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Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-857)
doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-857)
Letter from New York. Mostly discusses relations with Kan's employer (landscape architect Shogo Myaida) on the gardening job he's doing for the World's Fair. Feels extorted by his boss (landscape architect Nagao Sakurai). Frustrated that Sakurai also wants him to act as a Japanese interpreter; struggles because his Japanese isn't very good. Gives a detailed account …
Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-860)
doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-860)
Letter from New York. Kan writes about his evening routine, what he's eating, and his relationship with his supervisor on the World's Fair garden, landscape architect Shogo Myaida, whom he hopes will hire him on a potential new garden project on the fair grounds, and the landscape architect running the World's Fair garden project, Nagao Sakurai. …
Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-864)
doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-864)
Letter from New York. Kan talks about his impressions of the skill of the two landscape architects he's working for" Shogo Myaida, his immediate boss on the World's Fair job, and Nagao Sakurai, the landscape architect running the World's Fair garden project. He is weighing whether to go to school for architecture and is leaning towards …
Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-859)
doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-859)
Letter from New York. Kan thanks Wak for a package, talks about visiting some of the New York City tourist sites and seeing movies. Wanted to get a meal in Chinatown but sensed anti-Japanese sentiment. Continues to discuss relationship between his immediate boss on the New York World's Fair garden, landscape architect Shogo Myaida, and the …
Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-862)
doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-862)
Letter from New York City. On his interactions with the landscape architect running the World's Fair garden project, Nagao Sakurai. On working with Japanese gardeners on the project and what everyone eats for lunch. On the weather. Kan reflects on what he's learning from his work and declares, "One thing that I have found out and …
Letter from Kaneji Domoto to his sisters (ddr-densho-329-858)
doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to his sisters (ddr-densho-329-858)
Letter from New York in which Kan further describes the manners of the landscape architect running his current job at the World's Fair, Nagao Sakurai, and his immediate boss, Shogo Myaida. He writes about what he's eating, where he's going, and what he's doing in New York City. Says he doesn't meet many people who seem …
Letter from Kaneji Domoto to his sisters Wakako and Yuri (ddr-densho-329-865)
doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to his sisters Wakako and Yuri (ddr-densho-329-865)
Letter from New York. Kan has finished the New York World's Fair garden job, and his relationship with Nagao Sakurai has improved. The World's Fair has opened and he has been exploring it in his week off; he describes various exhibits and critiques the Japanese exhibit (with a sketch of the floorplan and traffic flow). He …
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