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b e e n l a i d u p f o r t h e p a s t f e w ¿ays ( s i n c e ± h u r s . ) w i t h in I n f e c t i o n
on my r i g h t f o o t a n d I h a v e o e e n c o n f i n e d t o b e d . Of c o r s e , 1 c o n - m a j o r i l l n e s s , , n , i t lias c u s e d a g r e a t l e a l of >ain.
sider it
I w s o t n o s e h u n t i n g (my f a m i l y i s l e a v i n g t h e c e n t e r s o o n : Eind one
o f aij b l i s t e r s g o t b a d l y i n f e c t e d ,
\ , s c h o l o g i c a l i y , It assumes
major importance*
a e t t e i s b a s y w i t h h e r f i n a l s a n d s h e o n l y comes
h me t o f e e l me s o t h a t I h a v e n 1 1 s e e n a n y o n e f o r t h e p a s t f o u r
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h o p e t . , u t i t w o n ' t De f o r on« o r atxra two more d a y s . I s u p o s e tl et
411 o f t h i s sounds r a t u e r s i l l y t o you out i n Okinawa, but i t ' s
r l a t i v e . a n y w a y , i t g i v e s me a l e a d u o t o what I l a v e b e e n t h i n k i n g
o f f o r t h e l a s t o o p i e o f d a y s othll
s t a r i n g at the b t d b In t h e
cell.in. , and f e e l i n g q u i t e b o r e d .
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l o t o f w r i t i n g a f t e r you r e t u n t o c i v i l i a n l i f e — e x c e p t t h a t
J. i i d n ' t a g r e e w i t h a i l o f y o u r c y n i c a l p o i n t s * b u t a l m o s t a l l . I
h o p e t h a t you w i l l got t h e oook by Ludwig "The :;5orai C h a r a c t e r o f
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l i f e a n d w i s n t . a t you w e r e f o r e v e r d e p a r t e d f r o m t e r a i n - h o l e s o f
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a n d you d e t e c t c e r t a i n s i g n s o f b e t r a y a l a t
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t e c l f i c a l l y tiic . i i s e i . >nd J. g e t d i s t o r S d d l
Mit f o r f o u r d a y s , i h n v o b e e n i s o l a t e d f r o m th«* l i m i t e d N i s e i w o r l d
i am s u p o s e d t o be s t u d y i n g a n i I l o s e
my u s u a l ^ o p t i m i s t i c o u t l o o k
o n l i f e . I b e g i n t o a s s o c i a t e m., i n f e c t e d f o o t p a i n w i t h my d i s l i k e
o f "be ¡n . a N i s e i " ( w i t h o u t d i s l i k i n .. m y s e l f J ) , a n d I b e g i n t o b r o o d
on > n a t . a n d p r e t t , s o o n , i g e t t o f e e I in..disgusted with a l l
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n o t nec< s s a r l l y t o d a y — b e c a u s e 1 h a v e l e s s p a i n j )
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t o myself, 4 a t a futile l i f e
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w h i c h s t i n k s a n d howlsi# man ¿ r o w s u p t o >© a boy who w o r s h i p s
s t e n g t i » a n d s a v a g e r y ansi l i v e s I n a s e l f c r e a t e d w o r l d o f w r s a n d
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gets interested
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w o r l d at a p a i r of l e g s and b r e a s t s ,
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he
t e s h i s l i f e i n m o n o t o n o u s l i v i n g . J o s u s , what a d i s g u s t i n g
o u t l o o n , out i t ' s a l l a r o u n i u s .
a n who i s l i k e t h e d e c y t n
and
dw en-., r a t i n . t i s s u e s on my 1 f e c t e d f ? o t , D u l l o f
r e j ? d i c e s nnd
a x l o u d o f t n o u t h . »'»I. t I n t h e h e l l d o e s Man l i v e f o r a n y w a y ?
* h e n t h e g o o a u o o k e t e l l u s t h a t man l i v s f o r h i s f a i t h i n i r a n o r t a l t t j
i . r u ¿.un ie s u p p o s e d t o Ifcve l i f e a n d :.hSs ntuces h i m <3 e a t e r t h a n
a l l o f t h e o t h e r k i n d s o f l i f e . But Man g e t s s o d b u s e d , t h a t i n
J u ^.an d e a t h i s v a l u e d m o r e t h a n l i f e ( - s you h a v e s a i d . ) a n d h o w
t h o s e o f u s . h o d o n o t be 1 l e v
i n i m m o r t a l i t y : what g i v e s u s
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t i . o ur&e t o go o n l i v i n g ? ( e x c i u d i n ^ t h e " B a n z a i b O j s . n )
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M s
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I s o o m o i n t h e h e l l o u t o f t h e n a t i v e s o f th< L e v a n t a n d E n g l a n d
¿ i v e s h e r c o n s e n t u n t i l t h e * . S . a n d ¿v. a s i a s p e a k s u p , a n d t h e n
crit- in ¿ots v
s e l f r i g h t e o u s and t e l l s the l i . s t ^ F r o n c h l e s t o
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And t h e B i g p o w e r s o a n U a g r e e
o n xixauut a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l body f o r
e a c e b e c a u s e e a c h i s t o o BUS; l o l o u s o f ti:.; o t h e r ,
i s t h ' e y?ar ^ o l n
t o keep t h e Ch'nese from
c o n t i n u i n g t o h a t e t h e Jn a n e s e a f t e r v i c t o r . , ?
I t seems t o go
a r o . n d i n a d l z « v , c i r c l e * J a p a n h a t e s n u s s i a , a n d eo r t u s s i a r s h a v e
to
i e t h e J a a n e e e ; I n d i a h a t e s ^ n g l a n i , E n g l a n d h a t e s Germ* n y ,
O e m a n ^ n a t e s / r a n e e , F r a n c e * h a t e s a n y no who d o e s n ' t h a t e Oe -many
a n d t i e y h a t e e a c h o t h e r s o much t n a t t h e y c n ' t g e t a d e c e n t g o v ' t
o r & . n l z e d . xhe C a p i t a l i s t h a t e s t h e 0 mmunist, fcir, F a s c i s t h a t e s
t h e J e w , a n d e v e r y o n e t h i n g s t h a t t h e n e x t , *r w i l l be a c o a l i t i o n
o f t h e C a p i t a l i s t i c * o r l d v e r s u s ¿vases l a t o c r u s h Communism ( t h e y
c 1 1 i t t i ; war t o p r e s e r v e t h e i/
t r e c e n t way o f l i f e . )
re
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* e " f i g h t i n g for a world of h a t e ?
i can walk a g a i n t o t h e
x i i e n t o d j , my a c n e s m i r a c u l o u s ^ , ,o a nj:
b a t h r o o - - s o a i l o f my d a r ,
e s s i m l s t l c o u t l o o k d l s a pe r s a n d X
b e g i n t o l o $ on t
b lgi-ter s i d e . I think to nysolfs t ere
s a
p u r p o s e I n l i v i n g , ¿ h e r e I s some t h i n ; a b o u t t h i s
r & ?ise re" urae i c a w
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wuj o f l i v i n g w h i c h a l l
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t h i n k tual it ie
o s s i b l e , a n d ti a
the decayed r o t t e n parts can
a
be c u t o u t a s l o n g u *«an h s t h i s v i s i o n
human b e I - g .
x i . i s if- t h e h o p e v h l o h
r i c a h o l d s out t o a s a i & S a . T h i s i s t h e
^ o c r a c ^ w h i c h we a e f i g h t i n g f o r i t h e r i g h t o f e v e v
t o work,
a n d tx h i m s e l f , a n d a c h a n c e t o a c h i e v e i t i n s t e a d o f d e d i c a t i n g
t , i c o m l a t e l i f e t o some
m i s t i c a l Man on a
h l t e novae 1 1 e t h e y
do i n J a p a n .
i s n ' t t h a t why ve p r a c t i c a l l y s t a r v e d o u r s < I v e s i n
our h o l e in B e r k e l e y t r y i n g t o get " e d u c a t e d "
I c a n s t < 1 1 remember
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f a r r i i ^ i t , a n d me i n t h e c e n t e r . ± g u e s s a/e a l l f e l t t h a t i t w s
f o r t h -vhil
t o make t h i s h e l l o f a n e f f o r t , i t m u s t be t h a t f a i t h i n
j n e r i c a . * o r d h a t o t h « r r e a s o n woi.il'! a s k i n n g guy l i i c e
tmnj run
a r o u n d t o a l l k i n d s o f m e e t i n g s t r y I n g t o make t h i s a b e t t e r w o r l d
for the
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t h i n k 4 o u w e r e mo e c y n i c a l t h a n 1 .
u u t n o w , I f i n d t h a t you a r e
b u r n i n g w i t h r a u o a more i d e a l ^ t o t h a t
- e n n y . uuyb(i i t i s o e c a u s e ¿ o u
a r e i i o m e s i o K f o r t n i s l a n u , Ma^be i t i s o e c a u s e ^ o u h: ve s e e n m o r e
o f i t t h ^ n w b l i e y o u were a s t u d e n t I n B o r k e x e ^ . I t h i n K t h i s h a s
¿ a f f e c t e d jr,o a l o t , o l ^ am s t i l l s k e p t i c a l a b o u t a l o t o f t h i n g s *
i l o n ' t h a v e s e c < r l t j 1 s u p p o s e I w i l l be t i s
; l S l o n 0 as
^y t n i s t i m e ,
a n g , ^ o o m u s t be w o n d e r i n g ivhat i n t h e h e l l t h i s i s
I suppose i t i e
a l l about,
i r e a 1 j d o n ' t know m y s e l f e x c e .t t h a t
,. o m , i a b o u t waj o f me t r ^ i n ^ t o t e l l uo \ i n o t t o g o t t o o c y n ' . c 1 .
n a t a n e r v e , h ht
ou c e r t a i n l y s em t o be l e a r n i n g a l o t f r o m
e x e r l e n c e a n d jOU h a v e a much g r e a t e r ¿ ^ e r s e p e c t i v e ti«an 1 d o . X
l i v e I n a v r , l i m i t e d wo l a , a n d t i . e o l y t i m e I s t o p t o t h i n k
a b o w t s e r i o s b n i n s i s when . l i a v e a n i r t f e c t i o n o f t h e t o e . b u t
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a l o t mo e t h a n I s o , o u a p p r e c i a t e I t b e t t e r . 1 know
^ a .. ve s e e n
j o u d o n ' c u a n t t o c >iae b a c k t o a l i f e o f c u t t i n g s u g a r b e >ts i n
Idaho
.,ou d i d , b u t X t h i n k t h t ¿ o u r a g o n y now w i l l l e d t o
a
o l d e n c h a n c e l a t e r — a n d 1 am n o t s p e a k i n g i n t e r r a s o f Hugged
i n d i v i d u a l i s m sr t h a t s t u f f e i t h e r !
I t ' s J u s t t h a t you have a
Nisei*
¿ r e t e r ip r e c i a t i o n o f t h i s c o u n t r y t h a n rms
i would s a j t h a t t h c h i e f l i m i t a t i o n of th
N i s e i 1s t h a t most o f
thorn i- a v a n ' i n f e c t e d f e o t . w i h e ^ l i v e i n a n a r r o w v o r l d o** t h e i r
ith
own a n d t h e y h a v e
t i l l f o i l e d to identify th mselves f u l l y
t h e "American
o f l i f e 1 ' d e s p i t e some d i s > o r s a l over'» t h e c o u n t r y ,
a n d d e s p i t e t h o e x o r i e n o e s t h e , , h a v e ¿on© t h r o u g h . ¿ h e i r ' ' l i t t l e
a i n s " maites t h e m f a t a l i s t i c s o t h o j w s t e t h e i r t i m e c h a s i n g f u t i l e
t h i n g s , The s o o t s u i t b o j s o f Cx< r k S t r e e t who h a n g a l l o v e r t h e
f r >..,3,, blond- s one f o o t t a l l e r t h e n t h e y a r e o n l y e x t r e m e e x a m p l e s
o f tiio w h o l e W i s e ' s t a t e o f m i n d , b u t t h e y r e f l e c t t h e
ilstorted
r e s e t t i e r s — » J u s t l i k e tho JA
used to r e f l e c t the
iK»JORITJ o f t h
¿ h e r e Is more hope fo
t h o s e who
c o n s ^ v * t i v e r t l o e i on t h e C o a s t .
h vo ¿ o n e i n t o t i * )
nrij b e c a u s e X am s u c e t h a t t h e y w i l l com© b* c k
c r e a t o r f e e l i n g of i d e n t i t y t o t h e country which they fought
/,1th
f o r - - o r am i w r o n g ? > ^ a t t h
h e l l am 1 t a l K i n 0 a b o u t a r y w a y ! ! !
ell,
, a n £ , I s h a l l s t o p bo i n ^ . ou n o w .
wot m c h news of im o r t a n c e . T o d a y I s a u p p a e d t o be t h e c o l d e s t
June 3rd in the
h i s t o r y o f wnic&^o, out i l i a e i t . I n a f e w d n ^ s ,
we s h a l l DO s w e a t i n g i n t h e h u m i d i t y o f t h i s a r e a . I r e id i n t h e
p a p e r s t h a t t h e e n d i s s o o n n« a r on O k i n a w a , a n i I ••.vender i f y o u r
n e a r n e s s t o the n a t i v e s has ch nged your contemptuous a t t i t u d e s
t o w a r d s t h e " ¥ a m a t o e s " or d o s i t make ¿ o u p h i l o s o p h i c a l a n d a
w i t h «-oris I s h i k a w a be
f t u r n u n i t a r i a n ? «.ouid s p e a k i n g s o c i a 1
CO .f i d r e d f r a t e r n i s a t i o n w i t h t h o enemy2 I f n o t ,
WONi d be i n t e r e s t e d t o know i f h e r a t t i t u d e s t o o o r d s t h e w a r i s an^ d i f f e r e n t
our
from the
i . ( c a u g h t i n t h o m i d d l e , t l - e r e f o w e , we m u s t t a k
stand, o t
e hope for a n e g o t i a t e d > a c e . )
I d o n ' t l i k e t o see
an,y c i t . , bombed t o h e l l , b u t t h a t ' s t h e o n l y wa^ we w i l l g< t unn i
c o n d i t i o n a l s u r r e n d e r , a -t i t c e r t a i n l y do s g r i p e XXXR me
h e a r some N i s e i s a j t h a t iwd. : : a l s e ^ i o e s n o t h a v e t o i n s u l t " t h e m "
ot>. ga.. n ^ ne I s . „ o i n g t o r i d e d o / n t h e O i n e a on h i r o h i t o ' s w h i t e
h o r s e b e o >use t h a t ' s a
a r t o f thei>* r e l i g i o n ! 1 c a n ' t c o n c e i v e o f a n ^
f t l s e l b e l i e v i n g i n t h e -m e r o r « m ^ t h a l t h o t h e y ml^hfc i n some d i s uored
i d e n t i f y ti . ^ m s e l v e s v t h t h e J a o u n e s e — r a c i a l l y « i t d o e s n ' t
net the Nisei
h a v e much t o d o w i t h ^ i e j u l t . / ' , b u t i t ' s t o o b a d
c a n ' t s e e t h a t t h o s e who w i l l r e f u s e t h e m t h e f u l l r i g h t s o f A m e r i c a
a . e a m i n o r i t y and t h e r e i s no n e e d t o c l i n g t o t i e r a c i a l I d e n t i t y
tiny l o n g e r »
1 s t i l l h a v e n ' t h e a r d a n y t h i n g a b o u t my d r a f t s t a t u s . I u n d e r s t a n d
t h a t ti e Ml e i o o ^s a t F t . Mead a r e g o i n g t o g e t d e c k e d u p a s J a p
s o l d i e r s to ¿Ive tho r e t u r n i n
s o l d i e r ® f r o m E u r o p e t r a i n i n g I n comlso
umors
h u t sorie
b a t t i n g t h e J a ,s b e f o r e : o i n ^ t o t r i e P a c i f i c !
w i . e i a r e s *nt t o
a c i f l o a s Comb .t n o w , a n d t h a t sort* h ve » o n e t o
w&Ana t o d r i v e t r u c k s » " A m e r i c a n I i e r o u r ^
a d a r t i c l e on Ni e i s o l i i e r s ,
c c o r d l n ^ t o °C 9 t h e N i s e i 44tln 1 won tt e
a n d A s e n t t i . c o p {, t o . , o u .
war i n E u r o p e w i t h t h e h e l p o f © aao C a u c a s i a n t r o o p s i
youi's,
Crhas*
9
haries
KiKuchi
It
home.
Diary
l o o k s 11Ke
I
was
I am g o i n g
supposed
t o go
hurt
s o much t h a t
I couldnft
ried
so I d e c i d e d
that
seems
to p a i n
whole
leg
It's
gets
a good
thing
ing
t h e dorm f o r
is
got
p u t my s h o e
I
to
m o r r o w but
the
I
see
a doctor.
most
serious
that
I
The
fungus
but
the
that
doctor
I
it
i n hot
water
to drop
spent
the r e s t
urgent
things
of
T h a t 1 s when my
shoot
up and down.
to
and she has
after
take
been
c o m i n g home
I discovered
that
slippers
waiting
for
care
stay-
to
cook.
I
o v e r my
about
a half
to walk 2 blocks.
When
my f o o t
t o o much s o s h e
in
hurt
e x a m i n e d my f o o t
with
t o get
The
and
said
let
that
me
it
for
a couple
f i l l e d at
doctor
the d e r m i t o l o g i s t
the
to
He
said
d a y s m o r e a n d he
University
i n s t r u c t e d me
a n d he
I
was a
secondary c o m p l i c a t i o n .
o f f my f o o t
tomorrow f o r
the
fo
over
a while
to the
balance
of
He
t o l d me
before
office
the afternoon
and making plans
Dorothy wrote
for
x&m
wasn't
phar-
t o come
too
back
optimistic
a r a p i d he
I decided
ment
My f o o t
to-
a l i n g o f my f o o t .
soak
had
wor-
w a n t e d me t o come b a c k
prescription
and see
still
little
i n a while
s l i p my b i g
After
at
receptionist
infection
to s t a y
to
a
clinic*
finals
clinic,
outside.
taxi
I got
pains
once
few evenings
w h i c h I was c h a r g e d .
on W e d n e s d a y
about
come s home
1945
m o r n i n g b u t my f o o t
lunch
go t o t h e
tharobbing
on s o I h a d
a
this
4,
o f d a y s more
and e a r l y morning»
t o go t o t h e
insisted
would h a v e
for
Bette
clinic,
g a v e me a n o t h e r
macy
After
night
painfully
f i n a l l y got
out
walk.
the past
ready
and hobble
hour,
doctor
extremely busy with her
When I g o t
foot
at
that
She
could^t
to the
s t i f f and t h o s e
o f me.
a t
to spend a couple
I had b e t t e r
t h e most
Mon.—June
for
putting
first
there
t o go r i g h t
and
on t h e m e d i c i n e ,
t o p i c k u p my m a i l .
cleaning
Louise
home
u p some o f
t o come o v e r
but
I
t h e more
t o my a p a r t -
dictation.
a
letter
the
p3s t i o n o f my r e p o r t
year.
telling
about
She w a n t s me
by December
31 and t o
some
of h e r
to proceed
gather
tentative
with
material
plans
t h e comfor
Frank
w
harles Jlikuchi
also
"It
Is
apparent
extraordinarily
shall
of
that
experiences
on your
time
the
impo t a n t
d e f i n i t e l y want
the
for
situation
to be
least
the
for
a longer
present.
cago,
I
first
to point
and Oregon) and get
period,
but
I
i n our
report.
and e s o r i p t i v e
like
months
records
on t h e
a n d J i m g y w o u l d make c e r t a i n
to
for
will
documents
an
of 1 9 4 6 ,
in
us*
It
as
comparable
'option1
which
(and
possibly
might
extend
to guarantee
nisei,
be
We
have
in California
am i n n o p o s i t i o n
You w o u l d c o n c e n t r a t e
1 9 4 5 ^jCft^
Coast
should
four
8,
t h e West
represented
of re s e t t l e r s .
at
on
both c a s e h i s t o r i e s
y o u w o u l d go a r o u n d f r o m p o i n t
i n Washington
June
Diary
this
you h a v e
at
i n Chi-
observations
of
Irse i
resettle ra."
d o n 1t
I
again,
in
particularly
case
I ' m not
plans
which w i l l
break
i n t o my w o r k a t
have
any o b j e c t i o n s
drafted,
have
t o be
the
but
I am a
so3v e d b e f o r e
University
then.
lems
s t u d y w o u l d p r o v i d e my l i v i n g
there,
about
get
and most
what
t o worry
a
a
this
far
the
letter
family
set
that
but
in
what
(see
want
to
the
making
he has
to o f f e r
feel
that
I
over
couldn't
she
turns
I am out
know
I v© u l d
like
to
technically
I don't
up.
The
have
lig
resettled.
Jack
aa o t h r
suggestion
about
matter
i n San F r a n c i s c o .
practical
for
i f Mom h a s
guarantee
is being
I don't
prob-
family
i s much more
the
t o com-
while
Of a o u r s e ,
f o r Mom, m a n a g i n g a h o t e l
I h a v e no c a i t r o l
her
of g e t t i n g
But
other
definitely
resettlement
a profession,
Job h u n t .
about
be a b l e
completed.
have
attached)
on c o m i n g t o C h i c a g o .
don't
is
California
would
expenses
too.
something u s u a l l y
one
It
family
work
Study
least
the next
ahead as
today
field
the
and at
immediate
job p o s s i b i l i t y
realize
w o u l d be
S . S.A»
to pursue
problem is
wrote
it
I would d o a f t e r
through the
speaking,
of
the
to
worried
I wouldn't
It
the
complicate
little
p l e t e my M.A.
since
wouldn't
as
to going
forced
her
anything
i n any
but
I Jus«
the
mind
I
still
direction.
w
harles Jlikuchi
Diary
It's
more
of
I'll
have
to write
Japanese
a psychological
telling
her
will
only confuse
her
able
alternatives
so
b r i n ^ Tom o u t
here
with apartment
do a n y t h i n g
After
that
a long
she m i ^ h u
more
that
just
silence,
be a b l e
busy
been p u t t i n g
into this
it
that
on h e r .
last
spent
to Ft.
I guess
cer
at
hour
the
I
guess
any
I don't
while
he was
out
culty
of
of h i s
things
refrigerator
George
his
worked
things.
Mariko
s a y s he
says
for
that
the
this
clearance.
He
so
other
c l o s e d up h i s
is
furniture.
industriously
In the
as
meantime
I didn't
a
ble
She
that
want
She
but
32 but
the
be
to
said
said
I had
to
to
sug-
force
said
that
t h e whole
Cracker
time
went
immediately
commanding
inducted
put
offi-
on a 12
month.
Cracker was
go
into
it
the
s u r e he
to
will
He
let
her
that's
the week-end
helping
not
d o i n g de-
Merchant
was due
apartment.
is
week.
efforts
but h e w a s
I guess
Cracker
be
evening and
belongings.
goin^
over
to
proceed
I won't
conscience.
perhaps
feels
it
avail-
I was w a i t i n g f o • h e r
that
but
the
then
this
the
he will
next
is
w i t h M a r i k o a n d he
and
is
that
I had planiB d
h u n t i n g next
week
know why h e d i d n ' t
he h a s
phoned
p a c k up h i s
last
into
condition.
appreciated
in California,
getting a
so t h a t
in house
inducted
the reason
work.
a month
Cracker
still
ever.
guess
it
sure
of
and
to look around a bit
time w i t h i n
fense
closes
something d i r e c t l y
going
list.
at
finally
all
choice.
than
vexing problem.
to get
iiiroy p o s t
notice
school
Marino had a g u i l t y
in helping
the r e s e r v e
her
its present
Mariko
to help
w o u l d do
SI© r i d a n
in
I'm
1 9 4 5 ^jCft^
I
translate
to present
intensely
up t o now but
w e e k - e n d she was
was
on
she
I have
she may h a v e
is
Louise
possibility.
soon a s
8,
than anything e l s e .
and have
latest
but
as
my f o o t
she had been
gest
this
h u n t i n g more
while
problem
a letter
he r of
June
to
Marine
the
diffi-
be t a k e n
is
within
s t o r i n g most
use
his
why M a r i k o
to h e l p
huge
and
Cracker
Ray W a s h e r
out
at
pack
w
harles
the
Jlikuchi
linotype
up on h i s
for
I s a o who was
thinks
that
account
of h e r
askedher
tact
t o come
a^ain
Some of
the
tunities
able
her
whereshe
girls
but
at
they
for
are
I had t o be
a week's
salary
year.
Bette
said
hopes
t o be
she
a
is
because
filled
1 dnesday
night
okay a s
much.
job.
it
the past
has
in
that
little
out
within
jobs
of
up
balance
of
out
end o f t h e
to get
her
get
remarkable
though.
and
Calf
All
those
ornia,
she w i l l
have
wouldn* t
take
be r
a
"vaca-
of
the
losing
Then
f o l l o w i n g Monday i f
she
week her
I
at
t o l d her
year
but
school
other
everything
the
etc.
are
so
during
enough even
s u r p r i s e me
talking
so B e t t e
summer
would
started
run around
She may
girls
from
this
she
developed well
she
calendar
that
after
i n most
school.
spent
sodLial
friends
be
next
resignedly.
New E n g l a n d ,
to
oppor-
she w o u l d b e
and c o u l d n ' t
at
con-
and
she h a s
grades
I
Wednesday
been p r e t t y c o n s c i e n t i o u s
thinfc t h a t
job
strain
for
on
few days.
about
could
after
with her
rest
2 weeks
passing*.
and Bette
cent
very
this
school
her
that
for
Bette
the next
she
around
she w o u l d
from the
rest
on t h e
is going
the
if
her
working
she
in Florida,
left
tell
3 days
the
department
vacation
collar
past
that
telling
she a n s w e r e d
For
2 years and I
she doesn»t
been
the
in
bustled
evening.
about
said
sumiwr
on t h r o u g h S u n d a y n i g h t .
was
if
she
to rest
f i r m and
so,"
the
strain
neededevery p a s s i b l e
start
she would h a v e
Bet^e
she h a d
would g e t
to
c o u l d get
t o work
w o r k e d ]a s t
very
Bette
very uncertain
and
follow-
in preparation
in
B e t t e was w o n d e r i n g
"I guess
able
is
mostly white
and s h e
that
she
Job p l a n s
a week b e c a u s e
finals*
school
the h o u s e up
interview later
a
s o a k e d my f o o t
the medicine.
t h e Dorm h a v e
t o make a s m u c h .
tion"
be
and
1 9 4 5 ^jCft^
7 <fi(
him.
immediately
a terrific
8,
him soon f o r
interviewel
cleaned
been under
about
the p l a n t
last
evening I
fo * a n
finals
June
to contact
and a p p l i e d
andshe
she h a s
I
this
an hour
very h e l p f u l
shall have
since
I g o u home
water
being
I
experiences
After
hot
plant.
Diary
i n hot
about
feels
a
Chicago
Charles
KiKuchi
Diary
June
4,
1945
I f f
" ± * s l a v i n g away t o make
year.rt
next
had a lot
She
of
f u n on t h e campus
borrow a lot
they
were a l w a y s
will
Bette
of
campus
to
clothes
treating
and
see a h o r r o r
during the
I can
about
past
other
friends
go t o
it
girls.
to
she
Shex
has
certainly
said
that
On W e d n e s d a y n i g h t
Mary
to her
She
home w h e r e h e r
study for
her
went
last
is
mother
they will
Around 8 s 0 0 B e t t e
friends
school
because
year.
foi* them a n d a f t e r w a r d s
picture.
to s tu#y w i t h h e r
badly
to t h i n g s .
of
dinner
feel
from the
her
a group
cook a Chinese
theatre
f i l t h y money s o
doe s n 1 1
really
does
inviting
some
go
to a
over
to
finals
on
the
Wednesday.
Around 8 : 1 5
Isao
around inidni^ho.
for
himself and
o f v i e w was
We d i s c u s s e d
the Nisei
that
the
struggle
between a
majority
were not
justments
social
event
ally
of
rary
stage
the
the
a lot
smaller
small
He
that
e n c e wus t h a t
the
at
were
out
lives
the
here
groups
Nisei
that
of
were
mercial
recreation.
really
only
they
not
He
be
i s s u e was
re s e t t l e r s
adjustment
Isaofs
time.
it
think
was
were not
the
that
opinion
He
bored
Caucasians
their
Isao
felt
social
most
of t h e i r
felt
that
the
of
that
that
as a tempo-
but
with
he
also
many o f
the
not
adjustment
only
so t h a t
outlets
vast
ad-
i n Chile a g o d i d
thought
culturally
all
too unhappy
being
point
only a
while
his
stabilized.
found
limited
social
c o n s i d e r e d Chicago
they
him u n t i l
t h e y h a d made r e l a t i v e
g r i p e d about
t h e y eought
l o n e l y would
the
of
the
He d i d not
friends.
and
were
and
majority of
narrow i n t e r e s t s
forms of
of
adequate but
so t h a t
vast
but
all
of
become more
said they
of c l u b s ,
informal
a whole most
2 years.
would
re s e t t l e r s
in their
interviewed
difficulties
percentage
concerned
the group
the
and I
integration-segregation
adjustments
situation.
p o i n t e d out
join
as
during the past
these
most
( C H - 6 2 ) came o v e r
differ-
they
in
had
t h e com-
Nisei
h e l p e d t o o much b y g r o u p
in
who
activities
w
harles Jlikuchi
since
t h e y w o u l d be
member
of t h e
of
Nisei
the
not
He f le t
ligent
and
t o more N i s e i
stressed
the
c o u l d be
leaders
Nisei
really
a c c o m p l i s h e d but
interested
their
in
C h i c a g o and
he
to betray
cally.
there
as
I agreed
very
they had
coming
I
mised
was
Nisei
to
the
Nisei
lost
the
but
the
fear
to r e a l l y
find
the
^iseiwere
of
stage»
too
or
He
said
group
Nisei
but
integration
the motives
of
Nisei
lawyers,
etc.
t h e y w e r e more
so
could
they
of
not
leaders
seem t o be
think
t o have
a mere
n f e w who w o u l d
these
and
it
points.
Isao
true
said
was
prac-
solidified
said
that
integration,
colors
were
out.
flnished
to
let
the
me h a v e
i n t e r v i e w with him this
parts
of h i s
diary
in
evening
the
near
that
gaineconomi-
to advocate
their
in
p r o f e s s ! onal
Isao
that
in-
advertise
the Nisei
up a p r a c t i c e .
the
were
whether
majority did
i n <r d e r
intel-
that
among t h e
know how
an
He w o n d e r e d w h e t h e r
dentists,
publicity
not.
future
did not
he d i d
or
t o o wor-
n o w who c o n t i n u e d
of
them were
they were
a number
of
survey
into a disorganized
He
of
of
a
that
together
benefit
took a
is
which
suspicious
future
He
segregated
predominantly.
list
1 9 4 5 ^jCft^
activities
that
welfare
w i t h h i m on most
few Nisei
was
form of
their
in building
efforts
they
disorganization
Niseigroup
community f o r
were
and
optometrists,
the
it
8,
anyway.
majority
believed
"transition"
interested
their
great
one
noted.
he
He b e g a n
who w e r e
Japanese
he
s t r a n g e l y enough the
apprediated
tical
in
getting a
business.
people
were
were
of
year
whether
things
oases were
who
the
to degenerate
evidences
a
this
Isao f e l t
superifical
who a d v o c a t e d
terested
but
affairs.
extreme
leaders
that
resettlement
certain
participation
and e a r l y
dances
too ambitious
June
about
activities
social
social
t h e r e were
only
club
family
in
which
in
the
could appeal
escape
group
and discovered
that
about
inhibited
Nakane
interested
ried
Diary
and
Isao
future.
pro-
°harles
Inserts
Kikuchi
Jack's letter
Diary
Mon.
June
4,
1945
Hr Xr'ik'tbilrit'Hr
2436 S a c r a m e n t o
S.F. C a l i f .
May 3 1 , 1 9 4 5
^ear
Chas:
I
time
beat
the
that
least
consider
are
the
living
there
is
a hotel
It
people
wouldnlt
own b e d s
an hourand
a half
t o be
the phone,
and c l e a n
is
It
like
to her
and l e t
have
If
and a s k h e r
what
me know what
t o be
factory
hotel.
of
a good o f f e r
t h t mom h a s h e r
she
heart
practical.
because
Naturally
she
if
the
good
idea
is
Therest
give
manager
works
outside
until
is
three
not
there
couples
towels
rooms
t o about
she
ani
and
just
answer
clean*s
room a p a r t m e n t .
but,
of
course,
to this
I
realize
t h e n she might
the hotel
4 : 0 0 pm,
you
proposal
you t h i n k .
but
I
However,
practical.Will
t o answer
They
married
time,
would b e .
is
of
looking
m e n 1s
stairs
on s e e i n g C h i c a g o ,
present
are
the
out
the
a n d a l s o what
Is
onlyamounts
of
but
o w n e r . The
single
s h e w a n t e d t o be
reaction
part
too,
mom w o u l d
the married
s e t u p f o r mom,
her
that
roomers
rooms.The
a
w o u l d be
speaking people.
because
The
she
is
ofthe
rent,
it
Mr. Yngojo
running a hotel
says,
set
perhaps
beds made. This
work.
many more
crowded h e r e ,
Spanish
.#>100 a m o n t h p l u s
a very
know what mom's
w o u l d be
Sty
that
difficult
year.
is
a n o l d man who s w e e p s
joo pays
sounds
their
be
better,
It
such a
Do y o u t h i n k
half
their
to c o l l e c t
the hall.The
write
any
strenuous
t o two h o u r s
around
ihere
too
must
of which
and about
be
It
to S.F.
hotel
having
thepast
on F i l l m o r e
t o manage h i s
o n l y n e e d be d u s t e d a n d
it
get
some p o s s i b i l i t y .
managing
their
don't
place.
a r e m o s t l y Mexican and o t h e r
couples.
needs
you a r e
i n t o Chicago d u r i n g
f a m i l y move o u t
respectable
make
that
situation doesn't
someone
tenants
to hear
a suitable
havemoved
If
for
am s o r r y
finding
people
at
St.
is
unsatis-
t h e n comes
the phone,
it
to
the
makes
*harles
Insert
Kikuchi
Diary
June 4,
1945
^
'
2
it
very
inconvenient.
mom d o e s
not
is s t i l l
open*
I ' m not
draft
board
I have
If
consider
taking
is
nothing
this
over
hotel
tnat
in June.
I s h o u l d have
co.
so I have
b^
but
iihe a p p r o v a l
to wait
tomorrow.
By
coast
s o I may g e t
I hope
the
I don'tknow i f
t h e n t h e west
men b a d l y
until
that
if
I contribute
either
three
Was
forms
correct
out
says
t o one h a l f
ximately
I'll
4.100.
n e e d pay
me $ 1 0 0 ,
but
well
but
then it
even
family •
I was
sent
arrives.
offer
t o l d you
that
took h i s
exam
goin^
soon.
in
my c l e a r a n c e
to start
was
and
b e c a u s e my
work
this
on t h e w r o n g
form
I t s h o u l d be
there
by w o r k i n g
there,
a deferment
need experienced
s k i l l e d work-
on h e r
tax
finals.
slip,
shall
of h i s
I claArh 2 d e p .
or h e r
support.
h ve
¿50.
If
If
I can
dependent,
t o pay
w o u l d be a s a v i n g
If
If
#200.
