?"

Frank: Its got long ears.

John: Don't be silly. Trains dont have ears.

Frank: "Yes, they do! Engineers.

a college boy took a girl out and spent all his money on her.

He wrote his dad: "no mun, no fun, your son."

His dad wrote back: "Too bad, so sad, your dad."

Good bye now.

Always your sis

Mas

P.S. Don't study too hard.

If you see Kay give her our regards.

Isn't it a coinsidence but Kays street is the same as yours.

Sorry, but no news today.