Title: Letter to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi, 11/27/1943 (ddr-janm-1-108)

Densho ID: ddr-janm-1-108

November 27, 1943

Dear Molly,

Close your eyes & guess who this is!

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Well, I guess you recognize this sloppy hand-writin’ so getting down to brass-lacks—here Ah is—Chiye! I’m really sorry that I held up the answering line so long but—I guess you’ve heard all the alibis & excuses, huhn? Oh, well, I better confess & say that my delay was purely laziness! Yep, slow-motion…

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…Chiye isn’t hitched onto one, for nothin’ I guess.

How ya all feelin’? Hope in the best health & spirits! As for me here, couldn’t be found in better condition!

How’s things with you? Man, camp life is really drab—don’t see how I’m endearing it! It’s so stale, in other words! Goin’ to college now? School’s keepin’ me busy as –& man, is it torture! My Sr. sweater is finally here, I heard, & it’s about time! It’s navy-blue…

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…& on the emblem has my name on it. Not bad, what-say? Gee, I hope it’s worth it. Tell me about your college life!

The club I’m in, here in camp, is going to give a social Dec. 11 & man—is it goin’ to be a flop. Wow!! I don’t want to go because I know how it’d be but as long as I’m a member, I figure I better go!

For refreshment, we’re going to have potato chips, deviled-egged sand…

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…wiches, jello & cocoa with marshmallows ‘cuz it’s so cold at nights here. Imagine  [-picture- cocoa (hot) –picture- jello (cold)!] Man, do they go together! Boy, I predict that it’s going to be a fail-ure! Darn!

Boy, the Spanish teacher here at school is some nut! He’s from New Yawk & man, what a jerk! He looks like a Greek or an Armenian & gods, what a man! Every Wednesday night there’s folk-dancing & he always go! Boy,…

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…I go—but not to dance! Yep—I go to see him dance around & man, if you want a good laugh, you have it there! Really, he’s the “It”! And, his nose is like a Jew’s at a profile! Boy, but ain’t he cute? No!

Finally got my picture from the shots studio which I am enclosing one! It’s shot, shot, shot, but can I help it if…

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…my face is so (censored!) Just the idea of it is (censored!) but you understand, Ah’s hope!

Well, I’ll close here until I hear from you again, so long & don’t study too hard.

Always,

Chiyeko

P.S. Hello to everyone!

P.P.S. My best regards to your Mom and dad

P.P.P.S—Bawl Dois & Mary out for me! Haven’t heard from ‘em so long—wonder if they’ve forgotten me!

Chiye