If
I can claim 3,
$50 more
since
t h a n what
we a r e
claim
making
for?
y o u c l a i m 4 de-
you c l a i m 3 ,
and pay over
as
dependent
d i d you c l a i m e x e m p t i o n s
#100.
either
me know who y o u c l a i m e d
B e t t e and y o u r s e l f ?
only about
I claim
I can claim a n a d d i t i o n a l
approximately
you w i l l
that
I c a n c l a i m an a d d i t i o n a l
mom, Tom, M i y a k o ,
y o u pay
said
one
I can get
p e r s o n s . How many p e r s o n s
it
tiling I
is
t h e Army
on my w i t h o l d i n ^
Tom or M i y a k o ,
pendents,
3,
The
store
a n d he
through.
Tom or Miyako a s a d e p e n d e n t . L e t
dependents.
store
hicago,
one.
B e t t e makes
t h e way,
grocery
Sugar Mizono
and t h e y
shipyards
in
the
I
w
favorably
the
of
taken mine,
f r o m t h e Navy a n d Arm., h a d come
but
offer,
t h i n k i n g of d r a f t i n g me.
I p h o n e d up B e t h l e J a e m s t e e
morning,
out
themanagement
t o t a k e my p h y s i c a l
t h e day
turns
you p a y a p p r o I can
it
claim
will
you a r e
save
paying,
both supporting
the
"harles
Insert
Kikuchi
Diary
mj
Tom s a i d ,
own.
I want
3
a s k e d Tom w h e r e he w o u l d p r e f e r
I'll
I
ona
for
them i f
list
in case
l e a v i n g more o p e n i n g s
know i f my d r
that
do
If
it.
ft
Ghas.,
there
is
think
1945
to Stanford,
o r
2a
med s c h o o l
of
it
unless
on
i s why y o u h a v e n ' t
Keep
the
Jap books
tine y a r e
for
k e e p i n g me
Navy c u t s down t h e ! »
if
contracts,
I am a c c e p t e d ,
I
don't
They
classifications.
how y o u make
I c a n do
to help,
i o u c a n d r a w f r o m my a c c o u n t
spend a l l
someplace
a l l o w me t o c o n t i n u e my s t u d i n g .
me know
anything
go out
Chicago
this
but
civilians.Even
students
let
Perhaps
to go,
drafted.
t h e Army
for
I'll
f r o m Tom.
I get
boa r d w i l l
g i v i n g med
Well,
letters
re fused admission
waiting
aren't
know* I
independent."
t o your
write
was
donft
"I
t o be
h a d any a n s w e r s
me.
4,
necessary
if
beca
out,
I will
jou need
se
and d o n ' t
I maj
forget
bevery
It,
still
but
glad
to
don't
get
into
yet.
Sincerely,
Jack.
P.S.
Since
you h a v e n ' t
t o a s k h i m i f he wanes
I can't
(
''
When C r a o k e r
or SF,
June
expect
t o come out
an answer,
working c o n t r a r y
Tom t o f o r g e t
found housing
it.
t o ¿our
s i n c e he
plans,
yet,
here
is
You'd
1 am w r i t i n g Tom a g a i n
for
the
summer.
so s h i f t l e s s .
better
I
Ifthis
guess
is
w r i t e me a n d I ' l l
tell
Unarj.ES
HIKUCIUL
The
yiaxj
following
Is
a translation
7?
o f Mom's
letter
written
in
Japanese t
Dear
Charles:
T h a n k y o u v e r y much f o r
friend,
for
I
thoroughly
u s when y o u a r e
M i y a k o must
school
shortly
possible«
I
necessary
go o u t
cisco
is
there
ment.
Just
don»t
I
latest
It
of
Kurata
there
studies.
send him out
the
time
be
office
as
I want
I myself
bufe my f i r s t
with
soon as
t o make
friends
in June,
to
through
there
c a n make
moment.
climate
was h e r e
it
written
won't
as you h a v e
finances
I can find
little
sohool
Tom w i l l
gone
out
the
there.
t o have
him
t h i n k San F r a n thought
is
t o be
children.
long
worry about
am s u r e
do a
as
some
possible
a n d he may h a v e
When we come o u t
you h a v e
I am s u r e h e
because
w i t h my
to
w r i t t e n by your
trouble
h i m t o g o down t o
olose
earliest
R e c e n t l y Mr.
out
will
you had
t o you t h a t
and I would l i k e
better
together
written
am g e t t i n g
the
the
so b u s y w i t h your
have
sohool
at
letter
understand
arrangements.
Since
the
as
t o l d me a l l
t o you a b o u t
necessary
a bed,
our
talk
t o get
that's
about
t o d o out
enough for
Please
there
write
and
as
I
tell
things
already.
a large
I am s u r e we c a n make o u t
something
work e v e n t u a l l y .
be
a n d he
apart-
me.
all
And
right.
am p l a n n i n g
me a b o u t
to
your
plans.
is
not
t o o hot
here
and e v e r y o n e
take
oare
of
is
yourself
in Chicago
busy w i t h
and
write
yet
their
I presume.
gardens
and
t o me.
Your
mother
It
is
things.
quite
warm
Please
Charles
June
Diary
Kinuchi
5,
1945
7 ^ 3
June
Dear
Jack,
Alice,
her
the
about
a s k e d me t o
following
letter
Japanese.
I haven't
have been
l a i d up f o r
housing
prospects
another
tell
about
here
t o f o r c e Mom i n e i t h e r
will
the
only
would
suppose
she
I
want
bute
to her
me)
m nd.
She
t o come
kind
happiness.
in
real
said
soon a s
She
the
more of
all
the
climate
that.
said that
but
the family
she
is
here.
t o l d me
all
like
She
to her
all
it
would not
got
a long
is
now
present
that
thinks
and
I
but
contri-
letter
from
translating
frame
of
here
to
like
that
care
about
t o go
it
and Miyako would
sure
like
of
pressure;
s h e d i d not
f or me n o t
she was
She w o u l d
would
she
i n and
she u n d e r s t o o d
because
realize
t o s e n d Tom out
that
She
lived
details.
as
The
don*t
other
i f we a p p l y
s t a t e d her
and
i
my l e t t e r
I
I
still
to San F r a n c i s c o
that
like
I
to p r é s e n t
(which Louise
clearly
she
that
other day I
s h e would
of h o u s i n g
of work, a n d
like
The
possible
go
but
the
with her.
decision
Japanese
that
finances.
gave her
for
that
or
and
foot.
said before,
we h a v e
fair
into
yet
infected
so h o p e f u l
suspect
f o r Mom t o
t o do a n y t h i n g
shortly after
kind
about
t o be
a n d Mom p r e t t y
Chicago as
what
order
w o u l d make
Mom w r i t t e n
fo
in
look
but
I am s e n d i n g
translate
direction
I
possibility
any h o u s i n g
I have
one
factor.
be m o r e p r a c t i c a l
don't
As
confuse tasr further
prospects
will
to find
do n o t
want
psychological
it.
a week w i t h a n
t o c o n t i n u e my e f f o r t s .
the
her about
been able
out
resettlement
which Louise
plan
of
1945
etc
Jack has w r i t t e n
f o r Mom a n d he
5,
she
to worry
could
Chicago as
t o go
t o San
find
Cracker
Francisco
t o C h i c a g o more
that
Jack w i l l
some
be
because
drafted
7
soon and
her
letter
pite
any
feeling
I
t h e n s h e w o u l d be s t r a n d e d
sort
clearly
climatic
of
t o prepare
to
t her
Things
she
are
is
to continue
at
the
date,
I have
end
and
not
another
they
I ' m p r e t t y s u r e we
h e l p he r e
and
problem!
I am g o i n g
there
furniture
c o u l d make
i f we get
t o suggest
that
what
going
this
and I w i l l
we c a n o n l y
letter
is
just
I have
g o i n g back and
f o r t h and
ably
is
follows
w r i t t e n at
all
some
so
to
it
will
been
estate
i n the
one
this
letter
I don't
g i v e more
adequate
this
the
reason
Federal
out
is
immea
at
to date
thing.
details.
Chas
he
The
place
I don't
a
on t h e
of
wants.
letter
know
Decem-
time.
which has
sums u p m o s t
know what
little
the
here
looking for
fall.
for
with a
That
correspondence
askTo
I find a place
thing
plan
looking
o r my j o b a f t e r
t o keep you up
other
for
Tom t o m e s
approach
to.
Service.
For
a
etc.)
offices,
anything
live.
continue
v e r y c o n f u s e d by t h e w h o l e
and
that
to t u r n
financially
t o h a p p e n t o my 1 - A s t a t u s
developments.
hasn't
until
a place
Mom a n d M i y a k o c a n come o u t
Anyway,
real
out
so that
1945 but
I want
etfent
I have
situation.
t o 4743 D r e x e l
31,
but
s e e m a n d my p r e s e n t
in finding
diately
ber
in the
t h e WRA a n d F r i e n d s
housing
us
greater
come h e r e
a h e a d i n making a r r a n g e m e n t s
to give
des-
circumstances
alternative
individual
been s u c c e s s f u l
S e c u r i t y agency
is
not
of
Chicago
the
these
intensively.
i n q u i r i n g at
gone
of
tone
( s u c h a s my g e t t i n g d r a f t e d ,
hunting
of t h e MJCM a c u t e
Under
in plans
hopeless as
contacting
The
because
she d o e s
sudden change
as
house
I have not
because
that
the r e .
she would p r e f e r
handicaps
would have
not
Want-Ads,
ing f r i e n d s ,
it.
suggest
from t h i s
event,
that
she w o u l d h a v e *
for
develops
I n Lhat
and other
security
of hate
crisis
Indicates
out
i
it.
latest
been
Tom
He p r o b t o Mom
-3-
?•S*
to
Thanks
gards
Jack
for
the
c i g a r e t t e s which I
to the w i t h h o l d i n g
t a x exemption m a t t e r :
r e a s o n why you c a n ' t
c l a i m Tom a s
c l a i m e d Mom, B e t t e ,
Tom a n d M i y a k o ,
s i t y f o r me
Tom,
t o change
you c a n
his
support
In that
will
and
say
any
a dependent
is
I
that
after
a n d down t h e
December
coast.
are
more p r a c t i c a l
but
I
just
don't
she
Cracker
serves.
He
Is
so
got
can get
be c a l l e d .
think
inducted
expects
t o be
them use
his
large
one-half
save $50.
put
I
you
at
all.
i n Mom a n d M i y a k o
as
I
s i n c e my de-
I will
be k e p t
I n 1 - A but
I'm just
to
for
study the
plans
of g e t L i n g
ever.
resettlement
for
is
so
to San
indefinite,
Francisco
there.
h e was pint
b e c a u s e he
up
resettlement
on t h e
c a l l e d a g a i n w i t h i n a month.
things
ff
several
s t r a n d e d out
l a s t week but
I
g o i n g a h e a d on t h e
some mcnaths y e t ,
your
refrigerator.
half.
don't
the matter
to Calif onnia
that
other
of
present
t o f o r c e Mom t o go o u t
fearful
to
about
him and thus
t h a n mine b e c a u s e my s t a t u s
want
no n e c e s -
the
called for
come o u t
I have
a n Army a l l o t m e n t .
at
t hat
a n d George h e l p e d him p a c k h i s
let
is
31 i n o r d e r
I
will
drafted,
no
questioned
contributing
I
In re-
is
I am c o n t r i b u t i n g t h e
status
be
ever
be r a i s e d a b o u t
thay
there
thereis
t h e e x e m p t i o n for
think
I won't
Thomas w a n t s me t o
because
that
today.
dependent.
however,
you a r e
will
my d r a f t
extra
you a r e
you g e t
know when I w i l l
months
if
an
t a x e s and
so that
pending.
assumption
Dr.
in
that
also
know what
don't
say
question
In the event
ferment
as
that
I can
#100 a year
that
don't
it
way we c a n b o t h get
save
think
still
received
is
Mariko h a s n ' t
re-
Mariko
going
to
c a l l e d me
i n a month b e c a u s e she h a s a g u i l t y c o n s c i e n c e a b o u t not h e l p i n g
me i n h o u s e h u n t i n g .
I t h i n k s h e j d t x i u w i l l h e l p f r o m n o on t h o u g h .
u
"71
June
5i
k
1945
Dear Mom,
I
received
The n e x t
do^ s n f t
most
time,
your
letter
t r y not
know t h e
iniiich L o u i s e
t o use
difficult
too hard
Japanese.
translated
of words
for
me.
because
she
She was a b l e
to
translate
of
your
letter
Japanese for
me.
before •
end
another
the
job and
though,
In case
of
this
I won't
and she
i s ¿^oing t o
you p l a n
to
w r i t e me a
month because
have
anybne
write
Louise
to
read
letter*
is
it
this
going
do
to
f o r me
in
it
take
after
that.
Yesterday
possibility
for
half
as
in
of
it
a
letter
i n San F r a n c i s c o .
somebody
living
I got
t o manage
it
a new h o t e l
to about
time would be
spent
and answering
phones.
The
J a c k might
go
work i n
shipyards
until
here
I
out
don't
find
«rant
I
unless
he
you t o
any h o u s i n g
the
The
out
t o go
things
bought.
and the
rest
giving
out
he
people
and
over
strenuous
of
the
towels
is
t o know i f
do not
work out
job
is
also
all
as
of
that
A lot
you
soon as
I have
the
not
going
to
you a r e
so well
open.
I am t e l l i n g you
t o San F r a n c i s c o f o r
yet.
looking
The
be
wants
p l a n s f or
is
is
$ 1 0 0 a m o n t h a n d a xa. 3 - r o o m
He
think that
^ here
Ingojo
t h e Army s o o n , b u t
only t r o u b l e
another
are r e s p e c t a b l e
rent,
grocery s tore
making
has
a day,
s e n d Tom t o 4 7 4 3 D r e x e l
wants
J ck.
he
Mr.
about
The w o r k w b u l d n o t
then.
in case
The
am s t i l l
and you c a n
to visit
job
in Chicago.
Francisco.
here
in this
into
that
they
4
job pays
apartment.
out
but
2 hours
in c o l l e c t i n g
telling
that
married couples.
only amounts
interested
He s a i d
a r e m o s t l y Mexicans
them a r e
the
from Jack
t o go t o
t o come
out
school
is
summer
first
been able
o f war w o r k e r s
are
San
to
coming
-2-
t o Chicago
so t h a t
housing is very scarce.
that
X will
that
you a n d Miyako w i l l b e a b l e t o come o u t
$hat
I will
after
be a b l e
be
out
diet
here
your
some f u r n i t u r e
I would l i k e
the hospital
as
b e c a u s e we d o n ' t
if
it
t o o much b e c a u s e
want
I am a s s u m i n g
that
Tom p a c k u p t h e h e a v i e r
that
you w i l l
S a t o w , went
not
t o have
«hat
have
r e t u r n of
health
doctor
Iki
to have
have t o do it
you b e f o r e
alone.
a bit.
will
it?
us do the
takes a
h e comes h e r e
brother,
send a l l
t o move i t
the Japanese
t o the
Pacific
that.
but
X may have
heavier
later.
December, 1945
Coast.
P0r
t h e next
that
to go t o
to study
However,
reason,
that
I w i l l be a b l e
t o manage e v e n a f t e r my work e n d s .
Just
f i n i s h i n g up h e r
this
summer
college
t o e a r n e n o u g h money f o r
s i x months
year
next
but we a r e
I
I
my J o b f o r
,390 a year
I
house.
after
i s about
so
jack
o f your
h a v e t o w o r r y about
school
Don't
of weeks a g o a n d
only have
months
first
bill,
say about
Let
Toshl's
Don't
several
t o come b a c k t o C h i c a g o a f t e r
about
t o come t o C h i c a g o s o h a v e
My work i s c o m i n g a l o n g v e r y w e l l
for
think
live.
things for
u n t i l we f i n d a p e r m a n e n t
California
your
any l a r g e
does Dr.
s t i l l want
a d d r e s s a s we
I
so
government
t o manage somehow a s I t
to
you
a s k e d h i m t o h e l p you out
Wait
from t h e
t o camp o n a f u r l o u g h a c o u p l e
things to this
by t h e n .
t h a t may make you s i c k .
time t o f i n d a p l a c e
am h o p e f u l
a* the very l a t e s t
y o u t o get
Do you s t i l l
w o r r y i n g a n d we w i l l b e a b l e
little
still
s o o n a s p o s s i b l e a n d f i n d out
can b e avoided,
seoond o p e r a t i o n ?
worry
f i n d a p l a c e by f a l l
t o get
I find a house.
checked up at
jour
able
to
I
and I
and she w i l l b e
year.
trying
plan
don't
think
Bette
is
working
T u i t i o n at
t o get
the
her
a scholar-
ship
for
that
amount.
Emiko i s
next
t o Minneapolis
she
will
get
to visit
s h e comes b a c k ,
will
doing
think
that
f i n i s h i n g up her
week a n d s h e
After
I
start
in
very well
out
first
Alice
and
to get her
thQj
Margaret
about
their
i n going
to college
haven«t
Mr.
seen her
left
progress
for
is
a while
when I w i l l
get
My c h i e f
he
purpose
our
latest
about
resettlement.
San F r a n c i s c o
I
on t h e
a l s o well
but
Just
arrangements
have
several
feel
Just
one
for
thing.
to
much l a s t
infected.
and o n c e
week
I»ll
got
the
interested
I
busy.
inducted
no#.
into
I don*t
the present
to
you
w o r r y t o o much
hotel
in
know
time.
tell
Job o f f e r
I am t e l l i n g y o u t o
it
tell
It1 s better
i n s t e a d of depending
soon.
for
I got
But
I will
it
does
I take
it
healed
on
some g o o d news
take a
time o f f .
to
to
little
I walked
on r a y f o o t
i n a cotp l e
and
of
to
time.
h o u s i n g 2 or 3 t i m e s a week
some b l i s t e r s
probably have
have
it.
c a s e we f a i l
f all
back upon
in
take
here.
in a while
that
you
although
y o u w o u l d not
t o know a b o u t
X am h o p i n g t h a t
housing
Both
y o u t o come o u t
I have b e e n l o o k i n g
my w o r k ,
that
be
l e t t e r was
You c a n t h i n k o v e r
don't
plans
s e n d you about
so t h a t
w a n t e d you
make
right
then
been
she h a s b e e n
a n d he
this
and
I hope
I am 1 - A a t
in w r i t i n g
progress
out
time.
t h e y JU«ve
she w i l l
reserve
called although
about
J . c k and
is
that
good g r a d e s *
since
go up
Sue h ^ a
jo^rs «$0.
K u r a t a came b a c k f r o m C a l i f o r n i a
t h e Army s o t h a t
i>he w i l l
nursing.
so t h a t
Marino
quite
hospital
of new f r i e n d s
c^ip t«o
too.
the
tonsils
s h e makes
limiko a n d B a t t * h a v e made a l o t
since
at
possible.
the baby d u r i n g
s e c o n d ¿rear o f
t h e r e and
up
year
be
a week» s v a c a t i o n .
she h a s
the
this will
after
so
it
is
days.
We d o n ' t
have
t o worry
about
b e c a u s e b e s i d e s my s a l a r y ,
s t a r v i n g or
Mariko s a i d
w i t h $20 a month and J*ck h a s
able
to arrange
too.
Ho. e v e r ,
as
I don't
hope
let
over
that
seme o f
you d o n ' t
you know l a t e r
plans
to leave
months
of
jet.
oranges i s
them f r e e
Botte
her
is
her
she has
*ill
the
ver* h i g h out
I
think
It
is
getting a
own o o o k i n g s o m u c h .
2 more pounds
that's
about
all
things.
be
for
thehospital
«fren h e r
a lot
will
fat
to
I
will
price
get
toot
you by
because
I
am s u r e t h a t
a *e t a k e n
f o * now.
Your
I
she
g e t t i n g s l i m becai se
and
tonsils
the
of milk
surprise
little
Emiko I s
to
several
*ou c a n b e c a u s e
to drink
have
proposed.
a n d we won« t b e a b l e
here
too high
a n d y o u c a n make
may n o t
that
Margaret
she
department
you w i l l
Jack has
found a house
oranges
Tell
case
out
I may be
assistance
in that
that.
t o work so h a r d a t
lose
guess
all
would h e l p
mixed up w i t h t h e s e
after
that
b u i l d your hopes up
p r e t t y g o o d c o o k n o * a n d she
talents.
lines
all
she
like
offered to help.
plans which
when I h a v e
anymore.
a
other
get
right
Eat
you t o
d r a f t e d and
the
that
from the public
want
I may s u d d e n l y g e t
think
I
some h e l p
also
anything
son,
Charlie
out.
she
Tell,
c
C h a r l e s Kikuohi
Diary
Wed. J u n e 6 ,
1945.
1V°
L o u i s e came
at
over
y e s t e r d a y a n d I got
that
the d r i v e r
o f her
v a o a n o y on 4 6 t h a n d Drexel a n d s*e
riorht a w a y .
t h e r e at
a
false lead.
thought
Since
it w s only a block,
tlr*e.
I oonldn't
lunoh
I didn't
want
seems
it
t o be g e t t i n g b e t t e r a l t h o u g h
a b o u t a n hour
in
f o r her
last
tiokets
get
a r o u n d by t h e n . BJ i s
for
a play,
and iie s a i d
but
I *as not
and BJ d i d n ' t
p l a k e . Bett.e s a i d
want
that
be a b o u t
B e t ' e has
tried
going
if
social
she took her
natural
last
I s o a ve ^
I
for h e r
have.
lunoh,
but
t o w*nt
g e t one o f
keeps
late
friend
the
to
Sergeants.
because he
is
f o r a h o u s e p a r t y on S a t .
girl
friend» a l l
for
fell
a l o n e at
the
girls.
g i r l s and some ASTP
the rest
night,
of
t h e w^ek. She
but X s « i d
going to
t h i s m o r n i n g a n d laft
because her
to d o the
for
t o be p r o t e c t e d ! The whole bunch
me l a s t
s h o u l d put my f o o t
it
I k would be a b l e
B e t t e would h a v e enough
just
and
studied quite
the sergeant
Blake
I relented
was
it
It
they were going to s t a y o v e r n i g h t ,
engagements
it
she wo 1 d even buy
to g i v e her any i f she were j u s t
I shouldn't
she has t o o !
Bette
sure that
t o l e a v e her
seven c o u p l e s ,
away on downtown s h o w s .
but
guesq
to bed e a r l y .
that
place
t o b o r r o w some money f r o m
wasn't
T
oase.
painful.
going to t r y ani
t o Muzzy 1 s
them a r e g o i n g o^t
boys.
in
so
t h e m e d i c i n e on my f o o t
still
t o • f a s t " and S o u t h e r n Womenhood h a s
her,
up j u s t
b o y f r l e e d has been warning against
There will
all
f i n a l . BJ p h o n e d a n d wanted me t o t a k e out h e r
the
night
s h o u l d go aid l o o k at
I h o b b l e d p a i n f u l l y down
is very d i s t r a c t i n g .
f r o m G e o r g i a on S a t . n i g h t
BJ's
I
t h e e v e n i n g a n d t h e n went
on t h r o b b i n g , a n d i t
Around n o o n , Mariko
f i n d a s i g n at
to pass
done
company t o l d her o f a f l a t
I have been f a i t h f u l l y a p p l y i n g
of
of d i c t a t i o n
home. We worked s t e a d i l y u n t i l a bout 5 : 3 0 .
phoned and » id
it
a lot
throw it
some f o r
eat a t
down a n d i n s i s t ,
but
things her f riands
is
I
e n d i n g money
friends
week of s c h o o l anyway, f c n i b e s i d e s my f o o t
that
Commons,
I guess
d o . TMS i s
infected!
it's
the
C h a r l e s Kikuohl
Diary
I h o b b l e d 4own t o t h e u n i v e r s i t y
dermotolonnst
they are
put
going to
everything
I have
but
the g i r l s
all
talk
with
talked
a n d now i t
will
I k new were
is
farewell
foot
party
that
those
three
earlier,
I h a d t o diop a n d
pretty girl
cigarettes,
for about
that
is
and
I
an hour
to BJ a n d r e f u s e d
be f i t
for another
the d r a f t
deferment
that
it
i s riot
We f i n a l l y c a u g h t
feeling
sorry for
because
I reminded myself
would have
to get
t»d
it
that
to such t h i n g s
Mr. Mouse on t h e h e a d a n d k i l l e d
this
draft
business
a 8 soon go i n a n d g e t
out
of her
night
jam*
I got a
board has denied
so t h a t
the
? am 1 - A d e f i n i t e l y .
t o xeport
t h e mouse
j were g o i n g
so T got
it.Bette
this
s i n o e I have
Sergeant!
for
induction
In t h e t r a p .
I was
much i n t h e
t o be a
soldier
a frammar and h i t
thought
I was s o m e a n !
i s more d a n g l i n g t h a n
6ver
know w h e t h e r
f r i e n d anyway be-
w r i g g l e d a r o u n d so
if
The r>arty
g o i n g t o be one o f t h o s e
businesses.
but
to helr> h e r
oompany f o r h e r
Re s e r v e
it
j don't
w o r r i e s on my m l n d ^ L a s t
that
and she
p p t n g i n t h e Army s o o n . X would
be t r u s t e d a n y more t h a n t h e
I hope
night
the p o s t c a r d i n v i t a t i o n .
I w i l l be g e t t i n g a n o t i c e
soon now.
on Sat
t o go alon<* w i t h me o r not
I ha-ne o t h e r
University appeal
just
that
from t h e R e s e r v e s .
called
t e l e g r a m from Dorothy s a y i n g
But
s p i t e of
tried
t o e x a m i n e my a i l m e n t .
Crackar
sinoe Cracker
I would n o t
I oould not
Besides
trap,
they have
me a p a c k o f
doctor
Eileen sent
Fay «nd a s k h e r
T t o l d Bj
very
in
so s y m p a t h e t i o
giving a p a r t y for
I f h e x w e r e not
think
healed
S o r e t t a , H nd a n o t h e r
a l r e a d y made an e x o u s e
I
get
Muzzy s e n t
Chinese
i n v i t e d me.
t o contact
cause
and the
is a l r e a d y noon!
wxxts has
laugh
morning,
I o o u l d h a v e f r o t t e n t o t h e o f f i o e much
to send a
Mariko
is a
seen!
t o Mary,
this
t r y a n d TBum t h e f u g g u s o f f now;
them f o r a w h i l e !
Mary w a n t e d
cllnlo
some s t i n g i n g m e d i c i n e on my r a w t o e s . X cruess
e l s e . My f o o t
doctors
7£/7f
June 6 , 1 945
suspense.
ever.
I would
I suppose I
will
I
w
harles
baye
Jlikuchi
to oaneell
m e s s now.
Diary
the plans
family r e s e t t l e m e n t ,
i t rea l l y
t o H* |o>wv«v
'\
tl^o-sis l e t t e r s o u t y e s t e r d a y s a y i n g t h ^ t Iw*s
*
1
I eent
the plans,
I w r i t e Mom a n d
tell
t o S.F.
she would not
to
because
her
now I d o n 1 1 know what
but
tha 4-
her
the only
h a v e enough
dependent?
And. what
am T g o i n g
Should I
store
a l l my t h i n g s ? What
t o school
next
y e a r ? She s? i d t h a t
with
but
her,
continue
co I d
there
still
to support
work a t
her
with Mariko.
scholarship,
And I
is
ending
two a t
is
but
still
for
It
that
tell
supposed
really
about
dangling a l l
the major
Europe,
a physical
I most
I
cities
down
of
is
what
able
t o come?
drafted?
month?)
she has
thesis?
™aybe I ' d
be a n e r v o u s w r e c k .
But
is
just
J a p a n have
ben
expected
to l a s t
nod,
better
wait
t o aay b e f o r e T s t a r t
this
size.
she
Tom.School
Jack gets
do ndjt want
to pre-war
that
etc.
p l a n s ? And t h e
definitely
s^all
T couldn't
h e r e w i t h i n a week or
if
this
some t i m e y e t . OklAawa
the occupation
many h a s b e e n c u t
out
live
t e l e g r a m t e l l i n g him n o t
t o SF t o J a c k ? What
to fini
summer o r
g o i n g t o go on f o r
In
etc,
b e out
my work? And s c h o o l
j et ter
going
want t o go
a n y t h i n g d e f i n i te for
no* doubt
a^le
she were s u r e of h e r
indefinite,
worked out
for
she
s h e w o u l d be
i s a mixed up and c o m p l i c a t e d a f f a i r .
Dorothy's
all
very
f
should
apartment?
t ^ e Army. B e t t e s a i d
so b a d i
or
he
living expenses.
and t h a t
t o go
a n Army a l l o t m e n t
She d e f i n i t e l y d o e s n o t
is
to lepert
g e t t i n g a l l ocoited.
and
summer.
be
h i m t o go
I will
B e t t e ? How i s
of
into
wouldn't
haven't
here,
t o ib about my p r e s e n t
meals,
still
c o u l d get
about
t h e most.Sho I d I s e n d him a
And what
it
this
Should
A l i c e Go ok- w o u l d come a n d
I went
her
out
t h e hordes t h a t
the matter
t h i s weeksndTom w i l l
Should I
(He
if
Commons f o r
t o S've u p some m^ney
live
is
financés
t ve n she
immediately a ni
to do.
is a
t h i n g she c a n d o now i s
t o p l a n on c o m i n g anyway i n
find housing
as a
^jCft^
for
p r o c e e d i n g with
T tell
J u n e 8, 1945
about
bombed o u t
for
thing
t h e war
iue
to
is
fall,
practically.
y e a r s eiren i f
Ger-
°harles
/ l a t e r
Xikucr.i
Diary
\ WAAH W
dictated
I
went
to
class.
1 have
only
one
more
have
oeen
final,
1 don't
that
given
up
into
day
is
one
is
1 learned
the
of
work
These
to
of
terms
now?
I
an,?
un
get
it.
my
It
ase
that.
down
it
did
the
Butthey
be
of
passe
training
that
Social
one
of
the
to
mystify
people
and
bastard
with,
and
that
o on
The
that
field
social
reforming
is
a
pretty
think
there
giust
can't
they
underare
are
personalities
get t i n g
with
the
think
a
they
lot
have
meaning.
t h e way
home,
housing
of
recently
time
1 oumped
news.
in
u
e
into
said
getting
Togo.
that
^e
did
not
etc.
happens
We l e a r n
t
old
personality"
dominated
1
some
fancy
t h e n what
sciences.
out
I
hell,
workers
t o o much
I
interpret
days,
social
motives
students
"pyschopathic
these
is
but
says
to
"ork
It
the
still
the
fringes
of
more,
that
the
towards
own m i n d s
of
think
profession,
try
have
meads
think
thati now.
instructor
their
1
more
most
still
complicated
that.
it,
that
i
no
honest,
x
out
meetings
and
I
fundamentals.
a lot
chosen
seems
to
class
but
this
does
attempting-
ao o u t
encouraging
his
or
don't
co
from a l l
until
everything
will
words
real
and
amazing,
"ambivalemce""rejecting"
think
nice
get
the
the
in
class.
subjective,
The way
simply
depression
in
technical
teachings
of
away
say
they
it.
of
aoout
fortunately
perfectly
work
too
and
be
that
are
dryer
turn
in
will
the
to
^ <;
and
to
much
case
ch-62,
couple
To
is
structure,
now t o
the
a
my m i n d .
progress
swallow
terms
since
of
children
justificfction
enough
in
much
thing
s t a n d why
and
off
a gainst
business
during
to
dryer
interpretations
struggling
social
want
worry
on
petting-
o n e moi e p a p e r
make
harsh
today
is
interpretation
our
is
office
e l i m i na t e d . ¿ ' h e r e
social
workers
It
the
attend
actions
won't
at
to
think
think
steadily
class
That
1945
^
1
4 ; 20
J une 6 ,
have
any
he
had
been
spending
furniture
for
some
girl
from
most
the
w
harles
•'HA,
of
Kikuehi
Togo
this
his
got
amount
Diary
said
that
to h i s
knowledge
n a t u r e made.
Louise
t o l d me
*600 for
given
furniture,
out
so
far.
o n my own r e q u e s t
for
on
as
it
temporarily
head
ana
a
real
now h a s
two
of
estate
'They
a meeting
which w i l l
well
good,
people
should
this
ce on
cut
the
in
thing,
and
seems
to be
an a b s t r a c t
"There
that
area
it
whites,
i t . 4 i e Negro has
cut
to
i s why
tension
into
the
oi
tue
the
were
a
staff
to
that
axe
the
take
concrete
out
may
is
friends
so
and
area.The
go
into
a c o n c l u s i o n was
over
to t e a r
saw her
it
that
up a s
property
list
of
house.
is
owners
for
down
is
for
That's
from 38th
t o move
in
are8
to
they
cetween
r
much
*ear
house
at
of
to
north
bide.
t h e whole
apparently
with
another
that
thè
spread
c e l i eve
to
some
of
Negroes
about,
the Negroes
there
the
$ moc came
tore
and
to
into
the middle
is
the
t h e word
a warning
nisei
opinion.
chiefly
arrived
¿0
are
a, p l a c e
tension
staff,
the
and
They
shaip.yesterday,
and
The WB^
needed.
their
bought
at
a lwwyer
out.
find
ce caught
up
acting
a n e w man
resettlers
pushing
made
first.
hunting
public
tension
because
rapidly
to
is
not
purposes.That
racial
any
a
highest
I had
contacts.
get
creating
increasing
there
to
c
of
the
formerly
staff
publicity
a " e g r o woman ,on o u r
people
members
going
of
is
caueasian
,proup came
out
tnst
u p . -*• h e r e
pla.ce
than
was
have
on h o u s e
p r o b l e m now i s
Japanese
branch
That
house
for
friend
to l i v e
iie was
night
x
(j^
grant
progress
that
now. They
time
recemena
the
They
I said
now.
ce avoid e d . The
over p o p u l a t e d .
the
call
an
so * w o i l d n ' t
- " e g r o and
«fcSOO was
the whole
some t h i n g
streefefe
can
that
to have moie
friday
rather
41st
if
said
a. p l a c e
full
send
chief
to l i v e
some
cut
seems
first
that
t o xno w what
find
out
the
1945
today
more h o p e f u l
going
for
speakers
the
to
ma.n s o h e
people
par t t i m e .
and
he wanted
I had
t h i s was
Togo
the housing: department
three
calling
out
furniture,
T o g o : " T h e tihA l o o k s
the
J u n e ' 6,
and
stay
that
their
/
harles
iCikuchi
property
values
i t . A lot
§,ny
It
of
racial
shows
are
will
the
decrease
resettlers
flareups
just
occur,
if
are
it
how s e r i o u s
the ares
living
could
the
as
the
families
people
in
i
water
went
didn't
an6
out
read
with
get
her
the
this
of h e i
cook,
time
term is
evening
works
of
friends
so
and a s k
for
income,
out
her
friends
s o much f o r
her
down and
insist
needs
for
it
were
school
that
her
social
Bette
next
year,
she
done
it
been havinp
supposed
for
early
but
x
June,
don't,
the
cut
i like
^his
invigorating
sure
to get
so
in
nice
t o be
more
is
the
next
in hot
going
I
very
did
to
she has
though.
wouldn't
especially
Bette
should l e a r n
it
simmer
money
of
miserly
if
1 get
been
i wish
cost
am g o i n g
to
Bette
to c l a m p
because
she
drafted
v
We h a v e
it
for
seen her.She
I waBsfo't
than
here,
over."
soon.
-Lt i s
in
s o a k my f e e t
that
life.This
save her
school
out
if
egroes
and m o r e . A l o t
aoout
have
expensive
A,
t h e demand
t o come
in
them t o o .
