Excerpt: "It sure has been hot lately and I looked at the thermometer in the Odahara's place and it was 102 degrees and that was pretty hot." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

Excerpt: "A beautiful post card and a letter came this swell morning." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

Excerpt: "As I went to the block office this morning, I was wondering what had happened to you because you didn't write for 1 week." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

Excerpt: "Today is sunday & I just got back from breakfast & boy it was delicious." This letter was sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

Excerpt: "Today we received your letter (post card) which was nice." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

Excerpt: "Tonight I started to write because I just happened to remember that this week is "national brotherhood" week." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.