Title: Letter to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi, 12/27/1943 (ddr-janm-1-110)

Densho ID: ddr-janm-1-110

December 27, 1943

Dearest Molly,

Today when I received your Christmas card & looked inside of it, much to my surprise discovered a dollar-bill and I never was so surprised in all my life! Gosh, you shouldn’t have done it, though! I shall accept it this time but never do it again! Gee, I don’t know what to do about it and please thank your mother, too!

Boy, you really can write Japanese keen, Molly! Umm—I was able to read it after much struggling & coaching from the sidelines! I really forget all my Japanese ‘cuz I never was good in it! Mom, day, Tish, & Sis were all amazed to see your beautiful Japanese writing! Confidentially, you’re good. Now, you can teach me somethin’!

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…What school are you now attending? And what Post Office? Man, you’re now going places, huhn? Well, don’t study too hard.

Molly, don’t mention the photo which I sent you! It’s really sad but I hope you get the point! Don’t look like somethin’? Wow!!

What did you do Christmas? Well, I went to an All-Girls Jam Session Christmas & that night went to a dance!  Boy, was that a flop! And, I mean flop!!! Christmas Eve, I went to our block’s Christmas party & talent show! It was fun ‘cuz I got cookies & a present! Not bad, huhn?

The dance we gave last December 17^th turned out a success! I went with a jerk so you can imagine…

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…the explosion which came about! This coming 4^th we’re planning on Installation Dance & here comes some more headaches! I’m secretary so you can imagine what kind of a cabinet we have! Sad case!

What’cha get for Christmas? Bet you got a lot of things huhn? Man, I really had a sad Christmas! I’ll draw a picture of my Christmas outfit—

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          embroidering edgings

long sleeves (white)

gathered skirt (jumper (wine)

daikon legs

suede-navy blue shoes (not heels)]

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…It’s real cute—nothin’ like the picture but you know, what a good artist I am!

Boy, has it been cold here lately wow! It snowed twice this month already & it’ll snow again soon! Man—have to drag out my long Johns (“red”) & get ready for ole’ man snow!

How is it in L.A.? Tell me all about what’cha been doing, this and that and (dirt!) Any good gossip flyin’ around? Say, is that Clara you say who got a kid married? Man—tell me about it! Sounds hot!

Well, I gott’a cut this letter short ‘cuz—I gotta! (Ain’t I fresh?) Seriously, though it’s late so—until & hear from you again—So long & thanks a lot again. Answer soon!

Chiyeko