The
I weakened b e c a u s e
1 shouldn't
less
is.
and
t h e «Japanese out
more
a dollar.
a l on p-. w i t h i n h e r
tnat
against
haven't
I thought
o f me.
residents
Stephen ^ose B e n e t .
because
gooo. c a r e
district,
all
except
more m o n e j
taking
that
than
are o l a n m n ?
selected
some
Negro
turned
t o come out
the s c h o o l
do much
come home ana
giver
start
the c e n t e r s
f e w m o n t h s no1*; t h a t
be
be a DIE t o meet
t know how we w i l l
housing
in
1945
gets
t h e housing: s i t u a t i o n
i u v i n g a much moi e d i f f i c ul t
vie don
J lime
Disi y
the
coldest
weather
than
next
uncomfortable.
cold weather
that
it.
is
period
Bettg
week.
likes
more l i k e
sticky
in
the
for
the past
the history
th^t
hot
weather,
thought
of
of
end
week.
Chicago
weather
t h e Bay Area
sultry
I hate
here
better,
it'smuch
w h i c h we w i l l
it
beeaus e
ue
Charles
Kikuchi
dictated
Liar y
at
case
in
one' more
want
to
get
as
the
office
day.
much
t o be g e n e r o u s
do h e r
other
the
I
ana
feel
* wish
that
This
vacancy
empty
which
on g e t t i n g
solution
going
to have
hunting
were
now
very
I
assignment.
his
friend
period
just
her
for
a o not
dropped
silences
unless
iijauctea
into
ana
she
aid
e v e n i n g ano
read
over
for
just
I
anything
Bette
or
the
to s a y
1 asked
their
f i n a l s . Terry
west
s i d e making
tents
are
it
got
a
rest
of
&na
thinks
t h e Army,
furnished.
have
and
t o do
little
I should
that
to help
said
out
that
ha^
evening.
he
so
he s a i 6
in
house
the
tests
class
Terry
quiet.
awful
friend
to Loyala
can
is
am n o t
and
was a v e r y
those
going
work
there
I
and
passed.
on my l a s t
it
some
thinking
since
Kerry's
that
an
was
boys were
are
was
it
and
questions.
the
but
status,
t h e r e was
at
very
she
dinner,
that.
not
am a f r a i d
the
soon,
is
possible
start
then.
that
I will
know i f
tomorrow. B oth
for
that
over.She
take
be
sai:,
be a b l e
uecau, e t h e
my
finished
will
to
look
been doing a
I
been
office
very
to
place,
sonn as
not
has
I
can
to
street
o f my d r a f t
the
before
notice
it
so
freely,
before
tiie
just
be d r a f t e d
She
i n camp.
finals
both B e t t e end
have
else
to 45th
ve
here as
last
this
¿'hen I
somebody
if
up
Louise
t o get
and come
around
I'
that
about
I may
1945*
we h a v e
t o o much
anothei
regardless
out
return,
so
7,
DUSJ; s i n c e
her
about.
at
June
finish
very
my i n d u c t i o n
up
though.Bette
difficult
studied
get
them t o r e m a i n
that
out
down
hunting.
that
time
press
phoned
looked
family
for
to
to g e t
house
the
In
S w a n - l o r s h management
also
is
Louise
arrangements
hurry
had
should
possible.
it,
B e t t e went
1 am a b l e
intensive
give
would
under
é
Bette
as
be d i f f i c u l t
am g o i n g
^.riko
my c o n c l u s i o n
no
it
building
soon as
more
x
evening
promising.
to
1
and
been keeping
in making
t h e way I
that
day,
and we d o n ' t
going
dictation
just
AS
things
It. is
I've
completed
trying
hours.
all
Thurs.
get
that
it
painful
They
awkward
is
and
a job
would
being
they
on t h e
oe
vhsrles
possible
to
summer,
jo.,
her
I
and
own
t h e n down
t h e USiS.
it
present
think
will
ana
so
,e
of
The
a good
is
going to
start
the p l a c e where
S he wants
have
experience
talking
of
talk
about
self
protection,
earlier
It
considering
chief
many
to
too
for
1945
get
to
at
, ^
„
/
her
she worked
hard
her
got
all
in'the
me
the
Mat
least
.65
a time
finding
locate
it
p r o b l e m now i s
the
It
need
is
to
but
to
the
a
it
deal
of
indications
that
communltie s .
to
establish
in
favor
of
is
society.
oe
to
the
through
has
same'time
that
society
not
be
argument
been
the
but
I
put
of
that
a
the
accelerated
forces
have
a lot
of
the
been
g a i n i n g dominance
i lilat ion)
school
because
over
the
t h e weight
the
of
hasten
are
that
some
certiin
are
now
getting
pressure
on
prejudiced
because
in a
I
believe
democratic
idea,
out
ther*
- m e r i c a n i . a t i o n among
past
three
pulling
years,
argument
at
them back,
( s e g& r a t i o n )
"idealistic"
of
in
of
think
there
still
pot"
adjustments.
+Vo+ t h p " r e a l i s t i c "
me
i t s e e m s t h a t trie
thoughts
to
not
mutual
affect
that
live
"melting
during
to
for
and
integration
I'm
to
process
is
ssei)
thinking
resettlers
face
a lot
advocates
to
have
There
established
f r o m now o n .
school
which
am i n c l i n e d
and
the*
out
going
effect
going
exactly
inhibiting
in social
now,
are
that
the
families
I
how much
"segregation"
the*
for
(and
is
b e c o m i n g more
fee
the
this.
this
Jears,
"integration"
aay
the iUsei
ight
are
and
possible
It
two
eet
on
Juet
been t a k i n g
the,
a IUsei
little
ecially
past
has
wind
think
about
thinking
t h e His el
determine
However,
second
it
I don't
hard
g o i n g on w i t h i n
great
organize
to
evening
uncertainties
t h e m a r e m a k i n g much p r o g r e s s
aas,es.
can
to
she w i l l
the iUsei.
badly,
them d a i l y .
that
that
I were
status
done
their
to
go
Bette
7,
efforts.
Bette
not
will
don't
June
to | 8 0 a week.
t0i.i0rr0w.She
ana
an h o u r .
a
e a r n up
hunting
3 o b
Liarv
JJisrj
Kikuem
the
esp-
school
of
(Integra tion-ass-
based
upon
past
merles
Kikuchi
experiences
of
reeettiers.
not
the Japanese
The
disadvantages
t o a lot
Disxy
pleasant
of
of
with
disturbs
me
race
differences
The
battle
has
by no means
it
has
That
is
a lot
and
because
is
that
the
been
illogical
deliberately
is
intensification
frenzy
of
retreat
arguments
about
of
what
is
pass
out
that
escape
a Nisei
suspended
If
srtove up
house,
the s e n t e n c e
the Nisei
are
the
to
fight
into
ghettos,
part
of
I
would
line
is
strong
and
it
is
that
the
racial
Se£r s g a t i o n
of
going
culture.
had
bound
<fff t h e
group.
with
in
the
this
t o me
was
school
it
looks
each
give
their
firing
shotgun
and
promptly-
arrangement")
incidents
citizens
had a
other,
a
to prove
by s u c h
but
like
even
they cannot
the " i a e i
leaders ,
accomplish
g a v e him s e x m o n t h s
that
minority
Nisei
They
"community
feel
period.
the
can
caught
c l a s s American
If
advocates
t o go on f o r
be
All
that
organization.
always
some a r g u m e n t ;
identity
of
is
t o be d i s m a y e d
first
thing
"transition"
in California
of a
an a d m i s s i o n
they
in a period
judge
because
be
the American
say
the
the
are
is
understand
segration
from r e a l i t y .
happening
The
social
the
ana
p o s i t i o n I (A C a u c a s i a n man i n E a r l i e r
into
Issei.
the
they
The a r g u m e n t
some o f
separtness.
and
"integration"
argument
differences,
and a n
insecure
for
t o me
promote
appeals
basis
group w i l l
constantly
over.This
the
proposing
migrated
skipped
and more
although
the
and
thing.
and
within
recalled,
still
the
1946
is
do not
This
the a s s i m i l a t i o n
past
"leaders"-
le
in
baloney.
seems so
of
"segration"
a compromise
of
are
resolved,
would
an
not
stronger
the
o f more
these
is
lightly
principle
should
they w i l l
It
of
is
arrival
between
that
years
the
the
that
things
r e s e t t l e r s who
concerned with
reinforced
community
segregation
the
J™e
and
by g o i n g
ever
become
culture
a
to c l i n g
the only
connecting
which
particularly
is
crises.
t h e Nisei
is
such an
artificial
thing,
and
it
to,
w
harles
just
Jlikuchi
cant
6e
The r e
ore
ivisei
"TOup
cone
and
developed
lue
to
what
the
place
society?
Those
in Chicago
they
are
Because
the
of
it
it
won't
aspects
Nisei
of
position
the
population.
effort
that
to
outside
where
is
they
i s what
organize
stop
themselves
rather
the
creasing
persecution
perhaps
Nisei
to
adopt
this
mania
believe
very
fact
they
it.
liberties
invite
a re-
disasterous
in
result
self-se^rega-
setting
i n which
the
where
the
exploitation
as
the Nisei
of
any
exploitation
want
a source
do n o t
kind.
around
in
of
masses
to
oe
of
chief
make
every
There
all
present
o f many
will
that
and
isolation
build
are
the Nisei
of
placed
la-
enough
without
them u p .
policy
thing.
now p r e v a l e n t
the w o r s t
here
enforced
a "wall"
the
the
t h e Giv.il
persist
many N i s e i
is
re s e t t l e r s
an
the
can't
a. d e m o c r a -
than diminshing
coast,
exploited
build
helping
t o do
to
oe
Why
of p r e j u d i c e
more
that
of
consider
with
segregation
would
the Nisei
h e l p i ng
think
will
and
the
Would
of
vague.
that?
in a c o u n t r y
a part
indeed
intensification
social
is
are
evacuation.
may h a p p e n
racial
which
too w i l l i n g
The
created,
they are
are
to
uecomes
prevent
Whenever
to
it
lives.
kept
t h e m down a s
te
before
be
pin
the
long
should
the
when y o u
about
on
that
va-
If
1 aon't
forces
the Nisei
at
which
aspect.
contribution
community
away
argument
^jCft^
its
happen again?
workers
a position
but
an
1945
economic
real' fulfillment
should
segregation
taken
is
Japanese
bor,
group
8,
of
they
anxious
outside
past
their
the
in
so
such a t h i n g a g a i n ,
aid
but
unrealistic
inviting
tne
were
of
ever
tion,
a racial
their
Nisei
petition
if
so
who a r e
oy
life;
the
the
because
o p t i m i s m on t h e
is
in
culture
own g r o u p
specifically,
deliberately
dissemination
of
are
chiefly
Japanese
eommunity
What
into
the
their
more
Nisei
anyway,
June
^ h i c a e r o who a d v a n c e
of
within
things
the Nisei
in
some
greater
tiese
tic
completely
some N i s e i
have
Diary
of
of
retreating
T h a t 1 « why
in
their
from
there
is
thinking.
everything.
¿'his
attack,
an
in-
They
escapism
Charles
Kikuchi
Diary
June
7,
1945
w 0
7? *
is
not
going
to
t i o n does
not
that,
tnere
but
really
who
meet
striving-
life
quitters.
try
for
are
ooot
real
licjiers
of
1'his
Nisei
to
seems
themselves
that
the
completely
iiioxe i n t o
a vaccuurn.
community
instead
-he
ent
W
ACL,
understand
other
racial
oeal.
The
basis
and
to do.
Americans,
that
minority,
individual
a racial
organization
of
it
for
problems
Nisei
help
the Nisei
will
thinks
that
interest,
who w i l l
by
they
t h e more
admit
are
to
need
ma^e
for
timid
defeat
and
as
best
t h o s e who want
to
get
community
the Nisei
to
the Nisei
of
life.
indetify
o f d r a w i n g more
to the Nisei
and
the
whole
problems,
a r e no
features.
If
they
from that
stablize
group a
the
oe s o l v e d
be
on an
injected.
them a " r a c i a l
like
differ-
no d i f f e r e n t
not
and
life
the problems
facial
fight
segregated
of
for
problem cani
interpretation
to
t o a more n o r m a l
is
com-
attempts
the
themselves
would
greater
opposed
fundamentally
their
in
the
Nisei
group which
that
t o meet
except
those
The g r o u p who f e e l
w i t h America® i n s t e a d
limiting
attack
are
and
opposition
solution
who
labeled
difficulty
have
few Nisei
only
they a r e
they accept
the
Not
radicals
few Nisei
indicates
society
¿hey
of
e t c . want
from other
only
of
self-segrega-
it.
Therefore,
etc.
attitude
only
this
Nisei.
those
of
called
on common
belittle
Nisei
¿hey
They a r e
that
based
other
intensify
those
by p a r t i c i p a t i o n
given
that
tactics
intensifies
who condemn
Caucasians,
and
from a l i m i t e d
It
is
unconsciously
serves
only
integrated.
the
contacts
The
acceptance.
circle
the
inferiority,
only
away
for
all.
it
and
t o become
democracy.
racial
measure
t o o good
hesitant
community
Caucasian
t o Caucasian
It
a r e many N i s e i
¿he a r g u m e n t
have a wider
they
a n y t h i n g at
the problem;
by p r o g r e s s i v e
munity
as
solve
could
of
great
individual
Complete
problem."
'harles
I
iiikuchi
Diary
dictated
all
and
Fri.
June 8 ,
1945
day a n d f i n i s h e d u p C h - 6 2 . N^w I h a v e
my
<vork p l a n s
s p e n d most
o f my t i m e
in
anticipation
o f my d r a f t i n g .
be
one o f
uncertain
things,
Dorothy's
letter
in
the
9% (
to change
follow-up
interviews
\
those
u p my a f f a i r s .
would
receive
concerned,
you d o ,
I
official
shouldsay
and c o n t i n u i n g
make
being a
veteran."
agfeeable.
there
i s no f i x e d
a h e a d and
do
I
thing
tr,>
a thln^.There
p.an
have
to get
s o many
The oompany
she w i l l
out
where
i n d e p e n d i n g on $ u s t
all
is
coming out
a deferment,
doesn't
others
or
it
not?.
might
kn^w what
will
and i t
at.
vacancies
Once
not
for
e her
as
I have
t o go
to
South
but
I
a
Side.
will
job.
again,
it
but
i s no u s e
working,
it
will
I am g o i n g t o do
shipyards
t h e m t o go o u t
and I d o n ' t
for
and
able
week,
d e p e n d on w h e t h e r
oe b e t t e r
will
ifshe
on th.-
it
the
serving,
i m p r o v e d by
plan
^now what
in
as
staying
monteh,
I don't
Jack gets
plans.
she g e t s
are
planning
s t a r t e d looking for
else
If
for
Louise
is
something
will
I
not
e v e r y hope
1 still
looking
as
that
b o t h e r e d me b e c a u s e
hi
s h o u l d be done
have any
I ask
week m i g h t
yet
time, t o w i n d
about
p r o b a b l y be
i n t e n s i v e l y next
thing.
not
you p e r s o n a l l y
the world
worked l a s t
one
will
thought
happy
t h e WRA s t i l l
for
the
an a d d i t i o n a l
tangle
but
it
of p o s t - w a r
that
b e e n v e r y many
o f my m n d .
o f my b e l o n g i n g s
in
will
t o do* B e t t e h a s
she
far as
w h i c h we h a v e
I could arrive
a n d l o o k more
t o keep
one p r o b l e m o f f
a
she
entirely
study for
housing,
hasn't
I do h e e d
to problems
really
answer
things
have
is
t o get
feel
status
that
an unmixed e v i l . F e e l i n g
also suggested
Louise
hope
i n and
not
work,
your
t o r e m a i n on t h e
The w h o l e
if
justification
would l i k e
was
xis
in regard
She
came
never
w i t h your
Furthermore,
even
shortly«"As
it
every
some d i f f e r e n c e
minorities.
ft
that
you w o u l d p r o b a b l y
e v e n t h o u g h you h a v e
out
notice
I certainly
and
there.
suppose
been t h i n k i n g
the
that
be
with
family
gets
Bette
any of
maybe
the
Alice
w
harles
Jlikuchi
Diary
c o u l d come down h e r e a n d l i v e
the baby,
manages
not
but
her
I
think
she
finances
work o u t
with
it
well
I guess
i n a more p r e c a r i o u s
position
an i n d u c t i o n n o t i c e
¿ill
it
is
of
these
baffling.
other
hand,
it
because
is
feel
the
family
it
right
now t h a t
glad
that
I am a b o u t
but
much b e t t e r
if
I
take a direct
after
todayabout
Induction
this
that.
some m o n t h s
since
it
is
be
behalf
to bring
thing
and
there
get
to
too painful
fair
to
until
f i n i s h up a s m u c h o f
ends
I will
I don't
somewhat
in
the
family
the Report
may
I a n d I am
think
in
be
the war.
the
around,
but
a n d I do h a v e a n
There
and
t h e n got
are
r e j e c t e d ! No,
I
will
It
isn't
I
thought
immediate
I decided
s h o u l d make
as p o s s i b l e .
Maybe
occupation
board asking for
I
On t h e
that
some o f E u r o p e .
see
since
in,
today and
solution.
I t c e r t a i n l y wo I d be a j o k e
order
she
l t h o u g h ha may be
I
part
will
to wait
I am c a l l e d
together.
It
t o be d r a f t e d .
know.
s e n d i n g a t e l t e g r a m t o my d r a f t
would not
in their
finally
Maybe
is
s e e m t o be a n y e a s y
escapism,
period
he
J a c k or
after
t h e way
to remain.
to either
is
for
her
and
b e e n g o i n g t h r o u g h my h e a d
There d o e s n ' t
to beover
i n Minn,
for
it
goin^
^jCft^
shortly.
t h i n g s have
I am s e c r e t l y
i s up
1945
w h i l e Mom l o o k e d
s e t t l e d up
w o u l d be c h e a p e r
anyway.
getting
June 8 ,
if
that
ev r y
effort
obligation
s o many
1 got
that
to
loose
every-
w o u l d be
tragic I
t f e t t e went
her
last
that
is
I
week i n
she
nursing
out
to another
school,
party at
and t h e
only
l o o k f o r a tfob d i l i g e n t l y .
indefinite
sort
over
of
yet,
but
wish that
school
right
on t h e C a d e t
I think
that
«way
Nursing
as
it
Her
next
will
opportunity,
year
work out
good a d j u s t m e n t s
at
the
University
but
her
that
school
okay,
about
I g u e s s we w i l l
I am n o t
because
she
her
to enjoy
I am i n s i s t i n g u p o n
w o u l d be Goo b a d f o r
I c a n h a r d l y blame
there.
thing
I want
B e t t e w e r e more e n t h u s i a s t i c
a n y t h i n g on h r .
one m o r e y e a r
Blake.
be a b l e
problem
I hope.
going
her
into
to miss
going to
s h e h a s made
I s most
is
anxious
t o work t h i n g s
force
such
t o do
out.
It
w
harles
would
Then
l
Jlikuchi
be
I
so
simple
could
have
immediate
and
it
will
not
er
way
sure
for
working
that
1 will
the mail
has
arrived,
be
so
simplified
could
money,
And
tell
and
ment
try
think
of
the
that
be
it
things
sort
have
of
ever.
came u p
wish
present)
I
and
very
out
every day.
be
there.
t h e "/RA f u r n i t u r e
to
get
to get
late
I
it
the
apartment.Then
so
talk
and
On t h e way home
it
Then
five
still
in
at
physical
far
seems
suffering
night
now,
but
shape J)
In
spite
enough
a s my M.A.
t o be
go a n d
physical
am o p t i m i s t i c
way.
it
minutes
accomplish-
I could
the
dep't.
one
is
of
to
think
concerned,
the
least
moment.
so h a r d
me down
last
t r a i n i n g and
too
would
tr.,
Bette.
for
wish
an
major
exercise
I
could find
The
(I
fear.
Things
allotment.
basic
I
I half
dependents
for
be
soon t h a t
welfare
scholarship
in
T h e r e must
from the
now a s
t o me on t h e
t o bo un-
running
as
settle
going
notice
wonft
it
would
enters
is
and
to S.F.
assistance
about
solutions
to feeling
out
Time
away
factors
are
attitude
if
'¿'hat
solutions.
but
that
that
t o go over a n d
any
such
induction
an
work out
at
they
go
^jCft^
feelings«
financial
the
thinking
got
if
get
complications,
will
psychological
into
t o come
little
problems
I was
going
a
forgotten
pressing
got
for
so b a d .
is
the
1945
ri^ht
better
there."
out,
t h e 17 weeks
present
I have
it
t o get
on
security
8,
people's
nursing
you had
things
the
family
file
concentrate
i
i n t o Cadet
anything
1 half
(for
t h e n would be
would not
to consider
with an e x p e c t a n t
and
the
I would
but
intimidated
of
it
i
economic
accomplish
a
go u p
have
y o u go
situation,
with being
so
"Bette,
greater
happy
I'm
I d i d not
June
u p my a p a r t m e n t . And Mom,
the
bet
if
say,
shallclose
you w i l l
Diary
1
about
went
to
to
the
^ariko,
would
from the
corner
these
and
very masculine
things
show a l l
but
o n l y make
it
more
a pretty
asked
ifshe
she
evenings,that
by m y s e l f .
I concluded
show,
when
thAsa
that
confusing
I was
she
wouldn't
that
r e d h e a d e d woman
c o u l d walk w i t h me.
s a i d : " I ' m a nurse
and I
I
am
Varies
Kikuohi
usually
not
attacked
me,
I
I
i^iary
afraid
on 4 9 t h
saw t h a t
am a s k i n g
the
if
you w i l l
lady
thst
on t h e
sore
foot.
a
time
I
The
answered y e s ,
think
that
there
I hate,
and she
people
I
But
pretty
are
about
but
mostAmericans
blocks
but
with
my e f f o r t s
that
it
nurse
it
has **xss
#ace
(I)
t o put
my w e i g h t
.
the
the
were
4. w e r e a
about
she
said
that
t o help her
out
s o we d e p a r t e d .
had prompted
the
has
I was
I thin^
that
I
was
over
nurse
Jrhat
you
bad?"
r y of
I
hysteria,
stretching
t o w a l k two more
l i m p i n g and
Shucks,
the lady
its
and
I know a N e e - s e a
I was e v e n w i l l i n g
but
why
in control
decent(that
the nurse,
was my c h a r m t h a t
Japs
d u r i n g a moment
fundamentally
is
" N e e - s e a " a n d when
in California
took place
it.).
virtue
evacuation.
people
scared
such a
for
you p e o p l e
showing. Those
terrible
and
x
she
appreciated
hought
t o come up a n d
talk
tome 2
It's
will
go
1 2 : 3 0 now s o
to
on h o u s i n g ,
1
shall
t h e WRA a n d s e e
but
1 doubt
if
be
off
to bed.
if
they cannot
it
will
^
m a k i n g my way
on i t
so I g u e s s
know a l l
?
so t h a t
painfully
you^ee-sea1
for
evacuation
I believe
meant
a s k e d me i f
s o A m e r i c a n . Are
the
it
walked t o n i g h t
I am a l l
that
a bit,
I
able
you a r e m a k i n g a f i n e
t o l d her
it
trustworthy
1 9 4 5
one o f my f r l ® d s was
«
by a N e g r o a n d
she commented:"I
but
n i g h t . But
8>
w a l k down w i t h me t o 5 0 t h . " S h e was
I was
as
t o l d me a l l
that
night
at
o b l i g e d even I f
in/week
rewards J J
other
you h a d an h o n e s t
pretty
first
t o walk alone
J u n e
Tomorrow m o r n i n g ,
g i v e me more
d o much g o o d .
I
assistance
Charles
KikuchI
/ibout
1:30
she
was
just
she
decided
So I h a d
nothing
the
t o come
serious
sufficient
change
her,
I
is
told h
she was
in
emergency ward,
After
she h a s
gave h e r
vacation
¿hat
said
that
to bed,
in
why
her
for
^5,
class
x
so
guess
assignment
I will
t o do
and
the
Jimiko 15 a n d M a r i k o
will
to lead
that
this
give
her
from
hospital
left
activities
two weeks
starting
over
but
was
t o g et
J- d i d n ' t
have
leaves
have
so
really
b e e n worn o u t
me w i t h «¿>1.23 f o r
weekend
dumps.
recent
s h e came
her
when
the
Emiko a t e u p e v e r y t h i n g
I would g i v e
$10.
1 9 4 5
>
'There was
that
the
9
feeling
except
the r e a s o n s
r that
go
# 3 : 3 0 ayeml
i n fend t a l k e d a b o u t
of
in.She
a bath and
since
be g o i n g on h e r
a n d one
so I
take
about
help.
she came
will
from tomorrow,
any
until
bothering
She
to
and s e e us
t o her
the place,
som? m o n e y .
over
June
Sat.
-^miko com s b r e e z i n g
ready
ward d u t y . S h e
have
and l i f e .
night,
getting
to l i s t e n
not
around
last
about
strenuous
does
Diary
a quiet
will
#10
life.
I h a v e my
be a g o o d c h a n c e l
so t h a t
she
the
last
Alice
sent
should have a
little
s p e n d i n g money.
^iko
much,
I
was
but
it
c a n come
to
f
My,
smile
is
you a r e
and do
see
that
doesn't
that
purty.
and
T went
affect
Interne
will
b
into
me a t
that
vacation:"I
t o g< t away
I'm getting
ladies
it,
her
from it
sort
Darlink,
1
feel
vill
like
the c l o s e t
all
when
lays
such a r e l i e f
such
a whil
now.
with
to
and c r i e d ,
such a
well.
^ut
It
I've
was
on.
down b y
^hucks,
he h a s
was
so
gotten
so t h a t
should
a wife
though,
t h e d e a d bogy and makes
away
from ward d u t y
one
gentleman
± s e e a d e a d body n o w . You
t o get
those
I have
them o n e . There
get
Then
fcypocrits.They
w e e k . He was
going
I have a c r u s h
i n a n d he
for
n u r d , ng v e r y
you v i p e my b e h i n d . 1
picking
last
like
of d i s g u s t e d
i n my ward who a r e
k n o w t h a t he w;;s n o t
al o
n yt w o
ay
f , j he
o k ecomes
s.
"It
time
for
my w a r d a n d he d i e d
a n d he d i d n ' t
it
about
Jewish
n i c e man i n
tragic
ofplans
back r e n e w e d .
complaining
say,
full
for
a
a while . I
w
harles
have
Jlikuchi
t o come
my t o n s i l s
t o go
out.
to camp,
b e
ill
back
go u p
two d a y s
The,?
x
but
com n g out
t o Canada
Diary
b e f o r e my v a c a t i o n e n d s
t o l d me
decided
that
would
soon anyway.
Next
home w i t h h e r .
We
hard
though,
have
t o empty
those
Then
1 get
t h i n k i n g how I u s e d
Now t h e y
relativ
sometimes,
that
to
coe
going
to get
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of
is
think
sort
she
of
way,
is
it
goin^
selfish
bea n u r s e
"It
if
she h a s
o f my a n c e s t o r s
fffewish p e o p l e
It
she
has
didn't
and
attention
That's
a
the
Muriel
i n awe
of
the
had more
One
since
thing that
spoiled
t o do
rich
the
say 1
child
I
t o be
When I
it
so
things.
people.
wthether
so good
take
to
disagreeable
those
their
able
think
though and
that
d i r t y work.She
t o w a l k down
to
she
I
is
will
never
them an e x t r a
of
says
there.
that
she c a n * t
take
supposed
The
the
l went
1 got
and
expect
t o be a
Swedish
jealous
hosteises
i
a lot
I must
rubdown.
think
for
cling
t o mix
Caucasians
nd
and
between
I
get
we make a n
effrt
o f u s when
she
was
be
t o be u n d e r s t o o d
difference
girl
of
Those
they
she h a s no u r g e
them a l l
t h e USO b e c a u s e
of
me how p r o u d
ansestry
w i t h my
*ou k n o w ,
to give
M
is
look.
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tell
than
there
the
so t h e y
sh
that.
out
hosteli
fun
me
her
t i e r e was
to
a
good
Muriel,
I went
I
family
working
such a t h i n g .
of
wanted
w a n t s me
r e a l l y have been
Green c a n ' t
is
conscious
like
around us.
d a r n good
since
m a k e s me f e e l
turn around
t o get
tell
when we g o
why
soldiers
I've
so I
until
pretty
ver,y
an a t t i t u d e
Jess
be n o u s e ,
year,
I
attitude.
people
Like
know t h a t
She
I am C h i n e s e
are
It
I can get
if
and do a l o t
t o be
so t h a t
weeks
to everything
willing
that
just
t o o much.
with Gentiles
listen
and not
think
well.
to quit.
u n i f o r m on a n d h a v e
to
bedpans
1 9 4 5 ^jCft^
three
why I am d o i n g
worth while.
mak s me f e e l
my p a t i e n t s
take
8,
a r o u n d a n d a s k my p r o f e s s i o n a l ^ d v i s e a b o u t
s are
that
I wonder
stinking
t o c a l m them down.
it
l could
it
here
to her
June
the
t o be
sees
t h e Queenat
J.
Into nursing
and I
think
th, t
i n when j. d i d .
Since
we h a v e
all
if
I
Gentiles
most
friendly.
the
C.too.
it
been
was
going
«harlea
Klimchi
down
the
to
Di , r y
U30,
I h a v e met
s o many
how I c a n go a r o u n d w i t h N i s e i
interesting
versation
"1
sity
think
for
social
that
antïier
life
school.
is
going
Bette
your
if
such a « wonderful
educ
tion given
fussing
year.
about
t o us
It
I plan
I
try
am g o i n g
restricts
the^
the
The^
eligible
my c l a s s .
because
up a i l
I
If
there
If
it
well
I c a n get
are
that
t h e war
up
want
to
sure
th t
benefits
thifek t h a t
there
will
that
she
won't
she
in h e r s è à f
just
hurt
went
now.
flopped
her.
i n but
She
be a l o t
but
She
only
those
con-
said
that
think
that
top
in
so much
she.
graduate,
Navy
do.
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justwatch
ten
in a
first
never
had
and
class
five
regret
service,
to i t .
in
still
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the
She h smuch m o r e
it
given
but
now
w
poise
a n d con-
she w s s o
ward u n i f o r m o n ,
tired
but
that
she h a d w e i g h e d 1 4 8 p o u n d s when
weights
about
135.
she
soon.
than
fir s t ,
sometimes
spoil
professional
Court,
of m i l i t a r y
you
theywill
the
the
nursing
on when I
I will
At
in
of Mariko
s e e what
it.
that
I
corps.
be
up
morecomplicated
matured
Supreme
bed w i t h h e r
confessed
see
univer-
Nursing
a
still
of a d a n t a g e s
grown u p .
into
now s h e
is
the
because
s o much o l d e r
I will
to
the p o s s i b i l i t i e s
fidence
to
the
about
has
I have
a Navy c o m m i s s i o n ,
s o many
certainly
too,
t h e Navy n u r s e s
ideas
Emiko
plasms
think,
r e f u s e me b e c a u s e
I'm pretty
the
to give
i n t o Cadet
Just
to
much f u n
either,
get
I feel
i $ust
take
verj
and
parties.
but
w nt
fault
ofher
not
feel
into
and
t o go
. m u s e s me when I t h i n k
nd g e t
I'll
can't
I
t o do?
Nisei,
r e f u s é me,
see.
are
to
y our
it's
she d o e s
of
with her
wanting
resettlement
jealous
free.
I don't
meeting a l l
oflife
she does not
opportuMty.
sort
You know what
for
family
I ' m not
out
sofull
she can have. J u s t a s
o f t h a t . And
time.
are
selfish
makes
to lose
past
is
again after
1945
spontaneous.
but
It's
the
and
there,
think
tne
so f r e e
know t h a t
just
¿>he s h o u l d
all
fellows
year.I
out
It
her
interesting fellcw s.
oauoasian feàlows.They
is always
June 9 ,
No w o n d e r
she
used
in
Olary
C h a r l e s Ki cuohl
t o be
so toughy about
vers
'
t r i m now.
said
that
big
jet.
mighty
still
Her
blub around the
get
order
again
that
«as
to another
Viiuat a s o c i a l
which o f f e r e d
over
about
too,
but
there
is
house
as her
all
over
1
,s
the
going
success,
parts
Next
at
gone now,
if
in a
and
an expensive
sterling hair
a while.
said that
haven't
I will
Jack
a job,
she
go s i n c e
sent
a couple
Wa
s
out
h e r e was
Just
get
his
shipyard
Job.
but
it
s o she
is
uncertain
didn
will
and
for
girl
that
after
because
get a
was
in
I
tewled
l o t o f what
a 101.
a
great
anything
worry
consfl e r a t e
out
but
for
I
felt
Margaret
present.
party,
chance
down
t h e want
is
friends,
said
off
I do„'t
her
I
friends.
t have
she
but
to see
gratifying
t o o k him months
though.
of
She
She went
better.
a graduation
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it
she w,s
look at
anything
forgets.
* won't
talk,
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ofhours.
s e t t l e down.
t o go t o « a r i k o ' s
a letter
,
t h i n k i n g h s changed,
still
clip
so
talkdd
some o f my p a p e r s
s he h a d u s e d t h e money t o b u y
decided
his
are
looks
Motet
in mid-afternoon
she w i l l
there
while
t o go down.
t o get
t o o much o f a d e b u t a n t e
she
good,
s he
too
t o d o w i t h a l l my b o o k s a f t e r
a n * hour
to see
sheepishwhen
feels
an
a r o u n d anyway
time
s p e n d i n g h e r m o n e y on downtown shows w i t h h e r
still
"g t
looking
fcighx were
t h e home o f one o f h e r
week,
.60oents
a l t h o u g h once
I
is
t o d a y * b e c a u s e we h a d
trying
t h i s morning for
being
She
^
t o go on a d i e t I iimiko
thighs
was nobody
waste
around
a great
theweekend
Bette
stomach
J- d i d n ' t
queen!
t o the U.S.*. 3.
ads
have
B e t t e came d a s h i n g home f o r
the p a r t j
a secret.
1945
uniform.
a n d w o n d e r i n g what
that
it
t o l o s e moreweight
1 puttered
inducted.
and kept
down t o t h e WKA o f f i c e
as well
afternoon,
got
plans
I p h o n e d down,
W-.S j u s t
the
she
didn't
so x a t e .
weight
Bet t o a n d 1 w i l l
fexghx
I guess
sharp in her
I
her
June 9 ,
he
i f my f o o t
Cracker
t o see
for
th*
s a i d when he
persistance,
he
finally
t h o u g h . His medical
did
plans
w
h a r l e s Jlikuchi
It
a
Diary
certainly
co e l u s i o n .
will
It
be
may n o t
collaspes.
If
not,
that
Japftn
is
beginning
that
Hirohito
the
Japs
the,
be
are
five
but
1 don't
in
have
whole
them.
is
¿it
the
°ut
verj
there
same
of mil
conical,
t h e war
I hope
life.
I
If
of
an
if
are
some
mean
else
are
about
it
wiped
out,
although
as
well
t o hope
that
interestdd
and t h e Emperor
argument
might
effective
now I am o n l y
the
that
retaliation,
I used
if
signs
spying
Japan might
objections
to
suddenly
been
or
very
anyway,
of
Japan
Japan
be
Michigan.
ousted,
a lot
to
but
-long
peoplefs
a
c a n be made
holds
womehope
or
a s c r e w y way
not.What
this
sort
that
happens,
that
than anxious
Pacific,
infantryman
e w weeks,
whether
their
the
f
id d e b a t i n g
that
think
in a
it
gav
still
a n d I am m o r e
e v e n mind g o i n g
a hell
Congress
after
^ut
are
in ending
document,
ion Americans
for
be
will
out;» b u t
especially
conference
peace!
wounded
talks
drawn
might
suicide,
Japan
1 9 4 5 ^jCft^
that
inspired.
time,
conscription
wiped
This
of
h a s no c h a n c e
will
took p l a c e ,
S.F.
national
it
as
if
r a d i o has
slums
balloons
far
militarists
satisfactor,,
the
force
as
The
homeless.
one a s
future
The
8,
finally
out.There
national
bid.
puny
w o u l d be
Communistic
The
a
sponge
are
is
t o SuzukA.
a mass
its
landed,
that
revolution
it
that
country
seeing
with
people
the
defeat.
power
strongpeace
think
the
throw in
the
of a
all
in
t o be drawn
toadmit
for
t h i s war
too long
going
turned
million
a number
be
is
preparing
start
but
has
it
g o o d when
June
lives
it
of
thing
for,
and
t o get
w i t h my f l a t
into
though
feet
it
for
to have
is
futir e
what
thousands
t h e Ajn„
peace,
intera
of
wiped
now.
yuarter
others
t o make
I know t h a t
and bad
not
solve
not
t o be
is
military
to
w o u l d be e n o u g h
m i l i t a r i s m has
even
and
anyone
out
I
by
wouldn't
I w o u l d make
eyesight!
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Insert:
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Jack's l e t t e r .
Diary
June 9,
June
S.F.
Dear
¿tell
Company,
one o f
today
thefc jcfeKjucxanlJi a l l
that
living,
week,
iiow t h a t
but
Itte
g e t t i n g f e d up
policies,
s curitj
offers
where
of
is a
just
been
a r e home»
special
trying
l
spent
menial
day
that
about
the
be
past
Bethlehem
and ^ d o n ' t
days
one
f o r mo b e c a u s e
of
the
doubt
work was
t h e monotony
too will
of
of
done
everyday
these
by n e x t
it
marks
the
th< c o m p a n y .
Everj
since
all
passing
jobs
the
restrictions
the buck,
red
tnpo,
first
waterfront
installations,
yet
because
about
it,
they
t h i n g about
it
company
kept
suicide
planes,
end
of
and
unofficial
group."
but
that
i
that
think
yet
for
workers
fefused
feel
once m o r e .
I
to
of
know,
s u r e was
repair
I feel
it
proud
with
their
s a b o t a g e 1. 1 The
lenient
in
t h e WRA e v e n knows
but
if
plenty
the
sum.
industries
from working
weeksago
t o h i r e me. W e l l ,
mad a b o u t
of
a
t h e y became more
Nisei
t o 1 t them know.
crying
in case
evidently
they d i d not
to quite
much h e l p
ofprohibiting
don't
from the
t o go i n t o d e f e n s e
when I p h o n e d a c o u p l e
said
i don't
wasn't
t o be b l a m e d
barrier,
restriction
seeing everybody
A u s h e r m a n w o u l d come
The IVRA o f f i c e
the
it
alone
and a d v i c e s , " n o t
the
greatest
carfare
t o Major
aro nd.
you w o u l d be
the
for
manager
for
work
I
e m p l o y e d by
w o r k i n g day
glad
t o get
the
by l i f t i n g
"in
another
t h e m were
with all
run
*avy was
da^s
workers
become a n e m p l o y e e
som
A
of
14,000
etc.
The money
was
was
they
today
February,
plant
the
th- y w o u l d be c o m p l a i n i n g
a lon^ batticto
It
1945
Chas:
To a n y
and
4,
1945
inquiring
l found
out
mad b e c a u s e
ships
d a m a g e d by
today,
after
an^mmore b u t
happy
t o wear ray badge
anythe
doing a
t o be
in
and walk
the
past
Charles
Insert
Kikuchi
Diary
June 9 ,
1945
rj n I
O 7 7 '
2
the
guard
matters.
affer
and f e e l
the
rebuffs
when I ' d
i n my b r e a s t ,
audience
the
see
but
saj"no use,
got
a chance"
all
will
be
because
working
on m,y m a c h i n e
and more
and
there
are
his
first
and s a v i n g him a l l
the
red
scale
Is
how much e x p e r i e n c e
which
work.
lookin0
tell
him that
for
prices are
a place to
me f o r
to buy.
I
Versons.
than
keep
any Wtsei
any
making
precedent,
It
old
the
are
will
concerning
t h e m 1 w o r k e d two y e a r s a s
it.
trouble
he
lie
to
but
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little
journeyman
as
vant,
have
of a
There
Buying a house
If
through.
the
at
1 can't
in.
is
making
if
to cut
told
I am e n t i t l e d
a house
steep.
live.
I
t o me f o r
the
i n more
he w o n ' "
skills.
swelling
g o t t a do
I had
result
1 had.
qualifies
I think
the
any
pay c h e c k
tape
comes
the
i n C h i c a g o who
get
and
in
f l y i n g & er
foreman d i d
shifts
shift
i n t o B e t h l e h e m now i f he h a s
to c o n t r i b u t e
the
nex
that
Jap
t h e way I f e l t
a day but
the
Even
flag
they
m e . We c a n ' t
three
th<
jou can
than
felt
I c a n w o r k on S u n d a y s
enough f o r
when
here,
only 8 h o u r s
a real
work.
just
ain't
a daj
i n e st
p r o u d r e ss a g a i n
I ' m working
like
Isaw that
that
confidential
the"fools"in
Nisei
8 hours
My wage
twoard
t e l l a 11 t h o s e
^ 1 . 3 5 an hour
a home o u t
for
F l a g I no l o n g e r
t o d a y when
that
to feel
So,
i d i d An C h i c a g o ,
tiling 6 duye
have
ound
com a n y ' s
when l o o k i n g
resentment
Well,
the
scout.
nisei
I'm getting
getting
a
in
beginning
the American
if
Kjsp k e e p p l u g g i n g .
has
1 was
received
ather
gate,
wnen I w.<s a boy
I
I
who a p p l a u d e d .
company
much a s
I'm accepted
No f o o l i n g , C h a s ,
all
movies
that
rate.Butsinoe
a mach-
I can do
Davie's
plenty
seems
t o be
m o t h e r i s i n town and
u
of
h o s e s for s a l e , but
the
only way
of
getting
What d o y o u t h i n k o f t h e h o t e l o f ^ e r f o r mom? E n c l o s e d c l i p p i n g
a p p e a r e d i n a H e a r s t P a p e r so p u b l i c o p i n i o n or r a t h e r s e n t i m e n t i s
not
being
s t i r r e d up a g a i n s t
returning
evacuees
t o o much.
Jack.
Charles
Inserts
Jiikuchi
June 4 S . F .
Diary
Examiner ( H e a r s t )
SOLDI
P.P-JR PRAISES N I S E I :
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June
today
upbraided
recent
a
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The
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being
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these
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of
by
the
oan't
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strongly
worded
on
editorial
League a n d o t h e r s
for
States.
the
fightin0
''nobody h a s
added
the
troops
said
Bring
over
anybody
the
Our
at
record
of
American
a s k e d where
*att41ion
Cassino,
among
of
the
of
that
history
casualties
tell
100th
other
which had
milles
their
in
the
of
this
Anzio,
acts
been cut
the
off
American
and
rescued
a
the
battalion
Germans.
said."A
families
vere
lads."
one
U.S.Army5
war
the
by
whose
1 0 0 t h was
the
it
4 4 3 n d Reg-
through
editorial
Americans
other
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that
of
t h e most
that
no
"none
dec-
battalion
was
more
here."
In
the
Fifth
or
Seventh Armies
about
editorial.
.Paper n o w : H E n d
•-ERMANENTLY.
in a
toughassignment,"
thef
in
more
whe"e
thehands
31:Star a n d S t r i p e s
had
to
declared
fought
Division
pretty
b e a t e n up by
orated
United
r e f e r r e d t. o t h e
(Texas)
dlr t y
the
record c i t e d ; Assauljtts
Exclusion
pointing
Team w h i c h
then
36th
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pretty
in
se d e s c e n t ,
editorial
Apennines,
Strip*;s
1945
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from.w
came
The
of
on N i s e i
Japan
Combat
anti-Japanese
newspaper,
of
imental
the
S t a r s a nd
June 9 ,
t h e W^r VICTORIOUSLY*.
B o y s Home
PROMPTLY.
Make
the
Peace
Charles
Aikuohi
It's
upJ
of
almost
seven
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had an
^iary
in
wanted
reasons
i. c a n ' t
what
w o u l d be l i k e
somehow t h e r e
say t h a t
is
sprawled around
by myso 1 f .
Marino's
parties?
about
but
It
here
something
beliefs«
more
of p l a c e
same way a s
in
my m o u t h .
little
showed o f f
sup osed
as
of
It
Tonight
no m o r a l i s t i c
things
it
of
in
of
Chas,
Maybe
It
that
have
self
once,
It
rec
insulted
involved
but
I
wondered
If
appreciate
I
feel
difficult
reasons,
so
to
but
explain,
t h e y bf-ive
tyne
of
world
f conscious
thought,
I
inadequacy
because
I can act
it
always
leaves
feel
a bad
stop being a d r i p !
I
is
being
because
the
I
-esent
brains.
and
p e r s o n and
is:"What
it
etc,
In t h i s
but
taste
I am
is
arbmost
a bunch of
that
a nerve
l i k e a "Bohemian"
gi~ls,
either.)
what
out
guess
r go t h r o u g h a b r i e f
Jesus,
but
And I am a l s o
a n y t h i n g e l s e ! " Now,
to act
the
out,
because
imination.
1 tried
often
Isn't
invariably
such thVngs,
I've
one
a n d I am d r i n k i n g
of M a r i k o ' s
Interesting
expected
left,
is
terms
brother" with
and
was
i s now xjcxjiiarefx
do I come
the
that
w h i c h r u b me t h e w r o n g way a n d
t h e n ; . But
but my r e a c t i o n
issue
I passed
else
which
feeling.
feeliiggs
that,
t o do and ^ p r o p e r l y
induction«
I be human a n d
understand
define
sakes,
this
nd
Cracker's
a good t i m e .
incompatibility
rest
to t h i n k
for
something
certain
"Mariko'3
can't
the h e l l
half
the
I coul dn't
agonj
in
is
o f any
t o meet
a b s u r b o f me
hell
<*nd why
Christ
f o r c e d upon me;
frlenis.
the
instinctive
drunk at
I felt
for
all;
broken
midnight.
t r y and d r i n k u n t i l
here,
finally
after
vis
have
cj q 1?
at
t h o s e who a r e
in
the
it
1945
party
place
are
because
the
a
to
I can't
o£ a n
since
I did not
I only
There
it
until
party has
Everyone
it?
is.
arrive
June10,
inhibition.
t o do w i t h
nd n i : n e .
it's
the
Now why
violently
alsom,,
an
the
t o come t o M a r i k o ' s
to attend
nnd yet
it
the morning a ; d
why I d i d n o t
obligation
ttun.
it
is
particular
is
period
o f me
is
though!
supposed
cheap
(and
k i n d of a
«bari.es
Kikuohl
party,
everyone
s
supposed
doen't
seem
to fit
It
Just
AS f o r
the
admire
them as
others,
Ahen
of
«Lary
I got
but
about
half
or
of
were
Cracker's
owns
a bookstore,
emyloient
acting
the
of
Nisei
in
the
boy.
the
loudly
s h e
seemed
divo-oe.
One o f
quite
Cross,
sick
the
is
and
Caucasian
brought
She
supposed
s o o n we w e r e
. ,
girls
who
is
in
of
one
one
here
is
they
both.
is
a
t o be
I
workers.
process
and q u i t e
are
am
typing
girl
living
of
Nisei
and
with
g. t t i n g
attractive.
f a t h e r . We g o t
she works
s n e wo *
the
an
U.S.K.S
Two p e o p l e
for
..1-irtnV
* l o s o D h v . w} a t
-*oout ^ • • l o s o p n j ,
o o v s . do
ooys,
One
i n bed w i t h a
a Caucasian
her
people,
operates
henee,
th
„.rtrtV
work s i n c e
.
talking
-, J , „el
f a l li ff vo> rr N l s o i
is
of b e d ;
Intelligent,
~ ?
social
about
the
here
still
Bob T .
heads
of
is
she
very
stages
and"whltecollar"
protest.
to be
ons.
make me
clerical
k i c k e d out
f o r m e r WKA a r e a
a discussion
shop,
f r o m t o o m^ch d r i n k i n g .
nice.
^
but
except
t know i f
a mixture
artist,
lithographic
wooing J e a n ,
seems
doesn't
I don
1 got
t o be r a t h e r
of
*e -e i n v a r i o u s
Caucasians.
and
a couple
out
^
living"
remember most
a commerlcal
owns a
"loose
1945
Caucasians.
x don't
t h e r e we e m o s t
now i n
She
Is
p a s s e d out
ieo.A.
passing
20 people
It.
at
with
or M a r i k o ' s , p r o b a b l y
one
She g o t
right
about
like
anoth r
back room, and
h i m now.
a
girls
here,
and
g r o u p were
friends
office,
Nisei
drunk
there,
e m p l o y e e • The N i s e i
One
the
an e f f o r t
"sophisticated"
over
Inlbflatlon,
t o make
getting
being
June 10,
into
the
Rd
maV: s
fellows
follow
o w a r d s women,
^
~ O-UM r t r » Tn n i i e e o a t t e r n •«
n a f«t t i ttf-vriflq
u d e s " >w»i
» etc•
c a u c a s x a n or o a ^ 1 1 0 - ^ Pt t W
, ,
4.1
with a Nisei for t h r e e
j © a n s a iI d t n u. tH O'
s nHeA WRQ v i o l e n t^l yj i n l o v e ¡VL^II »
4-4-/-.-W«
w « n t l n r h' r t o w a l k
m o n t h s now, but he h a d t h e J a p a n « *
pattern
wantln.
a
behind him.¿reat
.
argument
Q=
as
^hen a p h i l o s o p h i c a l
a
greater
more
than
civilization,
that
is
necessary,
to
viheth r
whetn
discussion
education
and
all
Nisei
on r a c e
the
s o on t o
fellows
think
a n d h o w c a n we
remedy
or
t h e w a r . By
ie
there
this
time
this
achieve
something
there
*harles
is
iiikuchl
a group
band,
out
of
aboatseven
breaks
of
Diary
it
order,
want
.nd h e
t o . Why
rationalization
of
object
Ha,, W a s h e r
*
s
,me
he
used
disgusted
me
wi
fe
with a
tells
He was
the
lot
that
so
that
she
of
the
w a n t e d me
to explain
much b e c a u s e
he
is
the
for
criticizing
started
imitation
of
it,
t o woo some
letsuko
circle,
girl
^akamura,
Lfe s t a r t e d
right
awav.Cracker
was
t he
eye
on u s .
the
JACD i n New * o r k .
were
b
oing
Two h o
rs
That
was
that.
osed
to
"big
sup
terrible
wife,
or
and
integration
I decided
just
± d i d not
that
t o be
the
he
kept
hat
that
and
agree
that
her
g o home
he
kept
close
talk
about
such
g r o u p was m o s t
her
was*)
with
a very
to
take
smart
t o l d me w h e n
started
i would
off
typing
sociatle
so
like
Decadent
here
scene
got
embarrassed
He w e n t
lungs.
my m o r a l s
a l t h o her
Toshie
so sh* c o u l d n ' t
brother" ani
s o we
lun^s.
didn't
so she
so I
rain hard
he
tracker
places.
getting
sitting
ridiculous
vorried about
Cracker
Then
is
the
running
to
appreciated.
ofhis
That
t h e W ^CS.
ofhis
clexver
thetoo
a
theorize
young,
been
She was
I'm drunk,
discouragin-
to t h i e v e
on
so
was h e r
but
Jimmy's
2 ayem. Then
th
feel
to
into
s elsewhere,
wnich
a
J st
to act
thotop
terms.
at
there.What
a b ut
ins•stin^
i
at
to being
singing
just
but
ho h a s
noteven
Jok
used
Bohemians.(-od
Mariko's
his
Iff
from d i f f e r e n t
j6kes
the
topics
to length
s h went
then,
ones,
about
"sophistic a t i e r "
e
is
Joke
it
goodfriend,
befo
Since
obscene
tell
thing
's
Is
go
hus-
"intellectual
o l d man t r y i n g
vulgar
go
and
I
mark of
daugther
he
r an
Met
obseene
any?
^ <j
conversation
dirfry
at
1945
Mariko's
other
sneer
when
Cracke
a
disouss
party
the
t h e W&CS.
some v e r y
Kitchen
tried
is
and most
t suggested
very
he
tell
c h e a p worn, n p i c k e d u p
vilest
society,
I
in
that
as
with Hay' s
also
telling
so
that
is
Jokes
me.
be
inadequacy
a vile
t o go a r o u n d
around
to
dirt...
rr,minds/of
«c
He
to
social
Murray
and * a r i k o
spoil
Seorge,
"intellectual"
oan't
George
that
that
that
the h e l l
should
Does
i
insists
in
conversation."
that
aroundus.Then
u p by d e m a n d i n g
L i t v i n o f f . flow why
we
people
June 10,
groups
liberal.
home
since
she
Charles
had
to
take
he has
her
iiikuchl
to
home
passes
like
train«
..o we gome b a c k
morning,
t^pin
an e a r l y
But
oorae a l o n g » He w o n ' t
out
Eileen
Diary
bocause
but
out
not
of
h
bed a n !
» i wonder
a r e d hot
mama
been
he
she
what
g e t s mad
a
to
while,
everything
is
—
(the
recopied
above
drinking
happened
for
me o u t
of
so
strictly
does
trust
the
what
cab
he
f 9
me
we
^
so
get
finally
nine
this
i s * We
,*nd n o w ,
push
I am
wp.s r u n n i n g
track
honorable,
after
since
a wolf
I depart»
1 lost
not
some m o r e * He
- ¿ o s h l e ? She
but
1945
steadily
demonstrates
ends and
-
let
cracker
t o Mariko* s t o d r i n k
has
before
brother
June 10,
around
of h e r .
The
party
almost«
f r o m my t y p e d
page.s)
Later:
suddenly
from Mariko
see
at
I
I remember
x
so
get
f o iTu>ny p e o p l e
s von
Emiko
very m o r a l i s t i c
sleeping
± a . v a k e n one
e x >likin t h a t
that
I hav
the
a responsibility
Nisei
boy h a s
t o go t e a c h
sunday
we d e
art
I come home
and
story
of
the
findin
the
the
papers
be
are
school
'¿'he
anywayI
p a r t j • M a r i k o and Geo.
are
going
this
ifi
too
month.
i got
late.
I arked
drafted
So I
a n d X am t o o
Miriko
and
still
she
have
t i r e d any
ay
if
that
so
that
So
would
agreed,
but
problem«
It
is
s6
move«
and
I
u n d e r s t a n d »The
we e a t
this
t o NY f o r
sh<
not
premise
sister
after
two h o u r s *
should
vl.11 n o t
y unger
set,
some m o n e y
the
couple
towards
being
she
around
for
housing
will
precedents
other
t o get
that
sleep
end of
That
over
and d e c i d e
c o u p l e s »The
think
and
coming
around unsegregated
don't
at
thai, good
of
is
a
Is
the
vacation
takec
not
breakfast
re
of
before
July«
N o t h i n g much
a day
In
wasted.
to
i
I
did
stopped
had
babj
not
in
go/the
to
visit
r e m a i n e d h*>me f o r
alone.
one da^
as
Fumi
he
just
said
party
Chet
the
eailier
last
night
until
midnight
a n d Furai Tom i t a f r o m aboi t R p . m .
ev n i n g b e c a u s e
that
stumbled
her
on
they
brother-in-law
it«
¿he
luck
of
c o u l d not
found
sorm
because
'¿bey
leave
housing
the
in
p e o p l e « We
talked
w
harles
about
Jlikuchi
food,
opinion
war
that
M
Japanese"
spirit.
the
and
It
it
is
say
t o be
of
the
a noteof
racial
suicide,
as
one
t,
spirit
before
rest
Fumi wp f o r
strong
i
when
said
It
of
time
topic
a bit
example:"You d o n ' t
I have
of
he h a d a l m o s t
cannery
union,
boys
In
those
o n l y made
about
to give
him
started
to butt
in a n d
those
Nisei
that
the
does
that
of a
I've
t h e r e , we
just
to
one
the
setup
huve
have
Japanese
there,
to
think
*het
days,
$25 f o r
she went
gossiped.
I
community I n
t h e way
got
Seattle.
through
summer
gifts
pretty high
in
of
and
them
mother
every
demanded t h a t
sent
up
t
the
a lot,
of money.Then h i s
they were
against
the
o f w o r k . *ome
around and almost
boys pay ^25 i f
George
school.'^h
was v,he g u y who p u l l e d
the
the
and
t o use
t o A l a s k a meant
did
lined
children,
started
national
that
s p e a k i n g of
their
almost
Japanese
I am s a y i n g a n y t h i n g
^eorge
g o i n g up
I
heard
I was
were
speak
t o commit
comprehension.
*e
exist
t h e r e was
b e y > n d my
week.
supposed
B o t h Chet
point
too.
Chet
not
fact.
existence
it
cannot
is
s o many N i s e i
the
the
that
quality
but
the
Japanese
so
the d e c i s i o n
had
of
quality.
it
the war,
the
of
just
is
'appreciation'
Japanese
I
lives
This
raised
about
b u t Da i k e Miyagawa
gs.
of
I
f i n i s h d him.
started
one o f
the
which
a concrete
grown up w i t h him a l l
trouble
th.
the
turned
as a n
stri
spoke
s one p a r e n t s
telling
real
as
to lose
i n t e r v i e w next
tha
it.
sa^
1 9 4 5 ^jCft^
because
racial
p e o p l e . And y e t
they
that
After
him because
± still
going
certainly
the
attachment
the
Is
yet,
whole
inherited
inferred
such a viewpoint
another
mediately
their
s h o u l d be p r a i s e d .
they
too.
he
of
time
q u a l i t y which only
this
but
8,
a n d Fumi w e r e
intangibleconcept
so k n o w i n g l y
Japan
it
to
but
The
Japs,
pride
if
subscribe
spiri
but
w i t h i n any r a c e
Japanese
some
to permeate
directly,
a n d Fumi know t h a t
not
one
g o v e r n e d by
to
B o t h Chet
for
some m y s t e r i o u s
Is
peculiar
this
is
supposed
this
inherently
would l a s t
That
is
individual
didn't
June
and r e l a t e d m a t t e r s .
t h e war
understand.
have,
Diary
towork
in
Varies
up
in Alaska.
big
a
Kikuchi
It
scan tal
mother
Diary
got
t o be
and Geo was
actually
got
It
guy,
too easy
much.
ho
is
She was
t h e money
in
was
always
the
talke
about
time.
I don't
see
to
sue George
g o i n g and
his
George h a s
where
I heard
you h a v e
in
the
air
never
and
gone
t o h a v i n g h o p own
ay.
I
I was
that
so
h e was
but
George
is
it
a wwell
push d him a r o u n i
she
a lot
the
cortro
but
family
gets
for
a
thinking
th
she
see her
after
t
is
because
r
of
good.
got
she 4 s
used
s u r p r i s e d when h e m a r r i e d
going around w t h another
all
long
so
Mariko
too
led
he n e v
business
furious
was
extortion,
and
q Cj
ofthe
this
to
1945^
there
Some
fault.
suffered
Geogge«s m o t h e r
r e a l l y made h e r
thought
for
mother
supported
m a r r i e d and that
I
o** t h e u n i o n .
George»s mother
practically
n o s e up
because
and f i A a l l y
b r e a k i n g up h i s r o m a n c e s
s t i c k i n g her
that
really
family.
i t . He
a racket,
K i c k e d &ut
Tom Masuda
was h u s h e d u p .
but
quite
June 10,
Mariko
girl
knew.
"There
Mrs. T.
not
were
was n o t
what
great
a lot
r i c h man's
these
dominating
u n u s u a l . We f o u n d
h e y made
social
of
out
t o oe
leveler.
out
after
I remember
p a r e n t s up
fchat a l o t
we g o t
the
Nisei
to him,
but
when w e got
t o cam o he
* lot
parents
are
atiil
to
here.
the
l don't
want
eonsciousness
a big
I
at
Japanese
think
little
Nisei's
that
effort
it
all
now,
Nisei
into
it.
company* but
but
here.
are
sh
I
able
I hear a
I never
will
just
as
t o mix
lot
feel
of
much.
got
get
doesn't
if
soon
if
the
have
they
were
like
enough
these
Nisei
all."
if
a
hardly
chummy.
Nisei
out
any<acial
establish
s t a y a>vay f r o m
ell
thatway at
I
real
t r y and r u l e
f o r my d a u g h t e r . S h e
town out
the
going
families
t o go a r o u n d
ever* talked
of
Seattle.
i n c a m p . Camp was a
Sho.Beused
s o n a n d he n e v r m i x e d w i t h
of
in
it.
t h e y put
who c r a v e
a
otahep
w
harles
Jlikuchi
I've
hot
been f e e l i n g
and
four
sultry,
and she
There
working.
the
employment
ludck as
it
This
only
ate
more.
best
*ette
don't
m<y
agency
in
appetites
ioit
as
shoe
will
be
is
that
to
late
the
there
for
Bette
her
time
in
"in"
so t h a t
with
the
that
i had walked
now i n s t e a d
comple.el,
of
t o o much
the
cured.
on
slioper.
The h o t
it
and he
to
a job
ate
real
for
all
days
the
we
an
just
have
extra
also]
to hurt
ityesterday.at
is
her
of
a week.
but
take
began
a couple
d i n n e r . We
a couple
s.ves
last
to
weather
^Inds
for
Everytime
but
to a pri
s chicken
s o much t h o u g h ,
h e a l e d now,
this
time.
eating
almost
start
i terviewer
going
she
last
she h a s
to
s o many $ o b s
s h o u l d be
that
party.
an
enough
thinks
the house
anxious
bought
Bette
about
up
so B e t t e
resist.
is
got
¿¿he i s
butcher
It
came home
etc.
who I s
will
sleep.
the night.They
casting
it
^jCft^
astp
cooked a m o s t d e l i c i o
it
of
1945
the
were not
be
at
8,
After
is
girl
I hope
to
Bette
danced,
s h o u l d come d o w n ,
a n d we c a n ' t
night,
until
the morning.
no u s e
o f meat
foot
a
Bette
t h i n k we
¡.»nacK. a t
said
an
two h o u r s
come u p .
talked,
1 talked
that
has
Only
some m o r e . N 0 w B e t t e
night,
evening,
ate,
gossiped
gossiped
is
day.
she had a v e r y n i c e
o n e - f o u r t h of
cuts
big
that
JfiES and s h e
but
June
a h i g h wind h a s
girls
Last
summer,
I
said
the
noon and
in
but
woozy a l l
were 14 c o u p l e s . T h e y
bo,> s l e f t ,
at
Diary
of
least
this
morning
I c a n wear
d a y s more
s t a r t i n g now,
and
I
darn
Cher 1 e s
Kikuchi
I
has
received
voted
don't
are
know when
tween
that
since
t o QO a b o u t
said
said
in
the
Bay
the
area
fsmily
he most
oecause
They
rating,
^or
1
ferment.
this
n
ors
I
t o ban J J ' r a n c i s c o
but
in such
a way
that
it
with
over
had
time
anything
to
the
ing oiL.
tonight
rangement
at
arrive
at
1 fling, but
she
some
she
comes
is
and
sort
saia
she was
if
that
of a
she
is
be
there
cefinite
the world
and
sect-
priority
get
a de-
she
to
it
talk
said
willing
she
to
she
give
wouldn't
in
do
July.
and m a k i n g h e r
could
would
a tendency
to s t a y .
talk
for
feel
p r e v e n t i n g Mom f r o m com-
conclusion
couldn't
the
to present
vacation
Mom and ^ i y a k o
This
in
for Mom t o go
said
on E i l e e n
working
yards
he w i l l
ousy a s
back f r o m h e r
wa. s f o u n d .
she
out
for
1 wanted
be
written
w r o t e and
labor
be a b l e
too
on
know what
No o t h e r
better
forced.
be-
placed
the
in
that
be
There
workers
in
port
s h e would
hunting,
t h e r e would
that
feel
she o c c u p i e s
i f Mom went
are
a higher
sure
would
the p r e s s u r e
housing-
house h u n t i n g
not
but
house
room which
all
it
I asked her
after
until
fairly
war
other.
k n o w how 1 w i l l
she w i l l
The a r g u m e n t
temp or a r i l y
is
also
deferment
ships
work h o l d s
that
i don't
been p u t t i n g
extra
of
be
Tom h a s
Jack
now t h e b i g g e s t
Jack
think
intensive
until
Mariko has
her
Mariko
to go s h o p p i n g .
extra
that
so
type
now.
t h a n any
time.
T don't
need f o r
I
be c a l l e d
will
away.
a draft
1945
of Appeal
any
now w i l l
the 2 6 t h .
facilities
reason
a way,
on
receive
is
be a t
business
4 1 0 Army and Navy
r e'pair
country
right
have a c r i t i c a l
bay
may
11,
deferment.
no m o r e N i s e i
inducted
will
it
June
The B o a r d
a further
reserves
resettlement
San F r a n c i s c o
the
be
out
that,
come out
over
receive
on t h e
likely
more
not
After
will
t h i s morning.
called,
Nisei
he w i l l
possesses
ion of
be
30.
shipyards.
repair.
it
all
they
that
that
1 sho Did
I will
J u n e £ 6 and
reserve
and
my 1 - A n o t i c e
3-0 that
rumors
Mon.
Diary
not
for
I
stay
too l o n g
ue a good
Mariko
tried
since
w i t h her
to
to get
1 can't
over
the
ar-
relax
her
-a.it
to
too
phone.
^
Charles
llikuchi
Mariko
shouldn't
if
put
E i l e e n moved
lem.
The
can't
do
much
aad
tig
it
at
housing
attitude
proolem
really
said
except
a
making
out
as
have
he
of
for
typical
is
such
here
people
false
should
go
them out
several
at
bl ara'es
bacK to
workers
all
to
for
for
and
an
yet.
is
housing
that
for
the
feel
couldn't
just
had
are
attitude.
in
the
that
because
the
housing
they
we
try
they
had
do
go
to
haven't
out
help
centers
cer-
no
place
but
the
it
the
too
been
help-
she
in
may
to
camps
sooner
living
in
can't
and
realize
people
and
scout
they
that
for
all
we
T h e WBA p e o p l e
office
but
the
man,
but
at
if
it
the
and
exactly
and
help
can't
done,
take
to
absolutely
centers
the
be
"Well,
not
in
to
out
T>reyfuss
have
available
had
go
leads
there.
people
I
too
agencies
to Miss
They
to
could
any
They'll
they
she
people
that
her
self-confidence
if
t h e WKA s t a f f
California
assume
t a l i s : t o Mi d o r i a b o u t
unrealistic
lopk
camp.
their
resettle
said
down
and
a new h o u s i n g
her
Go a n d
They
is
talked
prob-
themselves
give
themselves.
the
by
able
to
the
^BA p e o p l e
estate
to
to
anything
housing
even
hunting,
real
the
that
.job
There
I
solve
young
'^he
1 9 4 5 ^ <f>'
immediately
various
sale.
from
said
Midori
to
feaa f i n d
been
remarked
promises.
here.
there,
There
Dreyfuss
close
office
down
»v'BA a t t i t u d e
possible.
to
it
case
contribute
go i n ?
out
out. i f
naan't
I
was
11,
because
been a s k i n g
find
canilt
houses
too
I h ave
she
that
housing
to
contacting
contacts.
Miss
while
1 ike
definitely
a little
responsibility.
something
weren't
is
altho
^BA
everyone
will
later.
leads
been
the
do
going
that
their
Jsome l e a d s . "
to.
Were
in
people
much a s
tainly
Bette
the
housing
and
some
hopeless
that
it
find
a
find
and
to
is
expressed
less
now i s
the
couple
and
not
to
she
around
would
down
not
on E i l e e n
it
places
is
Midori
pressure
several
tha.t
June
there
myself.
S t e t e e t k a who h a s
go
of
r espon s i b i l i t y
look
but
the
out
by
I went
it
Diary
or
the.
the
centers
much
sending
for
out
given her
any
w
harles Jlikuchi
^Midori
is
too
ers
refer
te
a
job
people
disturbed
the
c e r t a i r i l y .has
b i g o.i
at o u t
resettlers
don't
me why
I
alone.
to her
and
she
do
office
to
any
There
end
to l i v e
refer
pretty
transferred
because
can't
policy.
kind
is
it
in
A1 ui g e t t i n g
of
is
it.
^ihonjins
out
there.
this
If
on t o h o u s i n g
that
we h a v e
on o u r
p r o b l e m in
want
other
to
¿'hey
they
should
if
can
I
like
help
office
they
are
sometimes
ished
just
if
tell
I will
changes
that
x
just
t
blame
to
I'll
the
solve
of
leads
the
live
get
that,
of
them,
tfe
just
awful
let
a. bo ut
people
having
t h e m k n o w when I
anything
Hie r e
don't
is
for
them u n l e s s
so d a r n much
for
getting
that
have
red
the
do
slums
out
at
there
all.
I have
and
such a
t h e m but
a place.
the
in
unfurn-
I have
to
and
k n o w what
any
lie
find
be
the
the people
them.
to
is
500
^RA w o r k e r s
I don't
housing l i s t
put
least
here
leads
old
wants
at
to
anyone
but
t o be
Caucasians
in the worst
any
asking
that.
¿'hat
hakujin
of
Negroes
ViPui w o u l d
people
t h a n any
salaries
everybody
ask
up I
to send
to
do
I'm supposed
1-0 o t h e r
going
fat
the
can't
heart
from the
the
and
I feel
policies.
or
won't
I'll
cleared
yet
deen a b l e
housing
1 rooms
t o do
not
to
be
attitude
draw n i c e
people
list.
be a b l e
don't
t h e 15
I go t h r o u g h
them that
its
I'm
They
over
would
the Nihonjin can
us more
± refer
try
now and
the
I haven
here.
long w a i t i n g
shows
it.
gives
places
while
that
it.
doing.
office
it
-¿hat
think
ftev. Xuoose
the
handle
thinps.
here.
our
files
and
the
keep
1 c a n work m i r a c l e s .
workers
they
here
just
quite
send
staff
all
the
only
that
because
to
the
at
any h e l p
was
t e l l s me
in
It
interview-
even
think
get
and
I
the
jot.
that
I
I don't
job
office
1 9 4 5 ^jCft^
Midori
right
dirty, place
8,
housing
of
thing.
places
the
all
bigp.est
of
yet
of
All
Lessing
And
tired
that
a slum housing
such a
-»-'hey t h i n k
cases
a
"Mr.
a couple
here.
of
having-
to handle
out
don't
in
her
section
want
a headache
for
the
too choosey.
t h e Negro
June
Diary
I
doubt
»*r:A o f f i c e
tape
discouraged.
around
The
I
here
here
only
Charles
Kikuchi
Diary
June
11,
1945
.
D
trouble
it
is
out
they
on me.
people
keep
that
All
telling
-¿r. L e s s i n g
about
they
of
this
cause
all
of
t h e good
h o u s i n g and
for
the
the war.
There
the
After
have
walked
for
to
away
him t o
he knows
area
then
that
darn well
to g e t
out.
filthy
places
for
feeling
that
to
I
of
to
lot
for
of
say
it
less.
here
that
all
and
think
of
this
frantic
do a n y t h i n g
for
them.
to t e
want
done
they
are
t o pet
once
have
t h e n gasce me a c o u o l e
that
oe a b l e
t o o much
t o move
in
should
they get
why
for
should
they
live
When I
housing
is,
those
of names o f r e a l
job
fancy
best
until
c a n go
t o and
t h e way
of
housing.
After
It's
into
the
it
to
the
because
si urns but
have a
unsanitary
have
have
point
more
estate
and
of a
like
answer
a tftinp. '
where
I
I ' m so help-
in t h e whole
salaries
he
easy
they won't
'We d o n ' t
hous-
be m o v i n g o u t
better
in
bet
after
e-et c o o p e r a t i o n
getting
about
don't
about
the
"blame me when my o n l y
the hardest
of
there
places
s i c k and
talk
that
The ^BA s h o u l d
that.
uadly
to
I mean?
shoved
doesn't
patronizing."
situation."
stuck
I ' m almost
so
be
he
in here
will
into
" S e e what
you c a n ' t
one
they
I
any more be-
housing
the d e f e n s e workers
than
I feel
drawing
places
few y e a r s .
l o n g and
x
1 think
sub-standard
exploded.
the next
«»ell,
take
larger
pretty
too darn
as an emergency
besides,
that
11
but
¿'he new o n e s
expect
the ^ i h o n j in
that
day
the
they w i l l
«»'hA p e o p l e ,
I ' m not
and
them to
a lot
i n my s l e e p .
I
the
a. good p e r s o n n e l
left,
cheap
the x ^ i h o n j i n coming h e r e
say
have
take
responsibility
from t h e s e
to
listen
I'm gettine
have such
attitude.
iviidox i a l m o s t
chance
they
something: has
about
l o o k upon
say
end
and
can't
available.
was h i s
time
and
Desperately
B r e n t e n w a l k e d by and we s t a r t e d
t h e war
of Onicago
that
people
resettlers
isn't
ing.
this
here
just
don't
all
t h e n Mr.
sit
I
not
"e
it's
pretty
oo many p e o p l e h e r e
just
«fcA.
e v e n k n o w what
Just
it.
are
tired
They
long I
the telephone.
now and
this
day
in here
over
do a n y t h i n g
is
come
<»BA o f f i c e
either."
companies
and
she
Midori
said
w
harles
that
Jlikuchi
s h e woula
let
me k n o w i f
t o expect
too
much.
openings,
out
the
ouy
a
the
to
for
the Chicago
ana
there
XI
family
is
uncertain
Tom g e t s
will
be
Funds
sale
they
I
for
some
1
back
to
the
A and
will
be
a lot
more
things
that
vantage
of
the
no
confiaence
in
shift
of w e e k s
the
red
poor
I
at
a decision
and
<<BA i s
one
all
that
don't
some
One
person
red
tape.
h a v e much
of
the
of
also
to
had
people
are
of
could
simple
do
I don't
a voice
it
filled
of
the
"I've
a
procedure
in a half
either.
and
x
He
he
is
year
of
5 of
have
the
if
the
oeen
I'm supposed
camp.
he
that
to
up
to
and
most
take
has
plans
for
a
They
by n o t h i n g
they
of
ad-
He
are.
get-
a person
office
he
absolutely
here
they
That
certainly
office
returning
much o f
turned
a veteran.
asses
of
oeen
plans
out
before
Security-
<V
/ BA- i s
the
very
there
federal
said
ends
is
an Army
that
sitting
an h o u r
'hey
get
through
Hippo
and i t
of aoout
think
with
been
bunch
can
The
the
status
t h i n g has
crap".
tell
next week
from the
around.
think very
committee meetings
I
I
oe made
since
and
before
whole
to
from another
efforts
here.
flat
had
a. f e w
My d r a f t
disgusted
end
what
the
write
inefficiency.
the
lue
takes
have
sit
a
i
can.
the
education
observing
I
furniture
a "lot
except
for
that
quite
J'OI
it
me not
it
She
projects
e v e n iinow i f
that
t i n g accomplished,
coast,
Should
organization.
people
for
took
sending
its
Francisco.
the
is
"HA u n t i l
and
of
1 9 4 5 ^jCft^
unfurnished
dollars.
been
¿an
think
Hippo
the
all
Lut
p e o p l e who
has
do.
I don't
tape
t h e GI B i l l
sltic-L w i t h
to
arrangements
do a n y t h i n g
to
couple
go
understand
whole
several
thousand
but
siLOuld
getting
up.
the
them d i d n ' t
x
here.
trouble
had
openings,
8,
list.
them a l t h o
now b e c a u s e
things
a
any
the
Midori
to a r r i v e
out
she
that
about
listed.
shoula
have
found
that
housing Authority
started
outching
for
know what
and
allotment
said
there
June
she
c a t c h was
a waiting
don't
that
She
only
furniture
few houses
Diary
to
workers
didn't
outfit
out
have
I
s e n d i n g me
to
agree
the
with
Charles
Kikuchi
organization
ti is
is
one
t h e y open
here
for
naga
i
of
t h e most
eyes
is
have
Council
behind
the
established,
chance
used
to
could
better
of
lot
very
much o f
outfit
V/JLIOIE
salaries.
tion
and
that
assist
I
the
with
¿he
if
clubs
Club
seems
and
That
talk
about
doing
goinp: o n .
Just
2 weeks.
other
the p e o p l e
a helluva
for
I
kind
quite
think
of
for
a
civil
talk
with
I
Tats
changed,
that
to
the
all
of
to
speak
fed
and
work."
in
the
had
want
of
a
to.
I
Uisei
that
it
is
than
for
segregation.
of
the Uisei
better,
work
but
but
1
that
is
see
that
worth
an
this
their
organiza-
up w i t h what
my M.A.
Hippo's
be-
I don't
think
not
about
pet
are
Frisco,
corners
for
are
people
there
a lot
y o u a n d me,
the
Matsu-
certainly
these
think
group
go a h e a d
to
has
Back
street
publicity
me
is
Seteuko
didn't
asking
the
service
return
just
and
I'm a l i t t l e
I'll
why
clubs.
working here
way f o r
but
see
that.
between
in
coordinating
a report
saying
a n or p - e n i z a t i o n
control
and
in
don't
coming
she
The M e e i
only
can
They
and
I know t h a t
bars
is
a
that
a c oord i n a.ti rig c o m m i t t e e
they
like
the
t o want
they
but
%
Agencies
certainly
here
1945
hell
are
name o f
sends
office
the
whether
college
a Japanese.
h a n g aiouncl
that
stinks
had
to
that
activities
in making p l a n s
also
and
other
into
I'm working
some
our
she
Japanese
here
That's
t h e H^ast
do
it
then,
and
a Jap hangout.
crap.
going
Social
the
these
the Uisei
a
idea
the Olympic
think
by
organizing
if
they
A girl
in
people
decide
I don't
gotten
cause
to
of
join.
into
The W^A o f f i c e
the
11,
t h e WRA t h i n k s
lhy
would
have
them to have
of
t h i n g and
s h e was
hyphenated
swim f o r
most
tonight
isolated
they
with
to g e t
that
whole
of
because
programs.
up.
Agencies
socially
e v e r y t h i n g was
in
kind
just
The C o u n c i l
set
when
of S o c i a l
concerned
see
meeting
ue
that
j-vi s e i f e l t
and
June
here
important
should
t o know her
didn't
out
assistance.
a committee
Hishi
were
the Nisei
their
council
used
so
of
housing
holding
iiisei
Diary
job
I've
seen
degree
is
to
coast.
IZushida
there.
He
is
more
of
C ha l i e s -ii.i k u c h i
Diary
June 11,
1945
6
8 WRA t y p e
Berkeley
Xmas
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cards
mically
job
o f man.
aovn
he was
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established
ver^y
data
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l o w up on
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the
cess
and
we
us
aidn't
either.
ferent
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.else
except
out
1 really
froes
see
where
good
down
told
than
in
Tats
he
I
could.
I
ran
into
The rfHA down
there
picked
a
he d o e s
is
on h i s
City
rather
comment
«"HA o f f i c e
at
so
that
wants
He h a s
fol-
they
to
on
suc-
Betsuko
A meeting
was
out.
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and
just
told
him
that
doesn't
have
a
information
with
set
lix^e
seems
all
out
s o out
because
Boo
Iki
He
thing
anything
for
day.
a
He
pretty
in h i s
poli-
0 e i n g a d i r t;v
so
radical.
h e l p him out
is
him
couldn't
t o have
he was
to
I
he
from dif-
apart
conservative
««HA o f f i c e .
to
communities.
turned
desk
He
is
how
use
I
p r o Da/015 be a b l e
the
showing-
can
business
anything.
as
information
t o keep him busy
pretty
his
statisti-
definitely
concerned
little
takes
performing
some
speakers
up h i s
^-e i s n ' t
is
together
h o w many
a
econo-
he
function
already.
is
selling
was
the various
wanted
data.
no h a s
his
He
statistical
t h i n k he
tfu.jita
in
these
acting
that
it,
which
had
here
acceptance.
mention
¿'rank would
fad
he
community
accomplishing
the Kansas
that
that
didn't
i'ats
never
advertised
speakers
speakers
s e e what
but
can be
speeches.
said
He
to compile
explained
contacted,
desk
jot
up a s
function,
I base
I
he
Tats
salesman
»'HA o f f i c e
of i i i s e i
to help
that
his
and make
lined
the
which
a number
has
to
was
views.
is
a
too.
t h e »VBA s o t h a t
B r e n t o n makes
h i m some
don't
personality
tical
rat
he
this
he
It
anything.
from desk
that
of
the war.
in with
u p some m a t e i i a l
seems
people
feels
that
u ut
give
have
he £Ot
because
night
oefore
¿ n e wa^ he
Kojima
to
kind
resettlers
order
buswriting
wanted
I
in
¿'r id ay
some
go o u t
picture
Masamori
held
the
to
stories
working as
function.
to get
all
-sen Y o s h i o k a
^e
contacts
like
be a t
slant
is
the
like
^np-eles
o e e n done.
much h a s
a lot
until
seriously,
such a wonderful
cal
He l o o k s
1
making-
more
plans
to
Charles
Xikuchi
return
to
the
manj, N i s e i
he was
it
said
Stanford.
years
fish
to
in
I
of
oroxe
t h e U.
time.
a l s o met
He
married
a week a g o .
even
housing
because
a
Tad
to
kind
the
coast
and
policy
ue
language
is
that
affected
o f w o r k he w i l l
t h e manager
He
said
definite
of. C a l i f o r n i a
to
time
school
about
of
a
10
at
or
small
do
15
gold
a c h u r c h man a n d a
even
is
a Msei
to
of
there,
b e e n c o m i n g down
girl.
I will
haven't
I have
put
housing
them.
as
to
take
bunch
say
aoout
t a l k much.
to
the
He
got
of
a
'¿an
a bit
He h a d
It
been a b l e
no
come
use
seems
help
everyday
I make
a
married
quite
"it's
and
us
for
find
the
a
£ weeks
t o get
and
in
going'
that
a
of 4 p e o p l e
I c a n ' t ' go o u t
they
is
team.
Tosh.
care
got
formerly
they won't
here
return
also
disturbed.
but
but
He
arrived.
discrimination.
camp,
night
Dill.
to
boys,
garage
Army
the U n i v e r s i t y
first
St.
the
very
so much
taking
school
Sammy Z a i m a n
fellow
he was
of
ma.icing p l a n s
the Clark
on
from the
f e l l o w and h e d o e s n ' t
when we
that
of
he went
quiet
hostel
f r o m work
war
that
t h e GI
t h e *MCA b a s k e t b a l l
out
get
through
star
and
from t h a t
now t h i n k i n g
a r o i nd
r u n us
out
is
discharged
to hang
is
.h.now w h e r e
he
said
one
to
I've
He was
and h e
the
there
stay.
take
1 can't
a
for
to
and
He
used
talked
p-ood l e a d
don't
He
also
ilk A wants
all.
t h i n k he would
section,
a rather
at
is
considered
around
place
was
Zaiman
.Francisco.
t o look
t h e r e was
up wi t h t h e
working: a s
I gather
is
Ueoige
1
out
and
coast,
h e was
at
returned
know what
Shimidzu.
Ge o r g e A d a c h i
wee*, a g o .
if
t h e U.
of Chicago
i'om's,
same
from
they
didn't
lined
Japanese
Lincoln
t h e war
at
sure
doesn't
just
the
when
He
get
Chicago
1945
supporter.
A l s o met
the
for
¿'ad
and h e was
s t r o n g JACL
friend
age.
he might
hatchery
classes
out
Tad g r a d u a t e d
ago
after
find
J u n e 11,'
like
drafted
he r e t u r n s .
of h i s
he
He . d o e s n ' t
getting
before
because
altho
coast.
were
going
aoout
Diary
buy a
and
single
and
1
house.
t o o much money
t o ue
w
harles
Jlikuchi
eligible,
out
of
I don't
camp
Diary
know what
pretty
soon.
temporarily
and
can't
even f i n d
temporary
are
looking
few of
us
parents
get
out
about
They
just
herded
in
any
this
but
going
of
of
c a n move
get
just
they
think
we a r e
place.
I
I
have
get
the
rid
like
of
a
that
the
office
hell,
they
bunch
had
to
of
1945
kind
neonle
can't
of a
on.
works
I
down
here,
kick
very
They
then they
for-
t h e way
they
cattle
willing
to
they
g i v e me
smile
like
the
on
of
are.
be
around
faces
± sympathized
problem.
a lot
run
their
I want."
a similar
here
our
them.
and
^jCft^
t o come
That's
a nice
t o h,im b e c a u s e
wants
bring
out
8,
later
other
oeople
t h e way
I
place
these
them.
to me'with
family
t o f c a k e any
a -place
any a s s i s t a n c e
said
sup-gest
All
t h e way
like
talk
g i v e me
because
get
don't
They
to
me
to a L e t t e r
satisfied,
them a f t e r
that
tell
place.
i f we d o n ' t
premises
n o t h i ng 1 couldwas
to
camp
doesn't
Tosh
just
ho us itig t o o a n d
office.
that
with
for
arc
make a l o t
a
I
t o do b e c a u s e my
They
place
June
There
things
he h a d
was
said
true.
iiooi
that
She
said
s h e was
thinks
aoesii't
feels
will
won't
be
that
I
left
5:00
Toshie
it
her
installed.
stay
as
(but
out
tired
to
adequate
friends
the
there
a place
to
of
t h e WEA o f f i c e
Seattle
office
permanently
live
back
here
out
because
there
eventually
so
on J u n e
and
so
23.
she
in p e r m a n e n t l y .
adjustments
drifting
t h e WKA o f f i c e
t h e r e most
around
month
make
her
getting
transfer
Chicagox
of
dinner.
last
wes
She
there
that
she
isolated.
over
helps
to
she w i l l
feel
view.
she
she w i l l
for
enough
After
I was
going
care
that
that
out
that
of
1 went
seems
the
afternoon
over
to enjoy
financially,
ner
'Toshie
bill
is
i went
went
thinking
of
Toshie
care
however,
up
to
s e e ^umi
conducting
to v i s i t
taking
over
to $ 1 0
of
and
the
a
follow-up
I
applying
that
for
stayed
extra
t h e p h o n e was
so
of
and
inter-
for
boaraer
used
she had
one
Jomita
sine
so much
a pay
pnone
t h e war
hous-
Charles Kikuchi
Diary
June 11,
1945
^ ^
o
ino; p r o j e c t s
thesis
and
charts.
She
so
that
most
up
in
is
be
with
for
children
adults
around
his
Otto
can't
in h i s
ernment
Carol,
child.
in the
again
got
a
at
was
his
Toshiefamily
his
out
father
he would
Ph. L.
is
proud
however,
she
said
is
Maybe
there
going
it
she
will
said
all
he
A's
and he
college
is
plans
this
not
also
b e c a u s e he
summer.
it
was
since
t h e gov-
Otto's
expecting
is
to
the. f a m i l y .
work for
Chicago.
now
and 1 B
in Washington
with
only
changes.
that
got
are
t o g r o w up
she r e a l l y
living
that
why
a pest
working
of ^arol
doesn't
such
"V
is
always
and n o t s o e
college,
and he
that
little
he
a job a r c u n d
in chemistry
quite
group,
get
throw it
that's
too.
not
fault
"Michael
because
prooaoly
hands
and
she
al-
that
and h e
Central
I
think
unless
now h e r e
wouldn't
1
Lucy
junior
no l o n g e r
is
it
chemist,
at
or
but
should
her
Toshie's
show-off
that
while
the
courses
father
help
person
junior
tells
v e r y much and
children
suspect
loshie
Sandy?"
Drat.
I oe-
dirty
destructive
development
is a
restraint
and Sandy b e c a u s e
it
the
development.
partly
little
exactly
b r o k e down and he
that
it's
resents
a little
courses
of night
his
to get
all
sticky,
to.
that
she
some
her
has
little
I
as
put
do
that
future
not
is a
typing
everything.
out
her
think
spoiled
for
plant
their
oeha.ve l i k e
¿he
the house.
a couple
said
you
kids,
to u t t o
health
I
Lucy
Talked
that
so Lucy
oehave l i k e
i n some
of
deliberately
it.
into
inhibited,
sake
that
dominating
xj.e s a i d
oe
butting
w i t h Michael
don't
a. v e r y
in i^nplish
not
when I a s k e d
Lucy
She f i n i s h e d
S e t s u k o made her
always
the
fighting
should
adults.
woi&ing
out
her - p e r s o n a l i t y
arounc
take
she's
break
those
yet.
c h a t t e r - o o x and 1 t h i n k
around
and
"Why
sure
that
should
1 think
better
a
them f o r
always
that."
into
and
toys
air
Lucy,
fights
quite
my c l o t h e s
the
not
h e x when she
throw the
tells
is
w50 f o r
a child
to
do
is
spanned
Lucy
got
upon
over
she
spoiled
oe p l a c e d
all
she
Lucy
is
lieve
out
the
brother,
another
first
largely
Ph.D.
through
Charles
Ki k u c h i
Albert's
sacrifice
Diary
that
Aloert
kept
turn.
-»-'he e v a c u a t i o n
left
supporting
Tulare
deferment
I
almost
until
met
said
that
was
by Jiezs.r
esy
influences
lives
helper
a
over
her
he
nad
amazed
seems
t h a n many N i s e i
said
and
Mas
laree
it
every
they were
Ma,s
thought
Army
because
they
should
When
1
to help
to
train
t h i s was
it
emphasized
pick
the
s h e went
the
ones
3 weeks
school.
Carol
his
as
he
has
a
is
I
Francisco.
community
more
She
uses
of
as
of
the
as
She h a s
only
is
home
Japan-
i-iihon s n o k u
the Kibei
working
her
Japanese
t a l k i n g about
Mas Umemoto
girls
out
had
were
that
to.take
girl
a general
who
office
b e e n out
courting-
of
her
said
quite
left.
Toshie
that
talked
to
got' a l e t t e r
he
hated
he
night.
by
he
saying
of
i t,
the
one
a peculiar
of h i s
way
of
recognize
frien
and
in Japanese
Army
using
of
t e t e t h and
the iUsei
Louise
horned
not
employment
Japanese
them.
h^ve
around
a job
but
him
that
tactics
warfare.
in
the
thinks
rimmed
agencies
go
her
Japanese
told
in
was
until
s had
of
did
auout
from
uniform
girl
uniforms
from Europe
t o l d me t h a t . s h e
to a couple
to
the
^he
all
Japanese
"«Japanese"
buck
etc.
was
trained
soldiers
with
it
soldiers
being
the
that
etc.,
what
to wear
train
the-
1 9 4 5 n 0'S 2
through.
nave
for
a lot
seen.
before
that^another
of i U s e i
not
f r o m San
influence
understand
he
to
comes
the l o o p .
so ashamed
that
p-ot home B e t t e
that
of
out
always
the
just
started
said
number
a no
in
ripht
education
to have
Yoshiko
in
aid
Japanese
have
a month.
one
exolained
weapons.
that's
down
over
I
the
she's
Shimizu.
couldn't
i'amps
said
Maybe
that
she
and
his
She
she
as he d r o p s
and
there.
out
Toehi
^arol
14,
year.
stadium,
different
a
this
to c o n t i n u e
ccme
in
o n and h e was
brother
of
to
live
little
urotier
and
not
practically
kas
family
did
food).
seriously
was
October
i n some p l a n t
camp f o r
able
only d i s r u p t e d
in a while
there,
was
immediately
she
once
(Japanese
the
"XoshiKO U d a o v e r
She
phrases
^arol
June
glasses.
yet.
they
She
had
Charles
kikuclgi
Diary
June 11,
1945
o
nothing; d e f i n i t e
time
fooling
self
away
in other
from
states
to
I
stay
sore
as
thought
gc.t
that
did
of
up a s
filled
to dinners
trying
his
a
to
talk
get
a
case
and we
some
in
t h e Kenwood
ne
takes
but
he
ue
said
anize
be
does
a
will
only
until
of
spends
time
leaving
went
over
t o o much
tearing
her-
their
homes
for
to see her
of
in
in
friends
to
the
as
camp's
and
For
the
JoDO i s
this
around
educated
?9th
as
very
has
a
g i r l s . He
much
start
were
opposed
it
to
^ e x i e a n American
at
that
this
trying
gills
he
the
activities,
as he
the -"isei
and
feels
s e g r e g a t i o n m o v e m e n t . Ke
in
interested
now d i s o l v e d .
interracial
to
to
chemist
G r o u p now,
and D r e x e l
disappointed
I am
^n-
that
sort
over
peace,
to'the
very
is
future
contribute
is
I
add
been
he
me and
night.
he has
Institute
t
I
week
out
interesting
that
on F r i d a y .
working
though
for
over.
I will
Olivet
interesting
oe
as
which
he w a s
out
the
ted
lucky
This
recital
Thursday
a while
of
to
tomorrow n i g h t ,
notes,
Committee,
was
todayI
Eeiko' s
diary
get
a. l o n g d a y
recital
gennarilabout
can
not
J o bo iJakamura d r o p p e d
was
integration
they
the group
club,
It
his
some
did
m i d n i g h t ' so i t
activities
meetinp-
know
and
i n t e r v i e w for
h e r e now.
the
I
resettlers
h e W.MS m e e t i n g more
and
are
out
to BJ1s
go
nospitality
not
-«ieei
Bette
a hard
like
Isao
adjustments.
assisted
that
to
me some
out
h e was
can
as
to a lot
talked
pat|: in
that
Msei
it
plant
girls
Toshie's.
the Hisei
in
s a ic
at
f o l l o w up
brought
about
she nas
coming on,
dinner
1 have
Isao
bit
that
leave.3pe
K i k u 1 s on w e d s ,
at
as
the
they
1 wot- Id
over
certainly
think
B e t t e would
throat
to eat
snack
I
over.
a
i
of
and
befoie
have
didn't
had
A lot
soon
evening
her»
t h e camous
it.
possible
early
offer
around
much a s
I
to
point,
to
org-
thinks
said
a.t
giils
that
that
Olivett
as
they
are
Charles Kikuchi
too
backward,
- e is
he
is
still
10
or
15 y e a r s
race
for
identity
writers
and
e while.
J u n e
Diary
it
not
so
as h e
away and.
like
sure
said
it
that
was
the U i s e i .
he has
articles
He d o e s
not
thrid
for
Jobo
is
the
that
integration
the
best
in
think
that
t h e most
council
for
the N i s e i
of
leaders
are
too w o r r i e d
the
said
various
that
but
the
he d o e s
¿ACL f e e l s
not
that
h a v e much
its
which
Cayton of
the
because
tells
the
to h a v e a
their
own
salvation.
established
of
going
and
handicap
know what
for
us
are
and
clues
liberal
other
the ^ i s e i
best
from the
too
a Nisei
5 9 t h St
Isao-added
interested
to& p a t r o n i z i n g ,
it,
social
things
the
legislation
like
that
laymen
so
Tiu.t's
why
racial
segregation
they
church
that.But
they
try
would
for
to
like
should
like
the
I would
he
put
p e o p l e who
more
are
effort
of
set
granted."
the
that
up J a p a n e s e
out
of
closer
Nisei
so
into
sorry
places
working
bill
for
and
conservative
these
churches.
I
they
feel
by
I
any
why
to get
t h e ^EPC
governed
the
see
s e t t i n g up s e g r e g a t e d
the passage
churches
that
can't
T h a t Ts
so
instead
identity.
many o f
own p r e s t i g e
of
i
for
the
think
like
thought
s e e k a n * e a s y way
to
out
the
club
that
racial
a Jap&wn.
church
instead
their
I
upon,
espouses
some o f
in
all
ne
like
politaal
own.
theqa,
area.
their
those
for
of
that
in
is
organizing
imposed
not
interested
in
because
House
join
on t h e i r
have
solution
society."And
for
off
a reestablishmemt
University."
wanted
start
are
of
t o move away
were
they
the
plan
leaders
that
if
once
of
being
segregated
strong
prestige,
He d o e s
the Nisei
is
coming
the
out
to
their
- a r k w a y Community
couldn't
duos
trying
good
to
"Why
political
off
strongest
don't
ivisei
it.
every
tredid
are
only
a
successful
about
in
viewpoints
he
be
but
sentimental
Citizen
functions
confidence
these
n 0'S 2
succeed,
t o have
recent
will
1 9 4 5
4,
g e n e r a t i o n was
of
Pacific
a coordinating
can
them not
one
1
things.
They
take
Charles
Kikuchi
Diary
June
June
Dear
due
is
to
that
t o o oad
that
course
if
oed
cockroaches,
solved
is
to
go
be
worth
to C h i c a g o
apt.
seems
that
would
ue d e p r e s s i n g .
out
think
the
last
but
and
other
t o be w i t h
but
solution
and
to 3 . F .
the
family
Incidentally,
to t a k e
all
It
was
all
right
day,
but
f o r mom it
you do t a k e
it
time
i s mainly
can
the
the
us at
in
that
easily
be
discomforts
all
you c a n
find
It
environment
Drexel
wouldn't
rats,
profit
temporarily?
day,
for
it
if
fa-
such a s
that
if
her.
the
she w i l l
If
I am w o n d e r i n g
t o b e home
for
be w i t h
discomforts
trat
as
I am h o p i n g
to have a hard
I believe
t o come
hunting
disappointed
hand
best
going
house
b e c a u s e we
be v e r y , p l e a s a n t .
a dark place
and
only
if
it
is
feeling
could
l suppose
be r e l i e v e d
Alice
has
if
Alice
t o o w o u l d come
t o o many f r i e n d s
in Min..
to
t hem.
fas
are
a s my d r a f t
I am q u i t e
badly
be r e p a i r e d
were d r a f t e d ,
on p u b l i c
oe
going
the
is
you e x p e c t i n g
before
isolated
however,,
yards
the
twice
to S.F.,
As
to
1945 ^ o '
alternative.
The
leave
she i s
during
So,
out
if
are
be
she
etc.,
there,
am a s
t o see Chicago
weather
soot,
I
in
On t h e o t h e r
i t fcoiocK-ffi^xa. t o h e r .
a basement
were
up.
if
she c h o o s e s
by h e x m o v i n g
and
b .i?. w i l l
Yet
to t h e
long run i f
she wants
turned
blame h e r .
herself
the
Chicago
a yearning
aajesting
bugs,
of
soon t h a t
she h a s
I can't
will
y o u h a v e made no p r o g r e s s
no t h i n g h a s
Mom d e c i d e s
mily
that
the overcrowdedness
you a r e
in
6,
1945
Ghas:
It
Of
11,
in
sure
need
than
1 would
that
of
is
be
skilled
sure
In f a c t ,
not
concerned,
I c a n Ret
the shipyards
s h e would
assistance.
greater.
status
depend
a deferment
workers.
can
of an
the
I am n o t
More
handle,
insecurity
as
not
certain,
the
ships
oesides
income and
too
ship-
are
even
have
of Chicago
t o o much on t h e a s s u m p t i o n
waiting
if
to
I
rely
seems
that
to
the
Charlee
draft
Kikuchi
toa/d
wouldn't
that
will
give
they
not
call
you a
are
June 11,
Diary
A,
planning
you f o r
and
to
sane
time.
you
are
now 1 - A ,
induct
you
so
that
After
all
it
quite
is
other
1945
if
^ 0
they
evident
veterans
can
be
discharged.
So,
perhaps
do
your
oest
is
patient,
if
she w a i t s
it
and
may be w i s e r
see
what
something
too loug,
and
out
because
offer
offer
is
a better
Well,
Your
store
good
l u c k may
settled
Yngojo
out
are
heie
and
;/es
and
cases
outright
8nd
and
since ties has
for
the
next
three
and
up.
still
still
it
may
The
and
only
here.
as
But
open
not
be
and
altho
open
let
don't
too
in
worry
I
However,
long
thing
nothing develops
be
Chas,
returned
is
with his
looking
together
hints
turn
out
think
a s Mom
is
that
Chicago,
about
the
it
hotel
long.
me know what
develops.
tomorrow.
has
petting
ness,
will
to you,
change
Tak Si i o z a k i
then
in Chicago
h e r e may d i m i n i s h .
deal
luck
y o u c a n do
gooci m i g h t
the opportunities
the
now t o r e s e t t l e
there
for
on t h a t
is
a great
wants more.
the
or
outlets,
four
years
home.
He
Bagoong,
salted
fish
demand
or
for
really
may d e v e l o p
at
L e s l e y Oyama h a s
a permanent
-^f t h e r e
it
wife.
least.
Si n e e r e l y ,
it.
is
into
He
and Mr.
busi-
bought
a demand
a good
re-
for
500
it,
business
Charles
JCikuchi
Diary
June
11,
1945
1
June 5,
Dear
Charly,
I
Bette,
didn't
to decide
write
where
have
decided.
made
the
their
I
year
I
Is
it
letter
Either
all
find
Is
the
a
and
thats
because
have
Chicago
or
to
to Chicago?
come
I am s u p p o s e d
Ban
I
been
Francisco.
I
trying
flow
I
already
t o go on «June
£6 on w h i c h
coach.
if
that
date
would
be
to
late
in
the
job.
place
to
sooner
right
been w o n d e r i n g
to
am g o i n g
by
to go.
a special
have
know i f
this
arrangements
is
1945
you l i v e
send
the
about
right
very
two b i g
size
or
big?
The r e a s o n
boxes
not)
I ask
is
( 1 2 " x }.4" x 4 5 " )
with
blankets
and
because
(I
don't
other
things
freight.
There
t h e wrong
won't
place
be any
because
trouble
about
I'll
with
be
me
getting
George
off
(Mauy)
the
all
station
t h e way
t h e r e.
Wei 1 I h a v e
I&l
to w r i t e
J a c k now t e l l i n g
h i m Im n o t
coming
so
stop.
Tom
P.S.
I'll
put
I might
her
name
write
on
top
-Bette a
too.
letter
later
but
in case
I
dont
at
Charles Kikuchi
/
/
t U i
Diary
June 11,
1945
f ^
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H>}0
Add t o CH-40
During
afternoon
is
the
several
I managed
pregnant
a g a i n and
deoided
to have
get
it
ahead
right
Chet
to
and
c a l l s me ^ h a l e .
even
have
talking
behaved
girl
her
a while
during
The
the
a year
i have
the past
our
here
in
that
seems
year,
lives
in
is
our
b e e n out
seems p o s s i b l e
Camp l i f e
have
this
lives
here
and
baby
sure he wasn't
friends
taking
Sandy
is
could
care
However,
for
the
talkative
a year
Sandy
I had
of
not
individual
quite
I s a w Sandy
they
going
plans
optimistic
g e t t i n g at
is
ago
she
a much b e t -
the very curious
age
t o s t o p and
with
took longer
to far
we h a v e
been
away
play
t h a n I had
of Fumi's
ex-
comments
neighborhood
that
b e c a u s e we had moved
only
be
fast.
over
a year
and
I
can hardly
*e
deal
the
housing
for
first
temporary.
I
towards
it
For
place
to get
apartment
the
Of
the
t o o much
During
and
settled
course,
a while
to l i v e
now.
future
last
I
year
i n be-
into a better
with
think
hardly
now.
a r e much more
yet.
expected
To
3 years
it
possible.
another
We w a n t e d
over
recall
looking
t h a n we i m a g i n e d
crowded.
into
go by
balanced'.
w i t h my p r e s e n t
pretty
does
b e e n g o i n g on f o r
pretty well
look around a great
would
has
for
been c o n s t a n t l y
we d i d
c a u s e we f e l t
certainly
in Chicago
t h e war
satisfied
it
cheerful
time
Fumi
baby a n d
g i v e n up a l l
a verbatim account
am not
that
full
interview
to d a t e .
have another
other
Fumi h a s
this
afternoon;
"Sosb,
that
following
his
everything.
the
s t o r y up
pretty
lice and
time
apartment
was a p l a n n e d
was
She i s
about
Fumi's
she would
it
even w a l k i n g .
so t h a t
at
been very good.
than Lucy.
e h e a s k s Fumi
pected.
that
The l a s t
or
so t h a t
for
Chet
be a r a t h e r
adjustments
ter
that
to spend her
and h e r
wasn't
after
felt
she h a s
She s e e m s
she
said
that
of h i m w i t h 2 c h i l d r e n .
• w o r k i n g now a s
home.
She
over
resettlement
she c o n f i d e d
7 more m o n t h s .
drafted,
I was
t o b r i n g her
i n 6 or
t o get
hours
place
under s t a n d i n g
i n t h e way
of
Charles
Klkuchl
Diary
h o u s i n g when I
good
ae o u r
hard
to g e t .
for
nose.
have
at
baths
or
I
during
the
bath.
I guess
things
that
me
that
baths
poorest
any U i h o n j l n
just
had
"I
I
get
my f a c e .
other
s t o r y about
sensitive
of
about
"finally
last
t h a t we d e c i d e d
in
Into a place
and
said,
w e r e not
already
1 couldn't
stand
at
didn't
and
and
of
a
have
the
a
regular
s o many
telling
didn't
I don't
least
in
^ven
a l w a y s had
It.
not
without
living,
district
have
s e e how
a bath
there.
I
baths.
cases
slammed
so d i r e c t
and
at
time.
t h e door
Once
right
in
t h e y g a v e me a
being taken.
1 ¡ t r i e d not
t o be
help
th<?t
dis-
go t h e n e x t
November
bigger
of
I
a
bathe
t h e l a n d l o r d s was
without
'no'
expected
t h e y would
a few d i s c r i m i n a t i o n
places
out
can
that
h a v e any b a t h s .
been deprived
of
the
from under
in Chicago did
I've
the c o l o r e d
s e e how t h e y
the lady
t o move up h e r e .
a little
One
in
You h a v e
it
Into an apartment
have
to i t .
homes
c r i m i n a t i o n when I would
they are
people
the p l a c e
it,
move
the d e p r e s s i o n
r u n up a g a i n s t
The
not
nights
so
b e c a u s e we
signs.
bow he
many homes
as
i f y o u s t o p and
to d i d n ' t
the landlord
that
those places
the door
because
out
advertise
the
be l o w e r i n g my A t a n d a r d
used
I don't
it
for
just
on a l o o k o u t
missed
don't
1945 ,
hocusing m e
jump i n and r e n t
on S a t u r d a y
could
part
to i g n o r e
did
saltf
but
c a n move
a woman o p e n
long
He
the Chicago
all.
you s e e
asked
just
and l o o k
1 went
and I
then that
places
that
many a p a r t m e n t
at
soon as
would
they
better
of p l a c e s
that
that
The
will
showers
felt
because
o c c a s i o n s we
else
this
a place
y e a r we were c o n t i n u a l l y
somebody
to k e e p c l e a n .
kitchen.
bath
it
as
I wanted
realize
t o walk about
just
A lot
was s o amased
past
too l a t e .
over
because
I didn't
the
s o we had
deliberate
here
On s e v e r a l
take a place
family
home.
During
a little
newspapers
your
came out
Seattle
a new p l a c e .
arrived
to
fixst
Jane 11,
but
feel
d a y and
living
It's
see
the
upstairs
i s was
sign
got
t h e same number
the apartment
still
married
o f rooms
h a s more l i g h t ,
ihe
up.
so
but
rent
Oil a x l e s
Xikuchi
:
is
Diary
.
only #17
stair s.
'
,
a month
to
get
a
i n g for
this
year,
because
a lot
of
"The d a y
fellows
draft
ing
then.
thought
his
that
sure
that
bad
here.
I
i f we
had
it
shared
b e c a u s e he
and
didn't
in
this
district
as
I know a l l
lished.
I
Chet
up
room i n
could
a way,
this
stay
move
2 hours
we want
of
to
the
the
a day
apartment,
my
she
Ourlandlady
along
likes
has
t o b r i n g ue v e g e t a b l e s
that
out
in order
brother
all
sort
so n i c e l y
to
from her
kind
I
be-
down f o r
his
of h a t e
trouble
out
north
since
this
no u s e
for
to us.
talks
A»ast
this
extra
family
¿he
t o her
summer
regularly,
&kfesx£
£ h e n we
the landlady,
she
estab-
we h a d a n
here.
to l e a v e
Chet
general
it's
out
plan
around.
and we f e e l
If
on
financially
side
in
case
stay
to t h a t
anyone
be-
in
I could
it
stay
and
up i n k n o t s
here
come
farm quite
the
feel-
so
My p l a n s
t o commute.
v e r y much and
been v e r y
tied
agreeable
but
with
Chet
so w o r r i e d
went
camp s o
on t h e
could
hakujin
before
sinus
alone without
side
the
when he came b a c k a n d
was
around
again
city*
of
I was
I c o u l d make
stores
the
time
Chet
of
like
still
such an awful
t o camp.
»«e w o u l d
down-
looking
one
of h i s
I was
stay
south
Sandy
to go.
Chet
to
I
had
to do.
I
and h e h a n d e d
a short
go b a c k
way.
here permanently.
but
to
out
that
I
on a c c o u n t
brother
direction,
b e c a u s e we g e t
children,
time.
could
to w a i t s
not
us
paid
I gave up look-
leaving
so r e l i e v e d
moment
but
start
I remember
have
t o l e a v e me
"When we d o m o v e ,
works
that
figured
want
I will
to help
going
rejected
expensesin
t h e n what we
a while,
the m a i l .
I was
to b r i n g my
all
summer
also
%b
2 bedrooms,
been d r a f t e d
so d e t e r m i n e d
t a k e n was
in
I wee
to
for
upstairs,
would
physical
he was
more
least
came up
just
know what
Up
i
w o r k e r s may b e
come
Chet
eyesight.
at
maybe n e x t
had
been
only
with
garage
had
that
he h a d
I was
flat
1945
5"'
w i t h my h o u s i n g
we moved
Albert
I didn't
cause
that's
the defense
which
pre-induction
said
and
but
from C h e t ' s
notice
cause
1 1 1 ! !
I'm satisfied
would 1 ike
June 11,
she
In
hates
all
the
used
whenever
she
i
Charles
goes
Ki k u c h i
to
the
a dozen
"I
The
f a r m now s h e b r i n g s
cheaper
get
the
this
the
down
flat
honestly
in
of
going
front
than
say
to
very
that
house.
in a ourious
about
it
has
t o do
seem to l i k e
This
is
here.
When I
honjin
are
"At
this
that
it
moving
if
first
our
I
felt
hurt
in
milies
there
t o o many f a m i l i e s
sister
try
area,
there
sensitive
mind
There
are
it
all
it
spring
would
The
much o f
into
to f i n d
a
at
up a r o u n d
district
change
the
an
of
over
at
2 other
as
great
in.
They
1
I
numbers
think a
still
us b u t
of
realize
old
it
think
hasn't
German f a -
around
here,
so
around
here,
but
that
area.
apartment
M-
moving
I don't
here.
full
of
have
Nihonjins
against
is
them.
well.
vacancies.
reflect
a lot
crowding
anymore
any danger
f e w housing-
ever
yet.
Isn't
other
here
around
h a v e moved
about
of
with
live
were o n l y
know them very
I don't
families
a s k us
around
o f B i b on J i n
any
us
no
A lot
because
caused
can
uneasy
acquainted
so
c a n move
did
this
people
sympathetic
A number
they
very
o f Germans
I
against
anymore.
10
in,
isn't
I was
the
a lot
I'm
in
good a s
unless
then about
me.
way
us,
that
of
they haven't
into
could
that
and
war.
JL d o n ' t
there
community
influenced
but
very
but
about
and
Anyway,
pretty
here,
a s most
w i t h us
too.
know t h e c o u p l e
is
T h a t 1 s h o w we g e t
anyway
for
building
discrimination
to
came o u t
worry
first
Since
^alifornians
race
this
workers.
district
t o be m o r e
the
t o o many came
"My
first
I never
moved
because
and
whole
in
I don't
b e e n any
about
1 9 4 5 n 0'S 2
t h e m t o me
friendly
are night
has
this
district
doesn't
Japanese
that
this
district,
in
never
inclined
living
the l a d y .
they
so much.
during
first
into
as
district
families.
mostly
out
Sandy
them suffered
ell.
to
with having a child
They a r e
into
are rather
When I
a family
moved
floor
talk
sells
14,
price.
first
anything
my p o s i t i o n ,
and
people
fact,
way.
eggs
other
there
one h a s m e n t i o n e d
tack
the
well
In
June
stores1
the
along with
occupants
always
Diary
she
not
Charlee Kikuchi
was n o t
but
successful.
t h i s was
not
some v a c a n c i e s
immediately.
would
she
like
is
that
They
A lot
and
the chief
around
be
of
not
no N e g r o e s
of
you c a n
and
been t r y i n g
beoause
go
while
well
have
through.
longer.
That
I
porarily.
He m i g h t
"All
brother
the
is
told
t o do
him t h a t
be a b l e
have h i s meals
rest
doing
short-
most
people
are
against
out
this
fie
has
on
a cheap
and
Is
not
re-
the
he h a s
resettled
possible
plans
he
stay with
as
was
i n cemp f o r
sleeping
front
family
so t h a t
these
to remain
but
the
My b r o t h e r
J u n e but
come h e r e
in,
area.
as l o n g as
here.
is
them.
brother
attack
of
living
and J a p a n e s e ,
into
rest
last
feel
This
they
sitting
Z years,
out
but
with
a r e l e a v i n g more r a p i d l y ,
to get
did
a
rants
us
to
tem-
room n e a r b y and
here.
o f my f a m i l y
censorship
trouble
My b a c h e l o r
him to
he c o u l d
sister
They
h e v e t o worry a b o u t
that
My
1-room housekeeping
whites
all
i s why h e d e c i d e d
people
place.
the house
a pleurisy
w i t h my s i s t e r
Now t h a t
resettle.
t h e n he c o u l d
advised
up
such a h o u s i n g
getting
the past
it
there,
of colored
In
doing.
He had
for
grabbed
they have a p o l i c y
1 don't
are
been a b l e
t o come out
a lot
really
that
the doctor
are
the Negroes
i n oemp now.
t o get
he w o u l d n ' t
not
glad
l i k e ray f r i e n d s
left
planning
see
and
t o o many b e d b u g s .
Chinese,
think
is
these
are
lives.
they are
"I'm certainly
before
i
first
a
house
to t h e
they
The o h i e f
there
There
a whole
too crowded
there
go i n t o
Filipinos,
allowed,
porfchee
o n l y one
that
is
on t h e
since
w h e r e my s i s t e r
on ó una a y s ,
settlement
is
i n so
it
a home.
of Chicago.
are
as
to
really
i n Chicago
evil
have
down
1 9 4
•
the £ room a p a r t m e n t s .
a 4-room p l a c e
the Nisei
that's
come
of
place
t o get
t h e y went
Just
too choosey
is a m i x t u r e
paxiages
had
took a couple
to get
39th S t .
there
finally
to h a v e a l a r g e r
the housing
But
possible,
they c a n ' t
places
My b r o t h e r - i n - l a w w a n t e d
on 3 9 t h S t .
hoping
ape.
1 1
Diary
is
out
of
the center
work a t S i s m a r k but
now.
he wants
My
oldest
t o come
to
Charles Kikuchi
Chicago
now a s he d o e s n ' t
ternment
all
camp t h e r e .
the
posed
any
Diary
harder
and
all
The i U b e i
of
opposite
T h a t 1 £ why he d o e s n ' t
to d o .
the
t r o table-makers
and ^ i s e i
t h e y do t h e
there
of
care
try
1 9 4 5 n0'S 2
in
the
in-
t o make h i s
everything
to remain
work
they
are
sup-
in
that
atmoaphere
I
think
longer.
" C h e f a family
better
is
like
June 14,
for
beat
ter
out
the
feel
recently
and
children
so t h a t
is
t o do
saya
that
finding
"A l o t
out
but
here
that
can't
of
help
is
that
t h e WKA w i l l
find
it
impossible
t h e camp and
"Our
'But
they
all
s e e m t o be
finanoial
present
eventually
by
have
live
plan
that
so a f r a i d
Is
H
no *ood
would
for
the
i n camp
to e v e r
one
time
old
that
people
just
On
because
3 years.
open for
be p i t i f u l
if
I
government
themselves.
past
Issei
right.
so
from t h e
work
of
all
outside
two camps
it
h o u s i n g and
another
along
really
the
if
The WBA
is
old
getting
of
hakujin
s e e n a number
grant
It
too much.
too
I've
is
a da ugh %
about
is
it
us
to support
t o k e e p one or
on
are
those
government
to l e a v e .
all
have t h e h a r d e s t
be a b l e
are
the
¿ssei
assistance
I imagine
brought
the people
that
to d i s t u r b
ancient.
will
then
it
hakujin
by l o c a t i n g
I hope
that
the people
been s h e l t e r e d
resettle
all
families
the
Camp l i f e
do t h a t ,
used
with
the joung c h i l d r e n .
to l e a v i n g .
they won't
have
to
that
the chance.
forgotten
the
possible.
as
had
them.
thing
which
they have
o f my f r i e n d s
say t h a t
aren't
a large
everything,
leave
of
of
they r e a l l y
promisee
the large
come o u t
girl
the families
If
a l r e a d y and
t h e y desfeEve
One
little
sort
too.
should mingle
they
different.
of p e o p l e
they
t h i n * that
if
thnt
the center
now t h a t
s h e WBB a f r a i d
will
false
of
out
as
h a v e no o b j e c t i o n
those
again
out
get
the
furniture.
should
of
it
to
children
and n o t
going
all
the peoole
for
children
is
top
they
I
think
t h o s e who
they
had
to
relief.
to
I would l i k e
stay
t o so
on i n C h i c a g o * f o r
to a smaller
the
town f o r
duration.
Sandy's
sake.
Charles Kikuchi
Diary
June 11,
1946
o
I
don't
like
thinking
of
depends
back
a large
g o i n g back
on h o u s i n g
there
We c a n ' t
so
that
like
t o move
feel
ways
that
to a
In which
people
don't
around
want
a house
flat,
of
child
allow their
here
are coaase
to g e t
next
for
to get
relocated.
¿ut
us.
I
It
approve
from them.
still
also
would
isn't
A lot
their
*hat
1
beeamse
o f some o f
to run w i l d .
with
it
property
neighborhood.
I don't
tut
have any
us
for
We w e r e
settled,
children,
place
profane
of
like
the
the
children
i would
t h e r e would
express
living
and
freely.
below u s .
<*e a r e
we h o p e
Z children,
the
time
for
the c h i l d r e n
c
and
or
teen
supporting
kind
of a
«nd
I
would
be
t o put
aside
great.
I'd
particular,
worry
us r i g h t
we w o n ' t
We h a v e
going
this
that
kids.
get
be
able
t o be
ano-
I'd
the
that
like
abso-
and h e had
equal
con-
to have
is
He f e e l s
all
freedom.
time.
this
himself
t o o much a b o u t
to g e t
and he
each month
ahead
is
I feel
been doing
money
¿¿y h u s b a n d
department
says
family
along.
haven't
a little
like
a boy
more
to
it
sa-
isn't
opportunities.
to g i v e
them a l l
If
that
have.
don't
job.
het
they c a n ' t
children,
should
for
t h e younger
If
be s l o t
itself
He c : me f r o m a l a r g e
"X r e a l l y
has
can't
December
least
all
t h e y want
boss
with
children
end
got
easy for
but
o f my own,
people
we h a v e t o o many
sales
that
a house
the
limit.
crifice
fair
neighbors,
children.
We d o n ' t
permanent
higher-toned
for
things
indefinitely
the
little
a child
t o have at
lute
after
be v e r y
they
1 had
siderate
ther
too h e r d
o f my own.
"If
In a
not
t o our
bandy
is
wouldn't
around
is
it
job p o s s i b i l i t y .
it
Chicago
superior
as
to Seattle
and
be m o v i n g
feel
I
city
a
very
thinks
been r e a s s u r i n g him
little
that
and
that
our
more,
there
he w i l l
job
b e c a u s e he
he c a n always
too badly
interested
that
Chefs
some
a s we h a v e managed
expenses
but
in his
is
get
has
we c a n ' t
not
be
g a r a g e work
a future
be k e p t
are
in
It.
on a f t e r
too
too
in
the
His
t h e war
Charles
le
Kikuchi
over.
feels
That's
that
he may
the
heve
the
i n my g o i n g
and
well
think
has
1
that
It's
coal,
we h a v e
teen
much o f
a doctor
had
have
to
Japanese
the
dentist
we a r e
still
that
already,
policy
ap
plan
to
that
her
husbandhas
his
own l i f e
good
is
wage
tomobile
But we
will
are
won't
still
they
charge
Le c u t
trying
out
that
&ight
I don't
at
policy
war.
e v e n more
all
will
us
go t o o n e
of
to
the
in h i s
prices.
so
the
over
that
go v e r y
future
$100 i s
Endowment
eare
but
I let
my l a p é e .
lose his
of.
to worry
job,
I
-het
prosperous
m l es s t h e i e
t o s a v e a s much a s
is
feels
in
My
One
about.
imagine
and many m o r e w i l l
But
that
get
t h e au-
f r o m now on s o
a major
possible
so
insurance
taken
debts
I
of
be
any l a r g e
position
the
go
about
a Prudential
too
now b o t h
doesn't
and
now a s
had
to l i v e
'¿hat
Sandy
will
food,
winter
t o o much.We
to t h i n k
for
Cihet
their
after
get
try
fund
h>ve
last
very reasonable
education
not
lose
will
is
insurance
think
reductions
business
h i s wages
often.
It
greater
but
times.
believe
to month.
is
as
expenditures
We h a v e n ' t
healthy,
quite
*e
take
we do
I don't
wage
budget
includes
expense
#60 a month,
a college
so
drastic
about
«e
many U l s e i
¿hat
friends.
several
occurs.
her
that
doctor
to save
that
he
the higher
our
r o y i m a t e l y #200 a month
started
"Altho
our
fairly
because
for
thing
of
out
spend
when a n e m e r g e n c y
we h a v e
as
t o work a g a i n
from month
recreational
a s we a r e
all
figure
and h e
able
that
then
dentists
g u e s s we
2 years
t o m a n a g e on o u r
essentials.
the d e n t i s t
at
to
to spend
more
to the
neighborhood
"I
far
bill
to
for
1946 ^
My h u s o a n d d o e s n ' t
of.
able
me
for
Our
entertaining
been going
job
be g o i n g b a c k
are
for
I have
etc.
t a k e Sandy
the
Important
care
*e
easier
what
rent,
ever
to t a k e
c o s t s me a b o u t > 1 2 0 a m o n t h
light,
i s more
will
to work anyway.
I know e x a c t l y
on
11,
elsewhere»
children
now.
J^e
remained
security
t o make
d o n 11
I will
why Chet
future
be a b l e
"I
quite
Diary
that
depression.
just
in
c a s e we
Charles
Kikuohi
do h a v e
an emergency
period
another
garage
n o w a n d make
that
his
job
through his
jobs
used
Diary
right
security
of unempl@yment.
i s more
t o come b a c k .
It
b i g money l i k e
Important.
job too quickly as
Chet
pays
t o go
Ike
Besides
h e i s money mad
slower
could
&o
go work
in
is,
Ike
but
he
feels
tries
to
rush
many
of
his
so t h a t
and
4-C
1 9 4
June 11,
build
up a
repu-
tation.
"I've
gradually
gotten
so
t o C h i o a g o now.
I don't
but
too choosey.
one c a n ' t
living
think
be
in Chicago
that
my s o c i a l
contributes
"Chet
plenty
of
feel
and
quite
I don't
things
t o do t o
fellowship
a Japanese
here.
the
service.
He
used
feel
any N i s e i
visit
Chet
they
or
Issei
a Baptist
Buddhists
out
our
moving
is
start
in
so t h a t
this
of
into
tries
to
doing
all
this
out
family
the
encourage
group
even s t a r t e d
yet,
anymore.
but we h a v e
ftccasionally
for
the
for
the
t h e Iifi.sei
so
that
Whenever
he goes
t o go t o t h a t
of
they
could
he h e a r s
to h i s
him.
out
all
and p a y s
t h e m t o come
press
to
evening
to
church
doesn't
that
Chicago
He w a n t e d
district,
I
and
time.
t h e community.
about
now.
I o n l y go
a lot
the
streets,
h e r e now so
go t h e r e
it.
attending
t f e v . Dude
area
of
go
conducts
it
cotapleted
is
time.
of Japanese
minister
to
over
to any o r g a n i z a t i o n s
occupy
dirty
used
very d i s t r u b e d
been more
from the
I ' m even
the
I wa;
my s i s t e r
isolated
were a p a r t
on t h e m and he
is
that
i*ev. Dude
couples
or
being a part
t o come t o my h o u s e
young N i s e i
really
of
that
I'm getting
have
A number
That
year,
but
is
belong
church.
morning
it
sense
as
t h e Methodist
as
Last
thing
down h e r e
the weather
adjustments
Another
I don't
for
I hated
to my g r e a t e r
neighborhood.
that
and
care
settled
of
a home
church.
A few of
the
Christian
chur c h .
"There
vices
and
are
about
I understand
ing service.
The
2 0 or
that
30 l i h o n j i n who go
about
twice
C a u c a s i a n members
of
that
to
the
number
the church
go
are
aorning
to
very
the
sereven-
friendly
L
Charles
Kikuchi
t o them.
At
the
Rev.
Dude came
were
visiting
to
ask
Sunday
over
all
wait
for
what
church
Sandy
will
life
is
ever
at
age where
spend
half
learn
a lot
it
ested
is
in
why
for
the
is
of
she
not
many His« i e r e
the
that
and
time.
they
they
got
epote
great
sister's
and I
the p u b l i c
#e went
t o Sandy
that
behind
had
getting
so I h a v e
a day.
to
to
I
she
feel
got
inter-
them.
That
She l i k e s
to
that
as l o n g
as
t h e r e a s o n why
so
Issei
parents
t o be q u i e t
suppressed
a s a mouse
to l e a r n J a p a n e s e
with
starting
is
lacing
t o do
their
thinks
that
with her.
time
times
school
Sandy
until
to v i s i t
any
my K i b e i
them l e s t
in Japanese.
then looked
mother-in-law feels
get
t h e y had
taught
here
and
they
be
care
first
a terrific
so
handicap
feelings.
hsve not
out
that
a s he
Kecently
I
doesn't
^he wants
patient
here
that
any d a n g e r
questions.
think that
because
out
puzzlement
only
is
I
Chet
everything
a hard
10
think
-night now she
I can.
They
around
started
isn't
a l l o w her
that
have decided,
she w i l l
about
t o o a n d we
in
her
she had
her
about
that
t o p of
mother-in-law talked
in
of
so
Japanese
l a w came o u t .
all
I
V
o
well.
girl.
Sandy w o n ' t
yet.
curious
shoes
inferiority
I
it.
children
On
and
about
t r y t o be v e r y
her
inhibited
School.
1946
quite
children
send S a n d y .
there
too d e s t r u c t i v e .
started
"Chet
ver
tools
I
of y e a r s
but
her
with
Sunday
and
sneour a g e / a l l
shoes
so
t h e m t o o mucja as
all
her
fanatic
so I
to f i x
get
families
l o n g a s we get
is very
things
t y i n g her
she does
as
they mix i n
week w i t h a ^ i s f e i
before
for
too
to
last
them i n
day a n s w e r i n g
best
I have
to
a. c o u p l e
with Chet1 s
play
start
good
get
school
the
to
June 11,
fellowship,
the Bfihonjin
send her
public
that
of
s i x more months
I
religious
evening
t o my p l a c e
i f we w a n t e d
will
a
Diary
at
force
in the public
sister
Sunday
it
an
just
We ne-
mother-insister's
looked
explanation.
upon h e r
if
all.
and my
t e a c h her
school
at
and h e r
Sandy
us f o r
t h a t we m u s t
we w o n ' t
Japanese
Japanese
at
all
she has
at
her
My
but
Chet
because
to l e a r n
two
Charles
Kikuohi
different
other
If
the
use
of
up
A lot
to
learn
be a s
going
it
normal
need
guage
and
school
hardly
for
h a v e no
that
canized
Sandy
I
at
It
that.
not
"I
won't
panese
to
clubs
nisei
they will
JACL a t
join
a lot
just
there
Nisei
well
"I
notice
different
or
write
worth
all
anymore as
of
adjustment
clubs.
If
they
segregated
because
out
to 2
read
that
to J a p a n
I don't
it
and
he
and
I'm
e v e n more Ameri-
don't
they
lan-
effort.
to live
be
are
Japanese
worry about
people
if
children
go
can't
to b e .
is
they
and h e
she w i l l
that
time
the
as
her
the
to
going
Sandy
want
little
went
I don't
of
of
its
that
my n o t
a s k me f o r
a s k and
came o u t
just
all
leaders
club
Pacific
good
I don't
any
I let
here
clubs
have
that
and
yet.
in the
it
I ' m not
d o e s much
think
hakujin
C i t i z e n where
of
already
Japanese
I haven't
I
e n o u g h and
approve
the more.
think
established
in t h e
is
a r e many C a u c a s i a n
into.
get
any b e n e f i t s
get
by
If
just
Chet
not
it's
anything
the
What's
it
though
go
but
anymore.
my s o c i a l
as
I
to mate her
I am a c i t i z e n
that
think very highly
to
that
s u r e d i d w o r r y me when £ f i r s t
c a n go
all
that
and
her.
ever
hope
years
t o do
language
hard
class.
any J a p a n e s e .
want
feel
interested
ever
say
important
essential
that
be
for
0 '
the
teach her.
be up t o h e r .
I
It's
of
citizenship
just
feel
8 years
it
1945 ^
like
language
we c a n ' t
Sandy
I don't
confuse
language.
than I could
paper s i .
and
too
intentions
h a v i n g American
it's
only
about
the
will
to play
Japanese
but
teach
Japanese
just
a chance
studied
conscious.
It's
will
speaks
"I
it
t o know t h e
it
okay
the JHsei
as p o s s i b l e
g r o w n up a n y w a y .
schools
it's
on,
race
have
to a s p e c i a l
I couldn't
later
t o make h e r
now w o n ' t
go
of
no n e c e s s a r y .
wants
sure
to
a f e w words
it?
June 11,
She w o u l d n ' t
s h e had
picks
really
to
languages.
kid s i f
she
Diary
all
it
those
it
clubs
out
here,
interested
good.
is
Ja-
established
I
s e e n anybody
that
s not
better
i n the
don't
getting
for
communities.
all
the
JACL
chapters
the
Charles
Kikuchi
axe
going
did
on
that
the
it
fused
in
for
be
JACL
"We
have
a very
any
no d e s i r e
that
it
of
the
all
flisei
doesn't
friendB
tell
social
me
and
made
don't
go about
group
of
we h a v e
never
old
Seattle
west
siue
our
friends
friends
met
me
I
that
in
seme
of
once
the
t o come o v e r
have
each
up
the
started
for
and
I much
at
trouble.
is
a
the
coffee.
*e h a v e
"Chet
also
coast,
Most
¿ ' m oot
some
of
our
of
but
it,
we
I
just
used
to
from
feel
that
such
friends
out
fro
feel
such
ballroom.
are
/
have
now I
away
a public
of C8u o e s i a n
I
h a v e my N i e e i
at
of
one
a week,
and
%ey
informally*
but
I
don't
My
always
get-
isolated
are
than
are
t h e y made
done
particularly
I visit
all
with
friends
active
we
first
friends
t o meet
o f my
on
only
the
visit
us.
move
I've
to
ask
drinkers,
them.
activities
the
but
Caucasian
some o f
are
I
Our
some
a few out
coffee
social
Caucasian
too.
forth with
the
tut
16 p e o p l e ,
that,
great
some
or
a few
b a c k and
practice
Nisei
time.
There
are
his
10
'^here
here
friends
around
Other
who v i s i t
other
Seattle,
of
a se-
here.
stags
while.
stores
out
that
occasionally.
great
now a. l a b o r
friends,
dances
composed
once
re-
to joining
to b r e a k
go t o
he
all.
together
about
in
nothing
to
I
at
drinking
us.
Nisei
an e f f o r t
the Hisei
a number
brings
our
think
prefer
tea
to visit
the
for
they
thinks
why
that
that
Back
neighborhood
them in
t o him
them.
see
in
feels
attend
gotten
we
He
1 9 4 5 n0'S 2
that
he
That's
to
necessary
friende
cliquish.
benefit
things
because
activities
friends
all
all
Seattle.
deliberately.
personal
at
social
quite
it
those
Nisei
and
are
all
the
causing
affairs
"I've
in
too much of
that
it
more
likine-
dances
take
practice*
fresh
out
and
like
the
strong
of
at
limited
ting
all
June 14,
ball
doewn't
o f much g r e a t e r
attended
to a lot
Chet
the chapter
gregated
have
inaugural
the JJisei
join
o n i o n would
never
that
coast.
makes
to
Diary
We
but
visit
together.
from t h e
shop
o n e s we k n e w f r o m
more ^ i s e i ,
but
I
Charles
don't
Kikuchi
go o u t
fairly
the
to
at
more
all.
something
them in
person
couples
is
wouldn't
they
organised.
own
we
circle.
go o u t
always
here
sure
time.
from
the
a while
a
heard
to
Just
somebody
other
about
such
all
that
clubs?
are
things
is
t o wafchh * a n d y
ss
anxious
say
that
I
if
forth
very
average
less
know
they
in
together
not
around
married
to.
even
b a c k and
this
go
were
their
w i t h us
and
often as
1 can't
is
be
an
The
even
could
get
this
Hlsei
o f my f r i e n d s
they
In
that
any
visit
But
in
of
>~%
to
are
think
they
a few counles
show.
roin*
and
that
Join
I're
T h e r e must
a lot
Is
all.
the Nisei
t h o s e 1*1 e e l
club
friends
and
get
never
bother
I
stop
to
think
We do a l o t
library.
I usually
I
over.
read
the
In
the
papers.
I ' m not
informed.
He
"Now t h a t
will
become
rise
but
I
a bit
for
shopping
lets
gets
full
ana
a
are
me b e a t
in
very
war
unpleasant
so a f r a i d
don't
fiction reading
interested
never
am n o t
and
I really
I
leave
her
for
of
finished,
to
the
politics
about
against
us.
it
about
but
the
radio,
I expect
anymore
so
Chet
as
we
the
books
t o an-
a day.
*fter
day
is
pretty
play
c a r d s and-
I'll
keep
tries
play-
t o k e e p me
though.
I don't
that
lei-
letters
once
politics
Japan,
t o o much
can get
I h a v e many
him i n c a r d s
heated
is
have
when we
walk
e v e n i n g s we l i s t e n
very
more
it,
Sandy out
Chet
the
of
of
sew q u i t e
take
o f ray h o u s e w o r k
much
ing.
in
have
are
always
circles.
interest
Japanese
even
are
lives
at
I don't
friends
ell
our
%o
alone.
"When
811
a
to dinner
to
15
start
I've
o f my
Once
have
all
swer.
to
was
Most
started.
have
t h e home
here
t h e m how l o n e l y
the N i s e i
1 0 or
that
Isolation
out
their
clubB.
that
leaders
of
have
have more o f
there
sense
clubs
s o why
they wish
I feel
all
About
handle
Join Nisei
any
1 9 4 5
^
them,
telling
friends
a *roup.
can
and
Japanese
My
wrong
have
the Nisei
agencies
get
to avoid
I don't
some o f
social
order
to
and
that
true
o f my way
full
heard
Diary
the
think
that
feelings
s e e m t o be
well
it
will
Charles
¡Likttchi
Diary
thi 8 neifhborhood•
accepted
in
that
because
was
I'm hoping
doesu't
but
sent
it*
to
really
x
emment.
I
to Le
Japanese
closer
sorri
I
the
thet
mily*
it*
even
just
Chet
if
will
I have
more
oause
that
voula
for
ever
permit
more
is
help
of
it*
if
if
I
that
^
thsn
I
first
in
ever
out
get
think
of
felt*
just
draft
more
worry
ftisei
soldiers
Japanese
to be
would
in
it
here*
as
are
they
the
forced
were
for
and
8ay
their
in
tiling
in
any
I
evacuation
foi
papers
the
the
wonder
has
for
I've
this
suffer
war*
t o war
by
all
if
this
a
we
a
the
and
growing
fa-
benefited
cy
citizen*
1
though.
£e-
people*
I
o f my l i f e
so
citizen,
I'll
government
will
country?
affected
the 0 osst
country
other
ie s t
to become
in
any
feci
who
I hate
¿meiican
more l i k e
a chance
have
feel
ones
t o go
this
e living
citizenship
country
I
I do
of
that
through. '
as
if
for
government*
peace
t o make
favor
p-ov*
tetter
I acn't
country*
they
ie
J a.ps.n e v e n
as
B a c k on
military
foreign
citizenship
it,
those
in
in « huiry,
to get
for
particularly
the
this
hard
a citi&en
privileges
1 ha6
the
1 don't
think that
t o make me f e e l
Issei
"Bow
at
same
j?ood
acceptance*
Japan
of
and 1
to l i v e
chance
afraid
in
interest
sympathy
I want
soon*
the
c a n ' t come o u t
living
the p a p e r s
the
people
put
present
stout
there
t h e } were
this
but
captured*
to any
over
a pretty
tat-
t o be
1945^0
v e r y much
'.Chose J a p a n e s e
Le
than
fair
secure
intentions
take
a
almost
feel
sure
that
no
it
pietty
pretty
it
1 can't
I heron't
have
iemocracy
I*pm a l l
ana
1 just
feel
would
have
1 here
Japanese
too*
for
over
auu
be
uhey w e r e
sympathy
that
to d r e a d
liked
though*
to Japan
think
the m i l i t a r y
I
will
t h e common p e o p l e
hate
be
c h a n g e d my a t t i t u d e
citizenship
Japanese
it
them i f
have no
1 don't
"I
thai
¿Pacific
identified
don't
anymore*
eliminated*
for
will
h e * oeen r e f e r r e d
bouth
h a v e n 11
ust.ci
t h i n k we wou 1 d h a v e
t h e war
t h 1 nk
rnietreat
"I
them
that
Chet
the
oicn't
a chance
heve
now t h a t
about
end
that
I
I
June 11,
were
life
pretty
much
settled
FL O
Charles
Kikuchi
a n d we
e v e n had
been real
pretty
Diary
plans
settled
now t u t
g o o d money
work for
before
a few more
then
start
were
canshed
have
gained a l o t
know
so
of
of
the
realise;
be h a r d .
into
the
uefore
the
war,
a
large
anyway
and
g r o w n up
time
of
Nisei
up
sure
of
I
through
after
them even
o n h o w good a
though
that
the
come
plenty
true.
of
it
i n many w a y s .
camp
that
plan
as
It
too
they
doesn't
I'm pretty
very
that
to
to
we
pieces
easily.
it
far
^ere
cost
sure
a challenge
fall
I
oven though
think
that
to
live
have
at
the
Most
a small
percentage
signed
a little
hope
for
future
I'm
is
t h e r e might
no d o u b t
they
done
thought
only
That
reputation
I
is.
and
respect
jobs
now.
is
We d i d n ' t
have
this
war
It
we
i n camp
learned
we c a n ' t
and
it
I
got
chance.
future
hopes
opportunity
Seattle,
optimistic
a good
and
that
acted
a chance
as
should
the
country
Be h a v e
as
an
when we
we h a v e
is
for
could
us.
I
of
people
in
but
^uite
all
a large
Back
if
own home
given
Japanese
have
making
now I f e e l
been
insecurity
think there
but
what
t o me,
not
them w i l l
in
this
We h a v e
the
that
that
along,
than
some
are
and we
repatriation.
that
have
getting
evacuation
came
to l e a v e .
and
#e w e r e
t o own our
sure
1946^0
would
dream.
thought
superior
us
suburbs.
able
realise
some p l a n s
of
we a r e
I
t h e way
My h o p e s
and m a t u r e d
came
for
still
part
be
no b a t t e r
to
the
a n d we t h o u g h t
back.
anxious
good
t o make
too
and
like
were
but
a nice
was
family.
they were
future.
me a n y t h i n g
that
didn't
'«e
it
we w o u l d
of America
c a n De
in
war
grounds
Japanese
that
Americans
may
we
a home
eveneuation
why we w e r e
that's
many
the
when t h e
that
the
¡years
raising
t o f c e e much m o r e
I
t o buy
June 11,
be
mil
the
an e v e n g r e a t e r
be
scarcer.
are making now."
It
^
and
acceptance
all
depends
Charles
KikucM
Bettet
"I
t> i n k y o u a r e
B e t t e : "I
them.
I'm
I
just
just
is
t h e mental
think
it
now?
that
For
that
she
to
t o do
that
trades
so
for
it
her
I don't
has
know.
I
of
be t h a "
really
her
t i m e was
She h a d a
talked.it
It's
I
that
think
that
faulty
Bette
who p u t
in
study
she would have
said that
disappointed
too.
She
tried
for
Bet
two c o u r s e s
t h e r r o s p e c t x » do n o t
but
that
s h e was
the hours
e doesn't
so
should have p a s s e d .
yet,
it
courses
to review the data
again.
anyone
late.
was
that
so
too
the
sail
over
amount
Maybe
over, and I
in order
enough.
terrific
it
summer
study
have
w a s t e d . And I
that
thought
other
did not
think
and I
did
F's
though.
Bette does not
scholarship.
still
s h e was
her
she
for a
because
te
Got
an? mistake
complicated h e r s e l f .
chances
this
isn't
c o u l d have been done.
this
Be
can't
a lot
the comprehensives
h a r d enough,
study
It
thing,
but
oertainly
t o study e v e r y e v e n i n g
willing
one
but
Bette and I
can t a k e
There
c o n c e n t r a t e d enough.
cover,
Bette
it.
Science.
w a s t e d . 11
money
she d i d ,
were too hard,
methods.
understand
that
going t o affect
she
1945
mad. ti
to get
Science and B i o l o g i c a l
to u n d e r s t a n d .
capacity.
o^ m a t e r i a l
What
can't
hard
thought
don't
flunked Social
dumb.Jill
It
She
going
Tue. June 12,
"Why? n
Me:
in
Diary
know t h e
look
good.
;
is
too l a t e
he^ a p p l i c a t i o n s
ships,
she
is
f o r me
to n u r s i n g
go i n s ; t o be
that
s h e wo I d
her
education
one
thing.
Well,
her any longe r
self.
just
schooll
it
it
i s up
is
her
If
that
s^e
hole.
hasn' t
a setback.
to her
o l d enough
she
s h o u l d h a v e made
she does not
was much l e s s
go a n y p i a c e a s
because of
she
tell
in a t e r r i f i c
w a r d w i l l i n g ; t o go t o Jfi a s
said
to
because
I
any
asked her
expensive,
scholar-
if
and
she
Bette
gi^en up ^ l a n s
Too much
I ' m not
to r e a l i z e
get
t^ose
social
life
for
for
going to keep a f t e r
things
for
her-
C h a r l e s ¡Kilcuohi
1
t o l i
Diary
B e t t a
would a c r e c í a t e
money
is
if
going
joint
qup-osel
VW
< * e t t e went
about
not
one
ever
came a l i t t l e
certainly
her
will
t o be s t u d y i n g f o r
4
find a
hell
job i f
for
want t o
h a s one
^
her,
0h
waste a l l
about
that
Chioago
*20
other
e
to
take
course
St e was o n t h e c a r n e s
that and t o M her
s h e went
1945
summer.
afternoon.
for
harder
to m y
still
this
June 13,
The U n i v e r s i t y o f
have
a g a i n , a n d she
this
don«t
courses.
Bette
Joh h u n t i n g
to
I
to f a l l
so I g a v e h e r
expect
things
anyway.
eaoh comprehensive
s h e wa
S
if
t - e m more.
she *s
suohagyp
that
\
about
it
that
she
until
could
so l e i s u r e l y .
She
said
t h a t t h e USES woman t o l d h e r t h a t j o b s w e r e n o t so p l e n t i f u l n o w t o e _
non
c a u s e many o f t h e war e a r k e r s w e r e g o i n g i n t o / e s s e n t i a l j o b s .
Sh e
U d
*e t
a
morning,
I
guess
was.
Th
life
O o u p l e
is
mind
to
is
is
one of
is
a
full
it,
Jimmy 8 .
shot
up.
in
of
This
will
it
troubles
I *»nt
for
the r e a l
estate
kept
It's
tomorrow
office.
s a y i n g how dumb s h e
be
It
t o o bad thaf
i n her
first
t o make u p . I f
too.
through
get
to BJ's
college
year,
Bette puts
her
time.
is
getting
in a oouxple of months;
in 1-A.
don't
That
leaves
nretty
Frank's
plans
o n l y Dick
know why I am s u d d e n l y
maVes o n e f e e l
think
she c o u l d n o t
1-A too)
I
that
it
recital
is
f
She w r o t e f s a n l c a n d s a i d
i n 1 - A . The s t a f f
g e t t i n g worse.
I
to
go a p p l y
even though working f u l l
a n d Jimmy a n d I a r e
weather.
evening,
Bette.
t o be v e r y d i f f i c u l t
these a i l m e n t s .
sultry
for
(and he might
My c o l d i s
t o go
p r e t t y bad a n d * e
has been plaoed
indefinite;
all
a chanoe
i s h a v i n g her
Rasalie
a n d George S.
Which s h e w i l l
academic a d j u s t m e n t s
she can do
that
ds
t h o s e u n e x p e c t e d p r o b l e m s w h i c h comes u p i n o n e
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goin g
Dorothy
are
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and i t
it
J°b
She d i d n o t h a v e
h a v e made h e r
as
o f
miserable
going
t o have a c o l d
to be h o t
even though
getting
in
from now o n .
I d i d no
t
feel
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Franz
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Miss Jordan
Arias "Ave Maria", from " 0 t e l l o n
Miss Weldon
Verdi
Intermezzo, B - f l a t minor
Concert Etude, D - f l a t major
Prelude No. I l l
Mis8 Leinen
Brahms
Liszt
Gershwin
The Sleep t h a t f l i t s on Baby's eyes
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Silent Strings
My J ohann
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BALDWIN PIANO
Carpenter
Trehorne
Bantook
Grieg
Charles
up
Kikuchi
to .pa.r.
sounded n r e t t y
so
t T• a t
we. s t v e
It
v
she
good.
a.d a
B l a k e who were
irs s l e e v i n g f o r
t h e Ar my I
girl
in
the girls
They a r e
Hall,
finals
all
difficult
I had
of
be h a n d e d
the
different
seem t o
rush
because
and get
a s much o f
tainly
the
the
she
Symphony
girls
from
of
She
in Liber a l e r t s ,
to
girls.
but
she
e
the
prettiest
t o go w i t h
it.
Most
but
of
a few will
Cock s a i d
of
bright
in
so t h a t
I don't
concentrates
though.
it
must
be
think
that
it
But
it
assignment
gegister
hut
completed as
tuition
flunked
is
because
I
c a n be d o n e
one
fully.
class
business,
she
two y e a r s anyway
the work.
have not
that
h e r AB f o r a f e w more m o n t h s .
them.
college
t i r e d of s chool
girls
remain on
can't
the course
those
states,
get
draft
and
interesting
supposed
she
still
girls
associates.
t h r o u g h my l a s t
the
is
of
she
g r o u p with which Ba t t e
which s t u m p s
I
friends
t h e mere
majoring
S t a t i o n as
rphen n i n e
boy
Alice
I would get a n o t h e r
getti g
points.
be ^ n u s u a l l y
down a n d
tomorrow.
session
t o l d me i f
was m o s t l y
session.
them t h r o u g h
bears
in
the- B o s t o n
t h e Grand C e n t a l
of
Amy i s
of
so t h a t
courses
to
to
Most
s e e how t h e y can a b s o r b a l l
student
It
in
she h a s a p e r s o n a l i t y
t h e summer
so good t o r u s h
the
year.
and
from a l o t
one of her
don't
to e a t !
t h e r e were r a r t
for
t^e
used to play
accomplished pAlnist.
girls
sing and
Amy B a r n e s was one o f
t h e campus
Those
Caldwell
t o USC l a s t
the
I h a v e h e a r d BJ
Washington and o t h e r
are
also an
that
time
we t o o k M a r g a r e t
to u e n r i o i ' s
is
1 9 4 5 n0'S 2
good a c c o m p a n i s t .
I went
She went
June 14,
present.
Afterwards
in
first
Diary
:
since
d for t h e
I might
as
"possible.
s c h o l a r s h i p or
well
it
has
to
summer
go
ahead
They h a v e n ' t
not.
I'm
cer-
Charles
Kikuchi
Very
Di«ry
tedious
d-^y a t
^he o f f i c e .
runneth
over,
deserve
suc v ' m i s e r i e s ? "
It
lo^g
has
sultry.
it
minutes,
noon.
back a c h e s .
been hot
otherwise
her]
I
dinner
she probably
I
I
think
is
t ve
I
have
think
almost
certain
B is anxious
de<p
out
I a lmost
section
turn Nisei
lot
such
of
I
feel
g o t t e n over
Nisei
a way
them moving i n ,
a hard time
up f o r
but
have
our
to c a l l
w&nt
to
as
I
the mail
I
I
it
disappoint
receive
that
house;
i n not
certain
several
that
for
she
times
vacancies.
I
don't
they
I haven't
be
that
my e v e n i n g s
t i e d up and I c a n ' t
W-at
a
a
very
take days o f f
f r u s t r a t i n g mess I I h a v e
f e w d a y s now.
e n c o u r a g i n g her
miracle
very well
will
go t o my l a s t
mad a n d i t
I don't
t o come o u t
happen,
class
feels
and
here
I will
a
so m u c h .
I'm just
find a place,
through
M^m to go
fbw I
I t . My h e a d
s t u f f e d puinpkin or
is
to
are
Tom i n
SFafter
a
I will
>
pounding
something.
have
around.
hoping that
guess
want
T h e r e must
at a d e c i s i o n about
k n o w how t o t e l l
and s l e e p
like
to a r r i v e
t o go r u n n i n g
se°n
been able
week.
thing is
but
will
I have
them b e c a u s e
s h o u l d know!
The o n l y
Mrs.
moving
this
possibilities.
and
expected•
t o do a n y t h i n g a b o u t my own p r o b l e m o f h o u s i n g
some o t h e r
off,
a n d I was
think
stubborness
I feel s o r r y
finding housing.
see
cordial relationships,
t h e r e were w a x
but
after-
s i n g l e men t o d a y ,
mothing.
I'm p r e t t y
into her
when
the
to
d i s a p p o i n t e d when I d o n ' t
drafted.We
i s s u e was a f l a m e .
allOWE a n o t h e r
tempted
day
few
this
to Evans ton
to
all
in a
early
coming a l o n g as f a s t
had a r r i v e d ,
has never
when t ^ a t
her
it
class
home
feel
for
I done
rain outside;
t o go t o
gone
morning I went
f o r me t o g e t
down s ^ e
never
that
to
^ c/
1945
nose
lave
food a l r e a d y a n d I wouldn't
that
my i n d u c t i o n n o t i c e . T h i s
ave
¡¡What
t o go a Imcst u p
p l a n n e d on n e w f o l l o w u p s — n o t
I
V
June 13,
c o l d much w o r s e ,
to m y s e l f ,
I would have
with h e r .
got
%
threatening
f i n i s h e d up t h e h o u s i n g
Sometimes
a
I
think
And a f t e r w a r d s ,
Kiku and have
but
and
I
Wfcds.
like
Charles Kikuchi
Diary
Thur.
ifnne I S ,
1946
,
i>
Bette
finally
got
t h e USES r e f e r r a l s ,
last
year,
88 id
and
i?'riday a n d
spent
that
ho use
time
can't
f i r m study
successfully.
end
she
is
This
g i v e n her
41st
3t.
on but
estate
colony
aiuoh a s
no r a c i a l
She
told
t h e r e were
ana
late
afternoon
with
the
some o f
mother
/
she
said
J- a l s o want
that
in
her
order
to s t a r t
thing.
theweek
on
We
she
could
more a r o u n d
¡¿he w i l l
up
in
that
learned
t
she d i d n ' t
like
that
nafity r e m a r k s
she went
the g i r l s
back
this
to have
zoot
at
to get
have
t o do
it
the
start-
t o esthis
immediately
agent
had
don't
suit
to the
evening
kind
but
that
a Chinese
of
a
their
liisei
she
sfct-up,
hanging
ignored
dinner.
was
^he
quite
mind
rent-
angry
class
skin
that
color.
inibo t h a t
¿he
said
around
them.
t o "spend
over
the
very
science
of
I had
property
got
in moving
campus,
Chinese
the
she
social
she went
there
he d i d n ' t
lower
because
that
nothing.
that
tut
interested
her,
a very delicious
area
i n her
property values
of
they
-°ette said
wasn
and
that
people
epxoe9.''
a number
estate
t h e man commented
she
g i r l s , ,T
cooked
so
a little
summer
first
shorter.
a schedule
thru
held
4 days of
a. l i t t l e
the real
"your
had
lowers
quite
t h e y maoe
A,
the
t h e man t h a t
to
she
springing
because
anyway b e c & u e e
the
the
for
comprehensive,
office,
them b e c a u s e
group
be
a resolution
references
values
this
will
to c o o p e r a t e
durinr
s h e went
to
aoout
to 6:00
places
same one s h e
tomorrow morning
everything.
the
the
of
worried.
i n ? house
as
habite
is
w o r k i n g out
afternoon
real
a Japanese
for
t o a number
s h e got
it
have
do
B e t t e made
quite
on
tonight
ed on t h e r e v i e w work
tablish
job
the hours
1 will
Bette
¿»he went
work f r o m 8 : 0 0
Saturday
shopping.
since
the
start
she w i l l
a little
d o some
jot.'
out
¿he will
She
a
the
that
area
that
there
In
the
last
day
t o ¿»tery's h o u s e
said
with
^arji's
meal.
NHVVW
Following
cision
and
are
state
letters
of mind:
t o «*ack and
L
±om s h o w i n g my p r e s e n t
inde-
June 14,
Deer
attached
I can't
letter
d o much
t u r n e d down and
t o Tom w i l l
about
it.
I haven't
been a b l e
should
be d o n e .
I
think
more p r a c t i c a l ,
but
afraid
that
of
and
might
it
all
worry
on h e r
hopes
that
affect
mind
that
your
be a b l e
to
quite a c r i s i s .
Tom i s
all
I didn't
want
to write
going
to w o r k on t h e
isn't
t o o v/ise
kind
is
thing
I have
find
resettlement
packed
and
tell
until
t h e n get
see
it
1/ow,
ready
the l a s t
en a l l o t m e n t
out
for
I'm
t o o much
this
t o o much i n
it
all
minute.
statue,
worry
ie
the
plane
as
to find
family,
to
on J u n e
I know that
I hope
the
«rettinr
t o come out
him to c a n c e l
what
way.
to ease
complication
and
anj
a r e much
that
been t r y i n g
the
at
been
up my mind a b o u t
a solution.
i n v i e w o f my d r a f t
o f h o u s i n g and
for
much,
has
notice
g o i n * t o make h e r
menti o n i n r
I would
£6.
induction
know i f Mom w i l l
health.
not
en
plane
uncertain
her
tut
t o pet
him very
f o r my d e f e r m e n t
t o d e f i n i t e l y make
I don't
this
probwtoly' c o n f u s e
The a p p e a l
I am e y p e c t i n p
time,
be
1
Jack!
The
but
194$
if
1 am
it
some
I am
drafted.
I
think
pccount
good.
of
minute
coüfueion
quick,
then
My h a n d s
to
are
shipyards
much h e l p
and
I
in hoping
just
to
at
all
can't
tell
because
control
the
family
she
t e l l e me
this
ee,
ana we ©no up w i t h
the c h i e f
I can
tell
the
take
care
of
p r e t t y well
t h i n g and
obstacle.
If
and
if
tell
the
family
->'11 e x a c t l y ^ b e
chances
the
to
}uite
here.
One'
Francisco,
Add my own
a place
until
drafted.
The
pretty
and b a n k on an Army
theii
living
I w e r e moi e r e a l i s t i c ,
t o go
pretty
m o r e com-
a. d i l e m m a .
I can get
of
it
ero t o ^ a n
on
look
situation.
t h e m out
portion
tied
it
a deferment
she makes
t o come out
the majoi
e n o b l i g a t i o n , to work on
know when
to b r i n g
family
for
b e c a u s e your
minute
the whole
1 feel
don't
to
the
t e l l i n g me
problem ie
allotment
drop
ever
is
next
housing
isn't
than
she
the
>ou a r e c o r r e c t
.vorking i n
Mariko
plicated
ana
that
expenses.
I would
t o San F r a n c i s c o ;
the l a s t
minute
because
but
I
I
look
was
for
laid
a
place.
MaiiLO has
been
st
oeen
more
end
of
time
Isle.
family
raents as
I
cut
some t h i n g
be
moves
such
in
soon
as
an
copy
of
row's
dependency
a hell
of
a mess
for
and
to r e g i s t e r
tion
to
finish
fees
this
up
bette's
her
anu
whey
really
were
both
i 1'B.
and
It
have
the
too
adjustment
on
is
g i v i n g me
is
Social
also
¿>he may
pass
it
now.
prop
r
backerounci
intensive.
the
campus
i
t
may be
over
her
quite
for
that
academic
you a
file
for
is
a
really
that.
I am
1 may n o t
and
have
be
registrat o pay
|E0
She
two c o u r s e s .
I wag
but
there
the
and
emphasized
adjustment.
is
reason
things.
courses
she
send
finals
know what
the
fill
Science
Bette)
several
to
complicated.
other
of
the
exemption.
her
I don't
may b e a c o m b i n a t i o n
pnly
Biological
as
once
I am u n d e r
tuition
and
well
in
because
ihie
though
tuition
getting
too
new d e v e l o p
I'll
time at
I'll
the
Science
dtspppointed(as
-tout
but
be
pre^induction
well.
even
the
devote
flat
you can
be d o i n g so
session
to
there
taken,
spend
vacation
ceitificate?
so t h a t
to
has
taicing
any
form.
you a r e
course,
arid
unfurnished
same
to
will
stuck
birth
They b o o s t e d
one
out
take your
the
I have
summer
jrotiems
the
is.
was
the
school
for
you
seem t o
course,
grades
c a n be d o n e
didn't
dule
the
school
amazed
failure
for
that
oe
a
willing
you k n o w o f
When y o u
and
to v 6 7 . S O f o r
since
rot
the
let
them in c a s e
also
an
certificates
I don't
planning
find
Margaret's
give
birth
they w i l l
I'll
forms.
probably
w i t h my w o r k
that
Anyway,
«nd
be
r e t u r n but
to
and B e t t e
t o New Y o r k f o r
she would
able
f r o m now o n ,
to h e l p ,
throwing Eileen
x think
i'om's
pressure
abound
her
I wasn't
Intensively
going
after
for
allotment
is
BO t h a t
affaire
said
happens.
and M's
other
incentive
t h e Army d e p e n d e n c y
more
she
It
they w i l l
it
about
cut
on h e r .
am s e k i n g
physical
of
and
hunting
temporarily
won't
t o do
Mariko
t h e month
aaia
family
plan
finals.
to h o u s e
She
theie
I
a bum f o o t
too busy with
t a k i n g her
the
the
up a week w i t h
the
her
nothing
for
her
Perhaps
she
class
sche-
so-eisl
I don't
think
that
it
was
b e c a use
she d o e s n ' t
have
the
work.
She p r o b a b l y
didn't
seemed
t o put
of hours
was
a lot
concentrated
»ibout
it
take
is
of
full
in.
I didn't
Maybe
the
emphasis
Bette
that
fi n a l s
she
is
is
t o do
altho
is
the
she
of her
f e e line-
There
over
going
capacity
study habits
s a y much t o h e r .
the comprehensive
resolutions
mental
right
on t h e wr o n g t h i n g .
so t h a t
she can
have
the
studies
pretty
a hope
bad
i*n t h a t
again
in t h e
fall.
Bette
to s t u d y
every
night
during
th
is
summer,
unless
but
I keep
you know how t h e r e m i g h t
probing
t o be a n y o t h e r
This
very
some
or
whole
the
thing
Cadet
is
be
Last
but
assuming
that
doesn't
come
her
that
ure
I am h o p i n g
didn't
say
group
it.
I don't
think
on h e r
'They do
tut
to l e t
there
it
go
doesn't
seem
the
that
that
her
will
social
t h e most
important
aspects
"passing
g r a d e " on
that.
of
since
year
I
in case
am n o t
of
at
failures
the
to l e t
challenge
school
sort
of
this,
in
trades
is
and
it.
Bette's
to
she
caught
go i ng
I
fail-
her.
girls.
I
got
This
UP i n
t o be 6 i s -
personality
and d e v e l o p m e n t s
career
myself,
t h e money
of
altho
got
to
scholarship
reason for
d e v e l o p her
a college
on
coming out
she
adjustments
they knew
t o apr>ly f o r
the Blake Hall
and
did
before
that
s h e we.'s a n x i o u s
going
the
life
hinted
have committed
be a g r e a t
social
she
that
was
Bette
some r e s u l t s
activities
because
that
Since
was p a r t
College
they t e n t a t i v e l y
I agreed w i t h her
boys and
the se
from t h e k o b e
to get
t o do
certainly
this
about
life,
say
I
scholarship possiMl ities
But-
tried
another
without
that
social
altho
through.
attitude
up w i t h
emphasized
tructive
ly.
mental
t o o much
p r e t t y wound
it,
anything
the eamous.
out
the d r a i n
suppose
but
on
I
went
through
through,
be t h r o w n down
t o do
forthcoming.
s h e would g e t
to s e e
heard
she d i d n ' t
one more year
have
t o make h e r
February
complete
I'll
going
e l o c a . t i on- yet
might-
grades.'
Uursing
I hate
^c h a v e n 1 1
Stud e r t
assistance
Botte's
her.
tendency
solution.
precarious.
Ccr p.
at
be a
is
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certainly
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next
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at
complications,
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college
a little
will
t h i n g happened
irenexal
be « o n e
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the
this
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day
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get
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appeal
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push
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coordinated
for
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months
411 o f
integration
these
by
organi-
way.
to
that
pro out
he
was
there
him yo ux name a s
re-
and
thought
in his
hotel
pl«ce.
let
event
out
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planned
regards
hostesses
a
never
me k n o w r i g h t
resettlement
in the
best
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he m e n t i o n e d
you
the
the
permanent
could
one
for
that
r<ve
her.
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h i m up tempox&r i'ly
family
more
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to accompl i s h .
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never
other
best
other
solution
to
it
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g r o up r i v a l r i e s ,
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see
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the
talked
be
so
will
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family
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has
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committee,
groups
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r e e e t i l e r 8 b e e s us e o f
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so
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about
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with
is
she
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a movement
to
and
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time
come
said
t h e USO.
happened
conflict
etc.
g o i n g out
hostesses
about
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just
o f months
that
the
e i n g l e JMsei
k n o w what
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down a t
the r e g u l a r
that
them,
it.
that
away.
plans,
but
1 am be-
I will
not
be
to Dolores
and
able
ask her
how
3
June 24,
Tom:
I h a t e to
plans at the l a s t
be c e l l e d for the
been able t o find
and i f I f i n d one,
p l a n n i n g to leave
c n f u s i n g to you,
a V
1945
Dear
d i s a p p o i n t y o u , b u t we may h a v e t o c h a n g e OUT
m i n u t ' e . The o t h e r d a y
I got my 1 - A BO t h a t I may
army a t any t i m e .
On t o p o f t h a t , I j u s t h a v e n o t
a n y h o u s i n g a t a l l . I am s t i l l l o o k i n g f o r a p l a c e
I ' l l l e t y o u know
as s o o n a s p o s s i b l e . Ycu a r e
on J u n e 2 6 , a r e n ' t y o u ?
I k n o w t h a t t h i s w i l l Le
out t r y to f o l l o w t h e s e d i r e c t i o n s very c a r e f u l l y .
You c a n e i t h e r po t o S a n * r a n c t s c o *nd j o i n J a c k f o r t h e summer
w h i l e I k e e p l o o k i n g " f o r a h o u s e o u t h e r e , or e l s e y o u c a n p o s t p o n e
your d e p a r t u r e f r o m G i l a u n t i l I l e t you know f o r e o r e a b o u t a p l a c e
here.
I n a n y c a s e , d o n ' t s e n d a l l o f y o u r l u P-erage t o 4 7 4 3 D r e x e l .
The h o u s e h o l d s t u f f w i l l h a v e t o come l a t e r and y o u j u s t b r i n r y o u r
personal things.
I w i l l t r y t o w r i t e you b e f o r e J u n e 26 and t e l l
y o u w h a t s h o u l d be d o n e .
This is a very d i f f i c u l t problem because
i f I b r o u g h t y o u o u t h e r e and 1 g o t d r a f t e d , you w o u l d &e l e i t
strandeo.
I t h i n k t h b t i t m i g h t b e w i s e i f you w e n t t o j o i n J a c k
f o x t h e s u m m e r , t u t i d o n ' t want
t o f o r c e y o u on a n y t h i n g .
.Jack
may g e t a d r a f t d e f e r m e n t b e c a u s e h e i s w o r k i n g i n t h e s h i p y a r d s now.
M a r i k o c a n ' t h e l p me v e r y much w i t h h o u s e h u n t i n g s i n c e s h e i s g o i n g
t o Hew * o r k f o r a v a c a t i o n in a c o u p l e o f w e e k s .
Don t g e t d i s c o u r a g e d • and I ' l l w r i t e you a n o t h e r l e t t e r b e f o r e t h e time o f your
departure.
I f y o u s t i l l want t o come t o C h i c a g o , t h a t s o k a y , b e c a u s e I t h i n k we c a n f i x up some k i n d o f a p l a n .
The o n l y t r o u b l e
i s t h a t I c a n ' t p l a n on t o o much t i m e .
T e l l mom n o t t o w o r n a b o u t
i t a t " a l l b e c a u s e we a r e d o i n g t h e b e s t t h a t we c a n .
*sk her
u
s h e h a s t h o u g h t a b o u t t h e h o t e l o f f e r f r o m Mr. Y n g o j o b e c a u s e i f I
d r a f t e d , s h e may h a v e t o c o n s i d e r i t s e r i o u s l y , b u t d o n t w o r r y
ge t
t o o much a b o u t i t u n t i l y o u g e t my n e x t l e t t e r .
I w a n t y o u to d o one o t h e r t h i n g .
S i g n y o u r name on t h e a p p l i c a t i o n b l a n k on t h e b a c k w h e r e i t i s m a r k e d w i t h f x ) i n p e u c i l .
Have Mar sea r e t a n d Mom s i * n i t a l s o a n d t h e n s e n d i t r i g h t L a c * t o
me!
A l s o , s e n d me y o u r a n d M a r g a r e t ' s b i r t h c e r t i f i c a t e s .
I need
t h e s e f o r i p a i m e d J u s t in c a s e I get d r a f t e d so t h a t I can get an
a l l o w a n c e for you.
J u s t s i g n i t and send i t r i f h t b a c k wit
e wo
b i r t h c e r t i f i c a t e s a n d do t h i s i m m e d i a t e l y .
I hope a l l o f t h i s i s
not t o o c o m p l i c a t e d for y o u .
I ' l l r e v i e w i t for you.
1.
2.
а .
Sign
Send
»alt
^
b l a n k on ( x )
y o u r s and M a r g a r e t ' s b i r t h c e r t i f i c a t e s
f o r my n e x t l e t t e r b e f o r e y o u d e f i n i t e l y
out
t o C h i c a g o , or
4 . Would y o u c o n s i d e r
*oing
the
summer
g i v e me m o r e
so
a p a r t m e n t ^
case
б I. Dtret
o
that
it
v ill
l f f l h e
d
d d.
n or ta f tsee n
all
w i l l
the
t o San
c o n s i d e r
time
luggage
to
to look
Mr. Y n g o j o ' s
household
find a place.
J u s t b r i n g your
7 . My n e x t l e t t e r w i l l make
s h o u l d k n o w i f I am g o i n g t o g e t
,
Francisco
plan
. .
join
for
hotel
t o come
v
Jack
y
xor
an
offer
t o 4 7 4 S D r e x e l,
in
u n,t .«,
il
personal things.
t h i n g s more d e f i n i t e b e c a u s e I
d r a f t e d r i g h t away by t h a t t i m e .
B e t t e i s s t a r t i n g h e r summer work t o d a y ,
¿ h e d i d n ' t go so w e l l
i n h e r f i n a l exams s o t h a t s h e h a s t o s t u d y a L i t t h i s summer t o o .
I am s e n d i n g a c o p y o f t h i s l e t t e r t o J a c k .
I h o p e y o u a r e no
too
c o n f u s e d by i t , Tom.
I f c
j u s t t h a t e v e r y t h i n g i s so u n c e r t a i n now.
J u s t d o n ' t w o r r y t o o much a b o u t i t .
Chas
P.S.
go
In case
I let
t o San F r a n c i s c o ,
leave
office
in
ii'itid o u t
will
order
if
it
you know t h a t
you
take
to f i n d
would
it
this
out
about
be p o s s i b l e
will
be w i s e r
to the s o c i a l
you
to get
C h i c a g o by way o f ¿¿an ¿ ' r a n c i s c o ,
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resettlement
and you cfclpht
Francisco
plans
are
i f you g e t
tr&ubpor t a t i o n money
i
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drafted.
on
this
I am s u r e
plan
would h a v e y o u come d i r e c t l y
you s t r a n d e d
here
transportation
case
and
crisis.
t o me
Tell
think
them t h a t
the m a i n t h i n g w h i c h
to find
definitely
a large
in another
you c a n a t i l l
eventually.
for
they
the
is
but
this
to
that
t h e y would
your
in ¿an
grant
ycu
t h e r e a s o n why,
I don't
hfcA would
whole
is
to s t a y
undeistood
want
grant
to
leave
further
from here
pros-ram i s
very
h o l d i n g me up i s
the
housing
a coup3 e o f m o n t h s
but
I
I'll
tr*
to l e t
e x a c t l y w h e r e we s t a n d .
tentatively
the
possibilities,
this
have
to
or
a ticket
to San F r a n c i s c o
enough p l a c e ,
week j u s t
that
to Chicago
t o send you
I have been l o o k i n g
keen e u l e
meantime,
aid
d r a f t ©a.
I get
finite
nrA I d o n ' t
if
for
yoti
welfare
treneportation
foi
for
p l a n on end i n ? up i n
in
inde-
heven't
yot
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know
the
Chicago
C h * r l e . Kl k o o t l
Olaxy
Rupe X»,
1946
.
La t e r .
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last
train
way up
to
xeaoh
Klkufs
h o u e 6 «o
there,
fiom h e r .
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molaire
aho h a d
net
noae
anu
i
iorrot
xrorn t h e h e a d
brav* ecoufh
off
h ex
for
during
uut
she
finally
to heip
her
w-lth h e r
of
trs
restons
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xe:.«-ntly
biio o i a
of
v t r > mu oh
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tlmt
it
s «vexai
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wxites
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thiugcj
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she
seeœs
in
of
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from otfort>.
l
knew thot
she
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thlnk
is
an
thst
was
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Mock
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chocolaté
h-aueche
tut
I
and
finelly
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kept
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the
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she
she
«rote
feals
effective.
had
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also
it
camp.
thèt
up
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of
x
that
Mko
1 amcours <
wi'th a l o t
her
was
1 bel i e v e
in
it
promise
bs*n k s e M n c
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putting
tfcat my
time.
haan't
l a y i n g ¡»bout
is
fût
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and
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sh«
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scid
that
then.
giil
th..ut
now.
intell.eetuai.
it
vvith
KIKU
taie
to write
a l i t t l e r a o x e mat uxe
of a
heâ
c o o k i t t g t>e-
r t ,1a a t .
future
other
very
i n t e l l i i «nt
time
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Ruinai
now and
of
was
ehe
« r i t i ng but
mater i al
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ra.v p o t m è i n g
the
aeici
t o be
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tbrough a t
necoseary
avery
on
the
rot
u o o k i n * « I n n e r fôo U i a t
a lot
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t o o many
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to
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journal,
the voeabulary
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a u t o b i o f r i aphy
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wiay s h e
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took
toâay.
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t o t e k e rny coat
trie
and
t 1BÔ b l o e k s
iïo*
fi uished
cold.
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af ter
on
- v i r e n t l y ¿Liku 8 pena
fox dea^ert
the
tïavelinç
f c h a t 1 wna
ceived s ver y û e i i o i o u s
en!fflinp
got
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to
to ¿0
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xor t u n n t e l y
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her
over
lia a
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oniy
r t i d no t de j
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t h e ^Oi t n ^ i a e .
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t o phone her
elaas,
and
i've
ch&ngeâ
t h a t. s h e »vas
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just
knowe
offensive,
fhe
too
likes
thst
opinion
to
sbc
txied
of
c o n c e i b u t
let
la
people
tright
t o o e most
but
friendly
very
ana
quiet
was
she was
ano
I
busy
going
doutt
cookins,
about
much.
26 K i s e l
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she
1
:p e v
very
school
of
at h i e t i c
where
alti.o
teaa*s.
which
io composed
peace
pi o u l e n u s .
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sister
she
a
Is
there
tut
w? m t
for
in her
school
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student
mostly
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see/arc
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Caucasian
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to c e r«ther
is
that
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too
c l u b "to
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on
to
say
I n any
of
the
b o y s who w e n t
out
international
students
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She
said
went
took part
a couple
to
She
was
f? i ; i l e
a while.
didn't
a ^isei
Bister
evenins.
Junior.
they
ip
younger
all
to her
t h e r e were
3 he
¡she
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a c c e p t » ! v.b so w e l l . ' *
the Si eel
activities
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doesn't
everyone
hostess,
talked
students
definitely
"because
that
ly
If
t o Senn h i g h s c h o o l
were
the
a v e r y good
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and
for
Halations
thej
intelligent
Club
discuss
tho
introvert-
Inclined.
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freer
in
went
I
gathered
even
about
her.
iVisci
¿ikr.
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>rood
ion
of her
to
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she might
her
life.
order
any
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to
value
the
she
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well
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and
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not
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got
in
a
relation
debate
chow m e i n .
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well
she
with
liku
ncd
e better
some
activities
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of
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to
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everybody
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decree,
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stated
use
decided
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liked
politics
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b e c a m e much
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these a ays.
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out
and
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it
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versity
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other.
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pettiness
there, is
always
parents
to
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1945
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difficulty
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by
the
b r i n g cut
all
constantly
sr i r l
physical
of
raj
t;
strets
3 net s h e r e m i n d s
personality.
the
good
felt
PIP u l o t
than
a
racial
and
not
.cut
of
t e c ; it e we
skeleton^
i n an
of
them so
that
n
snd more >112
give
th© S i s e i
weaker
weaknesses
at
of
only
¿etsuko
she
in
unfavorable
t h e group.
t h e ir
hfr
lini-
them."
It .will
ths t
thorn.
t h i r i k l d p % and
Americans
point
overcome
more
their
against
s tiers
their
with
end U i r r i
the t any
used
is
those
pu&lic
isn't
Issei
belittle
1 a0 think
attractiveness
so.pp®eafeed.
th* group
that.
a n en-
b e c a u s e we d I s l i k e
thw w e a k e n « * s e e
the
la
t h e JSSRTO c r i m e
the wider
Hisei
piio
the 3 r i l l
to
it.
on
it
I
to e l i m i n a t e
help
not
ir;-el
stress
constructive
nece.ssor^v
still
falBe 1 y
thorn o t t ,
I
It
restricted
to
"In
reactions.
their
¡should b e
to h e l p
all.
of
about
has;
at
that
statistics
and
talk
she
object
to Sho?-£ tr &-t i t
we want
but
interpreted
aggressive
her
prejudice
a n y thin«-
to a c q u a i n t
want
put
c o u f i c t en tie en c t r o c i u . i l ; .
th:t
% ^
arguments
bringing
t h i n g c a n moke
that
point
than
5 lot
t h e gro*;p
when we
t h e m or
should
achieved
that
drder
help
c l o s e t rricir. would
lirht
1946
that
their
the
«mi
i l l e f c i timafcy
in
because
s a v.f t h i s
Kiku
to
not
and ^ e mi wht
».'e s h o w how e n v i r o n m e n t
ashamed
the
itssi
t h e ¿*ogr o p r o up *no
of
to
are
of
out
it
t h em.
located
ad H a g
clearly
bel l e v a
»«e d o
how the
are
t h i s was
the
education
matter.
tfltioris,
of
«or t
rate
brought
problems
same
in
>5r u s t r a t i on w h i c h c a s e s
v ir o n r n e n t a l
of
teller*
t o Jtijto t h a t
discussing
mors
centers
1?.,
Issei, "
pointed
that
relocation
June
points
all."
she
shoula
intellectual
It
l
feel
te
more
so
E.ifcu
docsn
stress
is
have
some
capacity
or e l s e she w o n ' t r e t v e r y f><r v i t h * l o t o f N i s e i f e l l o w s , i r . e s s e
^
sr.t ever - w a n t s to s t a r t t h i n k i n g o f g e t t i n g m a r r i e d . 1
I think that
»¿is i s cioi Dg oi%vy t h c u g / e n d - h e w.t 11 work " o u t en e q u a l h s l a r s e e s o o n » /
Cha r l e s
Klkuchi
Still
#
Diary
waiting for
ire a n t i m e ,
I am go i n -
complications.
Now t h a t
it
v
L1
that
is
it
induction,
forced
fairly
I
but
I
tore
it
better
f l i c t i n g mess.
use
certain
will
X get
to
the
Ims
definitely
unreal.
Xhen
I
just
there
is
feel
the
It
sort
I
am n o t
the
of
to
it.
w i t h me.
this
keeps* up,
t h e army e v e n
will
leave
just
though
the
time
Bette
givex her
in a
to
not
that
because of
I still
to
I feel
s e n d in,.
settle
that
I
fine
is
family
a little
It
have
but
need» i t ,
any h e r o i c
faith in
like
the
felt
I
the
and y e t
that
feelings,
I
but
I
doubt
because
systae
that
when I s e e
but
no
quality
impatient
t o go
problems,
into
it.
But
My g o i n g
will
be
in
solved
if
t o h e l f . g u i d e Tom
if
should have
the democratic
course.
I fee 1
impractical.
I would l i k e
no
seemed so
I want
it
is
course.
r e g i m e n t a t i o n of
that
I
uncertain-
the
most
r esettlement
think
and
resettlement.
better
to get
immediate
and t h e u r g e n c y
has pages,
going
f a m i l y
account.
I have
for
to complete
am b e i n g v e r y
fix,
the
seem t o be h e l p l e s s .
Dorothy
my'tenk
F o r many m o n t h s
thoughts.
There
all
b e t w e e n my w o r k ,
I know I w o n ' t
a l o n g a s he p a r t i c u l a r l y
•
but
it
know how t o u n d e r s t a n d m y s e l f .
borrow time
feeling all
but
the housing problem for
I have p i l e d up
I don't
to
be a round
conflicting pull
of
I
i n a con-
the end.
registered
scholarship;
I won't
e a r n i n g my s a l a r y ,
If
•I want
tuition
in
way.
on my m i n d
are
s u f f e r e d because
and
were
for
things
certainly
t h i n g s meet
gnaws on my m i n d a n d I
paners
conflicting
I am w o r k i n g on a r e p a r a d o x i c a l ,
t o make
the
induction,
weighty
that
t o do s o m e t h i n g a b o u t
for
other
t h e SSA o f f i c e
given a
called
craziest
Things
1945
o f my m i n d t h a t
uf> b e c a u s e
judgement.
to
be
In
there
board and asked
The t h i n g s
I went
out
if
draft
i n f o o l i n g m y s e l f , my work h a s
Today,
it
as
the
s e e how I am g o i n g
ties.
I
push
that"i
June 14,
t o s e n d me a n o t i c e .
rry work a n d p l a n s
I don't
wrote a l e t t e r
t o me u s e
don't
But
would h u r r y up.
today,
e
board
ahead with
no o t h e r
wish
•
the d r a f t
Thurs.
it
I
c a n do
some Army
would
m u c A
service,
indicate
(some w o u l d c a l l
it
Charles
a
Kikuchi
radical
Margaret
Diary
interpretation.)
and other
a n d I am w i l l i n g
1 9 3 9 when I was
my u l t i m a t e
u p now,
basis
of
were
in.
and I feel
than
stake
just
out
but
just
I
just
let
and i t ' s
only
maybe
she
I wait
t o put
time.
around,
what
I w>uld be a b l e
grant
from t h e
month o n ,
centers
would be a f f e c t e d .
it
has
It
I make
to g e t
will
s*e
think
this
that
I
Miss
but
if
is
in
deeper
to g e t
under
day by day
sure
will
train
That's
that
like
it
the
like
being
a r r i v e d at
to f i n d h o u s i n g
Imanuelson of
the furniture
something,
d i d not
the
varsity!
efforts
going
and
something
grant.
but
to handle
tow
She
an
etc—
the
said
she could not
I a c t u a l l y found a f l a t .
mean a l o t
floor!
goes
T am q u i t e
I p h o n e d Miss
about
t h e WRA i s
so t h a t
the
hate
s h o u l d I do? I h a v e n ' t
the
h o w my
of u n n e c e s s a r y
t o .go t h r o u g h c°mp c h a n n e l s , a i d i n
s u p p o s e d t o s l e ^ p on
I
that
better
no l o n g e r
the P a c i f i c .
t o be on t h e
I am o n l y f o o l i n g m y s e l f .
from t h i s
is
on a J a p u n i f o r m a n d h e l p
to
then,
started
T
in
s h o u l d come
young p e r s o n
it
She
said
furniture
application
red tape
if
t h e m e a n w h i l e we a r e
Imanuelson
said
0' S
country
station
I was d o i n g
of
from Europe
it
since
a n d when
matter
I don *t
T0m
r e f u s e d on
think
choice
g i v e a n y k i n d o f an e s t i m a t e u n t i l
t^at
I
Bette,
time
just f e e l
every other
of
c o n t i n u e my w o r k ,
thought
I will
the i s s u e ,
soldier.
that
when T w a s
but
n
this
a t that
o f my i d e a l i s m
think
of
recruiting
element
IPAC t h i s m o r n i n g a n d a s k e d h e r
that
I felt
opinion,
a
team and I want
I
the
c a r e when I am s e n t , a l t h o u g h
I have
scrub
yet.
I
thought
cro f e e l i n g t h a t
t>at
I w*nt
1945
I had a dream once
Strange
to
because
it
Now,
being deployed
While
it,
could force
v e r y much i f
answer
is
make a v e r y l o u s y
the
a lot
I never
I don't
soldiers
down
of p u b l i c
consideration,
on
I went
p a r t s of
o n t h e home f r o n t .
will
and I
t h e Army.
the weight
my d e f e r m e n t s
I
t o go i n t o
Maybe i t
that.
waiting.
college,
I have l o s t
other
that
e v e r y t h i n g on t h a t .
of
that
just
t o be a n a c c e p t e d p a r t
t h e Amy, a n d how h u r t
color,
strengthened
I
to
I remember
to j o i n
o-uess i t ' s
you g N i s e i
end was
tried
I
June 14,
that
she w o u l d
2
Charles
try
it
I
kikuclgi
Diary
t o c o n t i n u e my c a s e
might
be b e t t e r
would be
sure
were d r a f t e d .
if
she will
she
settle
is
Chicago
NY f o r
yea r s .
she h a s
Anyway,
h o u s i n g i 8 out
one m o n t h ' s
out
the
calmly,
I've
streets,
but
sections
of
but
gets
anymore.
stuck
in
the
green
i s a chance
I
that
try
t h e y c a n g3t
to reason all
a
of
viacious
t M t method of house h u n t i n g
is
v e r y ef e c t i v e .
c i t v are
" "
the
equally
t o d a y , a n d s h e was
** —
—
s t u b orn t h i n k i n g of
Bette
that
s h e WBXXX showed o f f
would brand h e r .
girls
are
attitudes
knew from b e f o r e . A oonple
was w o r k i n g n e x t
—
the
still
than
s h e met
so
tired
that
of
Chicago knowledge,
of B e t t e 1s ,
the other
I was v e r y
workers
that
that
that
she
t h e w r o n g wa y .
when
w i t h a w h i t e woman.
surprised
they
a n d she s ^ i d
today rubbed her
a a w a c o l o r e d man w a l k i n g down t h e S t r e e t
v . *
t ve
informed
t o a c o u p l e o f women f r o m M i s s i s s i p p i
them s a i d .
All
r cooked
^
—
...
"working c l a s s "
t h e r e and t h e y
h e r U.
They a r e o l d f r i e n d s
tlfcey h a v e more l i b e r a l
not
crowded.
The J o n e s
one o f
returns,
work down d i f f e r e n t
thing.
a w f u l 1,
be
she
she h a s
she
wound up i n a maze.What
first
"I
after
that
after
B e t t e worked h a r d
if
to do
certain
because
time
been walking around a bit
the
into
be w i l l i n g
I
immediately without
f r o m t h e WHI.
all
event
N i s e i who cLraam o f
There
so t h a t
going; t o NY t o l i v e
t h e f a m i l y out
question.
it
that
that
spend f u l l
els e t h e y w i l l
so many o t h e r
bringing
of
suggested
to
t o do t h a t
t a l k about
1945
them i n t h e
she would not
I suspect
11,
immediately
I c o u l d Mariko
t o go now o r
l i v i n g allotment
circle!
She r a n
if
for
She
c o n s i d e r , and I am p o s i t i v e l y
definitely—like
pastures.
this
to
"town a n d n o t
going,
time.
f a m i l y out
g i v e u p h e r New York v a c a t i o n
be ®n d r e a m i n g about
If
the
I know t v a t
but
job
to s*ve
t h e army a l l o t m e n t
I w o u l d do t h a t
She h a s h e r
would not
I brought
to get
i n hunting housing,
that.
in order
June
t h e y got
they
'How
so
Ch a r l e s K i k u c h i
Diary
emotional about
Tv e y a r e
ladies
be
it
so I
two human
got
said,
beings,
'I
don't
understand.
w o u l d h a v e made
work,
d o e s God h a v e
I
one
thought
that
t h i n k God h a s
make r a c e p r e j u d i c e ,
a God.1
people
understand
of
nonsense put
in your
d o e s n ' t w o r k . You d o n ' t
that
oil
head,
but
live
life
and water..1
with
I was p r e t t y
them a n y m o r e .
I
got
to
a
fe - l i n g ag? inst
They k e p t
thinking that
They i n c l u d e d me among t ^ e
flattered,
but
down a l o t
of
she
I thought
t o l d the M i s s i s s i p p i
N e g r o e s ) were
as
I
good a s
that
don»t
have a n y t h i n g a g a i n s t
1
as
I c o u l d have
better
There
than
hit
to
her
that
that
hers.
lady
then
You c a n ' t
but
that
that
it
mix
way.
But
sa me k i n d o f
it
is a l l
feel
emotional.
particularly
association
the Jones
a lot
I d i d n ' t argue
it
I didn't
thought
question
breaks
g i r l s about
their
That
s h o c k e d t h e m ! The
really
but
bodies
it, and
s h e thought
the Nisei
I
think
by t r y i n g t o make
The N i s e i
clean because
girl
it
s~id
girls
they
on t h e h e a d w i t h my s o l d e r .
the Caucasians
being
i s p e o p l e who
i s no
so maybe
close
the Negroes,
the Negroes.
made a b i g f u s s a bout
It
t o re? 1 l i f e
from u s .
me r e a l l y s o r e was w^en one o f
a r e dumb t o p i a y u p
out
people.
why
do you? You y o u n g
out
that,
his
Well,
t o college a n d g e t
seem t o h a v e
t o l d one o f
ladies
it.
God meant
in the p l a n t ,
to myself
thing
bad.
got
just
disgusted at
'white'
prejudices.
level
he
he make them a l l
q u e s t i o n Qod,
saying that
the Nisei
to mix,
you
q u e s t i o n God a b o u t
t o do w i t h
by b o o k s .
t h e y d i d not
t h e r e must
races
when y o u c m e
t h e N e g r o e s a r e on a d i f f e r e n t
Mississippi
then I answered,1
t h i n g s . You go
that.
TVut, my c h i l d ,
The M i - s i f p i p p i
SBe s a y s , ' Y o u d o n ' t
don't
the
that
w h i t e . Why c o u l d n ' t
I was a n a t h e i s t .
just
for t h e
over and
anything
and not
f
seys,
c o l o r . You c ? n ' t
t o make t h e m a l l
I don't
She
go A h a d meant
If
them a l l
can y o u ? '
black?
Then one o f
v e r y c o n c e r n e d about me a n d s h e t h o u g h t
don't
1 9 4 5 n 0'S 2
se ~ a n y t h i n g so w o n g i n
they?1
aren't
s o m e t h i n g w r o n g w i t h my m e n t a l i t y .
just
June 14,
that
(the
s°id,'I
smell
They
so
sure
themselves
the
Nisei
was r a c i a l . My godt
Charles
n
Kikuchi
I
Nisei
Elary
s e e where
workers
I ' m not
say.
going; t o a g r e e
There a r e
a
There a r e q u i t e a few Nisei
year.
Koji's
sister
i m p r e s s e d me most
not
stuck
I
roversial
educate
subjects
them a
t h e Jones
people's
t va t
a
ni^ht,
nightl
they
play,
nite,
it
that
dinner,
is
career
back
to
or
go b a c k
t o be
The
thins;
BJ w i l l
purpese
these
liberal
no u s e
cont-
in
be
already,
trying
to
able
like
change
I do 11« t se-
why
t h e Dorm would be
she c o u l d
s t a y over
be l e a v i n g f o r
to r e a d
this
sophisticated
the
S a d won t h e $'200 p u l v e r
This
which
I ms
be a n y
it
she wants
together
to
She i s
fortunate
that
Amy w a s B J * S
ideal
l i k e h e r . BJ
i s no l o n g e r
intersted
t o get
married,
but
s^e w i l l
come
fall.
secretary
came down a n d t o l d u s
R o s e n b e r g Award f o r
school
w i t h u s on
Amy w a n t s me t o
summer.
said
closed
G e o r g i a on Hon
t o Tenn on Sunday n i t e .
education as
t h e campus
Department.
quite
said that
t o know i f
her
The S o c i o l o g y D e p ' t
the
than
I was g l a d t h a t
i m p o s s i b l e anyway.
and d a n c i n g .
trying
in a
now, much more
sublfce when
it's
s h e h a s l o o k s a n d a Mind*. > B e t t e
is
they
way."
recommend some b o o k s f o r
a n d BJ
and
such
too.
that
to be
year,
those
he i n
there wouldn't
try
things
was o k a y w i t h me. They a r e a l l g o i n g o u t
a n d Amy w i l l
because
today
£ D s S
to get a . 6 5 $ an hour
the plant
t e l l me t h a t
so Amy w a n t e d
It
of
They s e e m t o
some who a r e
Met BJ a n d Amy B a r n e s . T h e y
o n Sat
in
Gosh,
I will
There a r e
but
t o be
lot
1945
come u p w h i l e we a r e w o r k i n g , a n d maybe I ' l l
t h i n k i n g as
s h o u l d have
to s c h o o l .
started
that,
that
bit.
girls
excpet
work t o d a y was
like
think
went
just
about
in a rut
in living.
I
all,
I'm sure
last
that
at
raise.
rut.
glad
with a
some who w e r e t h e r e l a s t
h a v e n 1 1 made a n y P r o g r e s s
just
June 14,
emphasises
the
writing
that
the best
Tom S
thesis
in
t h e o r e t i c a l a p p r o a c h , a n d Tom
was a b l e to make a good i m p r e s s i o n w i t h h i s Rumors T h e s i s . He w i l l be
s e t f o r h i s P h d . work w^en^he comes b a c k .
DST c e r t a i n l y p i c k e d
the
b r i l l i a n t p e o p l e f o r t h e S t u d y , a n d t h e y w i l l a l l make g o o d . X w i s h '
I c o u l d be a s h o p e f u l f o r m y s e l f , but I^m a s o r t o r a b o r t i v e s p e r t
on t h e s t u d y .
CWle*
Kivuohl
«ant
•
and
It
.c*.
t o r a i n In
are all
tlokete
for
the play
slrl
that
t h e y want
to get
to
oould
ar-lve until
8t30t
Sato
o o u M not
girl
for
for
get, r . . e r v * l o n .
the Ir
ho-
d a t e , aa muoh a .
night.
It
overnight
St,
- ^.
later.
talked
the
to
the
Panned.
a t - t e . ao
^,alble.
»ould be b e t t e r
bag h o » , with
Theater
to meat
for
her
her.
T o e h l e aa - e
T o . h l * d i d not
q u » Viiii »one t o t h e wrone? t^a&tls®^
She h a d gone w *
tn
the
t o h e r . S h e had an e x t r a
Amy . o we w e r e u n a b l e
.ervloeman
and not
•
the plana
In
to u . e
It. %at
runtime,
tloket.
b u t we
dumb k l b e l
,
.
. . . „„
f „ - u 8 a n d r1 u i n e d o u r o h a n o e a
T o a h l e * . « 1 * t h i n g , a l l UP r o r u a
. , ,
...
. —at«, o f S i . S O . l e o o u l d n ' t
g e t t i n g t h e e x t r a t l o k e t e a r l i e r . What a * n e i e
Th.r.
a fit
„ported
,
The r e a l
are
mother
that
Reivo
but
t o eo U r . .
rumor, gotn* around that
for Relko,
*to
but
I
think
h a . men o o . e and
le
1 . whether U r . .
un.
certainly doe.
It
la mostly g o . . l P .
atay with her
g o i n g o n . One o l d e r N l e e l
I n d i g n a t i o n baa
S.
drea.
a h e l a a l e o «e woman
t o t a k e h e r away f r o m t h e - a v l l
1 t h i n k her . o r a l
te.t
8 tore It
a u r p r l a l n s l y y o u n g . She
ReiVo k n o w . What
t o a dkopt
mother,
to give i t
Sato looked
.naonlly.
e n
eork
at
Mra.
^
that
a M
fimv a n d Mary d r o p p e d I n . Amy . a i d
My
, , « - 1 « Anrm on t h a oamnua an"' a l n o e
g l r l a dorm on x a o
the Eighth
u . .ow,
contact
over
find a
i ,
to the Dormf ter
<it - « • l a . f t b r u t a halt h o 111*.
r e a l ! » ® i t . f o r a o o u t a »A*
Joined
alx
t h e y may «> t h e r e a . o r i g i n a l l y
too* her
an *our
cooler
home » K m «
t o d e l a y h e r . We w a i t e d a n d w a i t e d .
a n d Sbe d i d n o t
Hr..
- n t
1945
o n t h e l a k e . L e a a i r e * dy b o u g h t
he w i t h B e t t e on «at
she
.udd*n%y g o t
She s a i d
together o«*o«"
t h e r e ao t h a t
not wlah
I
f r i e n d , are leaving for
« • r u . h e d down t o
•
It
they oould not
In a
would not
.tay
thin,a.
V a t h a n
rush, and tnen
..
at-y at the other
a t e dinner
.ha
that
M
of B a t t e ' e
.he
her
orutea out
Moat
that
the afternoon.
* x e d UP b a o . u a «
the moonlight
tod-y.
B a i t , h a d t o go o v e r
t o p i c k UP e o n , , o f
o n
Ve
to B a r c l a y
in
t h . dinner a .
„„kend
g 0
.tuff
atarted
r e a r e d
.rder
J»ne 15,
overnight,
girl
wa.
lnflu.noe.-of
little
1 . a good m o t h e r
It
anxloue
her
Juetlflctlon.
and I t
ha,
nothing
C h a r l e s Kikuohi
Di- r y
private l i f o .
t o do w i t h h ö r
as
sue m a
felt
l o o k i n g so a t t r a c t i v e ;
h a n d s would p u t
her
In
restrained myself!
sacrificing a lot
her
I
oredlt
for
the
like
but
$
flirting
suppose
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n of
Anyway,
but
that
"fallen
h o l d i n g her
woman" s o I .
that
donft
gossiping Nisei
t h i n g s * Suoh n a r r o w m i n d s l l
1945
with Mrs.8 myself
t h e I m p r e s s i o n I g o t was
for Reiko,
these
June 16f
(I
Mrs* S w a s
want
to
c e r t a i n l y WPS
s u r p r i s e d When M. p a s s e d on some o f
this
was
of men«These
nrylng Nisei
t o go s p y on
her»)
sleeping with a
must
have n o t h i n g b e t t e r
It
about
is
hard
35-40.
four
to d o
to f i g u r e out
t*an
about
her
a w o m a n ' s a*re,
worries.
this aftsrnoon in order
the performance.
Mrs.
8 sali
would be r e w a r d e d .
s h e was s i x .
to
In Olla,
until
bs
she
«he g o t
sick
restaurant
she changed
w i t h Heiko
in
that
girls.
f i n d out
names a f t e r
Mrs« 8 . was h o p e f u l
for
Ballet
and in
this
was
to
connection
tv eater,
the
R e i k o wear d b e
she
sinoe
in
time
t e r r i b l y expensive
to
in five ye*rs
Reilro w o u l d
in
but Mrs.
be a b l e
it
the
shift
stweet
so t h a t
te.
Son® O s a t o .
teaoh a high
that
them cokes
think
school
several
Ben^h
Job
to
at^yin* with
Idldn'tevan
later
on)
d a n c i n g leseo*> e x p e n s e s
She w o u l & XV e R e i k o
I
get
Hotel«
«ho w o u l d b e a b l e
so q u i e t
of ReiVo's
shift
from t h e Drako
Up t o now, ReiVo h a s b e e n
all
to
S
t ^ e Edgowater
t h e n s h e <rot a n i g h t
I had given
she male
of
Y u r i It© A m e n l y a ,
S . h a s h a d some t h e a t r i c s l
She u s e d
gossips
g u e s s Mrs« S i s
she hoped t h a t
so t h a t
some f u t u r e da
and b e a n o t h e r
t o t> t h i s . M r s .
in Japan.
at
that
it
(They w e r e
that
tts* 8
s t a r t e d t a k i n g i s n c i n g l e s s o n s when
across
t h e evAnj^Ags«
Nisei
wou1 d r e r a y h e r
but
year,
t o t h e day
two v e r y q u i e t
their
sure
s t u d i e d und^r
last
I
front
S h e worked a s a w a i t r e s s
lesions,
i n an e x c l u s i v e
Recently
first
r e s e t t l e two y e a r s a g o
professional
hotel
Reiko
in
but
that
8he h a d b e e n w a i t i n g a r o u n d
t o make
s s n d Heiko t o t h e d s n o i n g s c h o o l ,
dsolded
g o s s i p *n1 s a l *
W h i l e we w e r e s t a n d i n g o u t
t o l d me a l i t t l e
for
wide a s s o r t m e n t
give
that
t o go
Reiko has
t t a l e n t
experience herself,
muslo c h o i r
oo^oert
tours.
w^ile
in
in
Now s h e
mostly
Japan,
does
Oh a r l e s K l t y o h l
not
lt
tell
Diary
people
v e r y ÍUnny
wa® b a r d a t
t at
t*at
her buaband l e
j
preeent
m
not
and s h e
b e o a u e o «be wae «o t l r e d . S b e
Ver
preeent
bo«e
le anxloue
f l r e d a l a d y wbo m e
8.
e*ld
that
good a n l
eaey.
then
It
t h e m a m.y
h*d
fino
t o buy 10
d a n o i n ^ e h o e a , $8 f o r
leewone
for
but
dancing teaohere
I
thlnk
tbat
watob bar
llVee
$ood
lt
mora.
yet.
la worth i t
to
If
op o u t
reaerved eeate
ouetumee.
It
ooat
nelko will
$3.50 for
tell
and I
a n d $85
bave
half
glve
t i 5 f o r one
for
o^e
but
t o te.ke
hour
Rol'-o h a e b e e n
le-aop
two
leeaone
e v e r y morninp>
le
too expanalva
le
f o r me#But
Juet
fcettinr
now ( 1 3 ) a n ^ I h a v e
ebe h a s d a n c i n g l e e e o r \ e t
v a r y rauob a n d a l l
it
tb©
b a fcood. ifben
to
the
t o et*»y home a n d
k a r>® b a r
t b e d*nolnfc t e a o b e r e
all
tell
b u a y » Sha
»re t b a t
aba
la
ao í am e a t l a f l e d « *
The r e o i t a l
good,
but
a llttle
of
the O l a d y f e Hi^bt
too lo^g for
that
Sobo 1 o f Danoin<- wa s
etuffy auditorium.
a o l o a n d two P?roup n u m b e r e .
8be wae
n n m b e r e , a n d T thoui^bt
e b a b a d more
otber
but
Tb® e o h o o l
blaoV boee,
them.
beoauee Relko
a i ot
i t , tt?ore
isade by t b a y d a n c i n g e o h o o l ,
nlayer.
that. i t
oan t a k a
t e l l me ®don®t w o r r y * b e o a u e e R e i k o w l l l
it
wben e b e w a n t e
$3 f o r
• b e o a u e e he
room f o r m e . » t i r e .
tonlcrbt.
eo í*uob money f o r
abe w l l l
•I worry a n d worry
Ufe
• e o m e d a y R e i k o make
t o me a n ! j
I buy t h e b e e t
r>rloea f o r
the piano
t b l a aumwar
t o make
the r e o i t a l
The o o e t u m e e a r e a l l
a n d . 5 0 » more f o r
a we^k,
for
another,
f i v e more y a a r e
think
g o i n g a n y p l a o a a f t e r work
r e r a l n nermanently
f l v e yea r e
oo^e b ^ o k
ooet
>\re t f i a r g e d e x r > e n e i v e
liVe
tbey w i l l
eald tbat her
t o k e - p on w o r k l n p r , b u t
juet
It
Mra. S .
to bave her
tlokete.
to f r l e n d e «
felt
"beotuee
í "
worke e l x d a y e a weeV ( t a e s d n y e o f f ) atid
for
t b e money a l l
danolng dreee.
we
just
o o e t me
eaob motber
nair
eba
tbere
ln Jaran,
wlth him.*
never
June 1 % 1945
ebe
ftirla.
Mre.
S.
tbat
a«id
ooiild o ^ l y a o ^ a a r
tbat
tbe
emaileet
one l n
tbe
erra o e a n 1 r o l e e
Rftlko k n e w moat
l n one o f
Reiko
of
tbe
them beoauee t b e r a w e r e
d i d one
orou^
tban
aolo
vory
tbe
dancea,
s o n many
C h a r l e a KiVuohi
students
in
sudlenoe«
Dl*ry
the
Reikofs
aohool.
We wet h e r
d r e a a i n p : room t o g e t
*fter
June 1 % 1945
aolft was v e r y w e l l
t h e nerformanoe aa I
t h e two
aultoaaea,
a n d RelVo
at r a i n o f
t h e d a y ao
r e c e i v e d by
the
h a d t o go t o
the
«.11 e x c i t e d .
Sa t o wan t i r e d o u t
f®®m t h e
a
home i r a m e d i a t e l y w 1 t h R e l k o a n d a
c a b a n d aha went
Hiaei
slrla
who h a d oome f o r
with a l l
atreet
the
t h e s e d r e a a e d up dames,
miring glancea.
T o a h i e w&a a l l
t h e o t h e r e t»re
equally dreaaed
g l r l a out
la
here
that
glamourous—until
B e t t e went
up early
dortt
right
tMni" ah» w i l l
o l a m p down a H t
health
haa
to
will
her
people
to k i l l *
to t a l k
well,
to
will
get
be g o i n g out
and ao^e o f
home s i n c e
thla
h o u r s a week w i l l
Botte doeanft
be * r r o b l e m to shop f o r
get
live,and
for
the
thaw a r e
aha had
weekend a g a i n
t h l a week,
Nisei
actually
want
t o fret
eo t h a t
home u n t i l
her
t o make ur
about
1 have a l r e a d y
to
ruin
She
those
6 s 3 0 ao t h a t
rotten
I h e l p o u t when n e e d e d * The o l y
thing I don't
BeVe
won 8 t
(Jurt
beoauae H o l d
all
«round
a neater
la
that
the apartment!
houaekoeperl)
My c o l d a t i l l
haa not
g o n " away*
a l l o w me t o h a v e my a a h
her
that
she
It
very
c o o p e r a t i v e «»round t h e hou®e a n i
like
f
I *>m goln»? t o
b * a l r e a d y a. s t r a i n .
she e x p e c t s
the food.
othef
theml
on hOT a o o l a l a o t i v i t l a a a a X don i t
aho f i l l e d .
In
t u r n e d and gave ad-
aonhlaticsted
t o o much r e e t . A * t e r
etudy rrogram too I f
oounle of
One good p o i n t
t o b e d a f t e r we g o t
a a worlvir r
at*rt
ocuraea
starts
t h a t we mat h e r
Mra.
As T w a l k e d down t h e
d r e a a e d UP,
t h e y do d r e a a
ore
for work.She
her
recital.
^ 05 ?
traya
ahou» d h e
C h a n © » Kikuohl
Disr y
What a h a r d d a y I h a d l
of
h o u r « a s I wanted t o davote
no l u o k .
s t a y e d In
the a f t e r n o o n
X a t o p r a d toy t h e apartment
asked ae
to heir* her
about 500 n o t n d a .
l i r e . B ao t h e r
ghe be
n to aoream,
exoitad,
and t h e pansy y e l l s
nc f h a d
k n o w Where T r o t
to r o l l
the
atren$th«
It
th© way a n d
t h e y wara
r a i n s o ws g o t
her
font
dieoharga
this
with B i l l y
soaked bar
completed
t i m e so I mad© B i l l y
ithout
any
Mr. Bp
s t o o d a r o u n d a n d t c l d some s o m y PUSS.
••lues
ars
s a e one
way I
V
Sanrlet
I
s t a r t e d out
a v * a thing*
welfare of^iae
at
several
South Seat, s i d e ,
flat
real
out.
Mr«.
foot
far
to
leave
I
did
estate
the B
• « mr*
I h*we
t o nut
aetata
so T d e o i d ^ d
A.J.
ncbertsw*
I was a n I n d i a n !
to saa
if
t o go i n
f o r my h o u s e
but
t didn»t
evsn
I w a l k e d a n d w a l k e d . On t h e
oompaniea,
i n t h e En A ewoo \ a r e a ,
openings. A bri^idier
t h e main o f H o e
walking in « » r ^ s t
to
v a o a n o y si<rn f o r a
inquired
Boy,
accident a.
*Real
¡P><s t h i n r s
don't
i * my l a n d l o r d !
I f l o t w*y e v e r
He t h o u g h t
further
r e a l l y boomtrȣ i n Xo> y o . Know why? B s o a u s e
c o m i n g o v e r a n d m a k i n g Tokyo go boom, b o o m . *
hunting.
I
f r o m t h e Army,
u n a t a t r a and she
room by
t h e j o b w»s
ore p»,
all
myself.
m o t h e r a n 1 come t o h e l p . Mrs B a«*m<? down t o s u p e r v i s e b u t
About
nartly
war-* no bo ea b r o k e n . X was d t e r m i n e r
the laundry
bsoauee he
rolled,
mofcter,
hsr
up with
welded
oould b«
the
my way, a n d
usual,
o^ly
get
it
#
It
I wae v e r y d i s g u s t e d
her
tub in
eo t h a t
t * e damn t u b o f f o f
there
oouple
t o h o u s e h u n t i n * ? . Aa
in a h o r r i f i s d voioe,"Ov
B was i n **reat
Fortunately
for a
* 0 h , my f o o t , my f o o t . * B i l l y f*ot
s medio*l
while.
It
toes in
t h e y p a n s y . N© w o n d e r , h e a p t
n
X945
t o oh«*nrre t r y o l o t h e e a n d t t r e . B
^ome p i f t o a u n d e r
amaahad.
mother!*
the o f f i o e
d a r l i n g B i l l y move a n I r o n w a e h t u b .
I mit
and u n f o r t u n a t e l y ,
(
I only
S a t . June 16,
I
but
they did net
saw t h e S a l s a H o n
and a o k
if
t h o y Vnew o f a n y
t h e only one
Anyway, h e a * i 1 t h a t
Army
in the
h e would
a n y h e l p o o u l d b e g i v e n , find h e
office.
oontaot
also
C h a r l e . *i*ttthi
t h e Y1 « .
ask
I
VUry
«houli
feel
Tery a p p r e c i a t i v e ,
g o o d I m p r e s s i o n o n n e » He t e p t
tifflei
that
with
their
t h e M a t i n e e * *>irle* In
•houlin't
you o a l l
your
f e w h a s done in
before
a r e rot
Ameri s > n t # *n l m
proud to
Brigt*I
thie
Jamneae
don't
I
(It
in
all
hai
it
Mature
thing ie
a r e mostly
your
t h o u g h , T*ey
(on
i t * We a r e
I
tt
that
it.*
like
h a v e no f e e l i i f f a t
t o h e l p a s muah
a great
t h e » a r e making good
all
tragedy,
ani
I
adjuatmehte»•
a « *you a n d y o u r n e o n l © 1 ba~
but
I had
irrigating things
t o b e n i o e b e o a u e e fee
he s &id r e f e r r e d t o
neighborhood»)
y o u d o n »t
t" ° t
things
think of
n e o n l e a n d I want
have
ge i n
to worry about
t h e r e a r e few oponi
«¡»be d i s t r i o * c o u n c i l
deteriorate
d o a s not
the ^ronerty vainas
the defensive)t*I
wasnft
this
awnre
Southwest
area?*
d i e o r i ^ t n a t i o n a * a l l » The
in t h e
family growM l i v i n g around here»
people»
Met
i n mind, a n i
t ' e r * many h o u s i n g o ^ e n i
Bri«tt*0^,
only
that
oea't
i o a i t h J a p a n » I t 1 «» J u e t
the Japanese here
s o u n d e d t o o d»vm m t r o n l 3 i n £ f
oow'Htnti a b o u t
why
Army h a s
t h a t we e h o u M a d v e r t i e e
h i m s e t we o f f
<*ooi i n t a n t i o ~ s . Th* most
You
The S o l v a t i o n
h e a r d any u n p l e a s a n t
o f your í c e n l a
«o many o f
i r r i t a t e d me t o *
now, b u t
t h e «enee you s r e a V o f
t i k e you J a n ^ n e e e
t o know that
right
l e a proud *aoe.
t h i e war .
aow? f e e l
thin* that
iiepTa^arwant
oauae
sensitive
ion » • h a v e a n y t h i n g t o
tie c i t i s e n e
t h i e war» I
a« Had
be 1«* b e l e i
war«*
t v a t # We a r e m o r e i n t e r n a t i o n a l
as
I reminded him
s o t h a t , t h e y « h o u Id n o t
I n Jawn a n i we h n v a n e v e r
people
Met «Ve
about
m«ke a
t h e 8 a l v « t i o n Ârny was ao
youreelfoa J^pneae» It
what a
branohee
we » r e
he d i d n ' t
i t s offloes»
I v n o w t h a t . You n o o o l e a r e
be bl'lined f o r
about
but
$ 0 W
anoeetry»
•lei),
h*i
e*ying that
t h e y w e r e ? e d / l y Avnerio*n f
after
J u n e 1 « , 1945
neighborhood ae
They h a w » n o t h i n g
want
^ e j f r o a s oomincr
so m v o h . "
t^at
Hegroee or a n y
they
against
in
Charles
racial
grou^ a c t u a l l y d e t e r i o r a t e d
The f a o t
areaf
June 1«,
KlkuJfcl
that
town,
parta of
b a v e t o tMnfc o f
know a b o u t
auoh t h i n g s ;
the people
It
le a
t*e
dlatrlot,
t ve
Japanas© as
Jaaus
rreaoh
direct
oauaa
thar© « r a n ' t
Christ,
tMt
for
all
of
haa
the
ao I "»"• * t o r a a t
w*at
I
felt
n democratic
country
t h i s wna
©quality,
«te,
that
I ©v*rjt h
I «a
facia* discrimination
comments
About
r olal
that
l O t e c vmt
a
tMa
allowed
and
then
%
!®groe«) w i l l
(t*e
thought
say such
one of
Ilice t h a t .
but
tbe
It
bought
ao I
the
atartad
sllRhtly
m
it
Proaobed
intolerance,
the very f e w
wasn't
toura.
because I
ao
tinée
felt
I wa a d i s c o u r a ^ a ! a b o u t
church o f f i c i a l
it
I
and I m a
the l o i ' H * I
In housing,
to
atuPld
f o r a OOUPI© o f
goo-» l « a d 8 I n I t
It
I duelled tMt
the
he l e supposed
t o be s o f f r e o o f
etc.
to
l d e a n a r © p e r p e t u a t © d by
very depreaaad,
•Tomorrow,
asinine
mr*
**E
I n t h e a e m o d e m d**yet ?!•©
raol«l
f i n d any
Picture
a
t h e Necrose
i n t o a a how
the
nuloV to o f f e r
ex^jrole,
t h e « anyway. )Af*©rw*rde,
could not
walking around «if i n .
abont
For
the narrow viewpoint© of
allly
faet
but I
flrat.
a n d y e t b e o*n
rafie ote
(My
aur.day m n e r « t
tonatone
them«*
fallai
I waa ao d l a g u a t e d ' t h a t T « e n t
hurt
district
I t « B u t , wo h ' v e n o t h i n g a$**lnat
it.
cynical
the
l e t neighborhood «ni
p^iy l e * r a l l i H o u s man « n i
church l e t o o worldly an* it
ao t h a t
the
any r a c e
$ 2 0 , CO.«f^ a y
a o many o f
Ho w o n d e r , R a i l l o n
cngragatton
If
to about
t o l e r a n c e an4 under•t*n&iftffi
t ' ì " -fi.
e» eup^ort
t ^ e y would pueh « v e r y o n e e l e e o u t ,
c h u r c h v a l u e would f a l l
>ave
but
ant
l i v i n g hero
c h u r c h b u i l d i n g 1» v a l u e d a t # 5 0 f 00C.
the
l e Wfefct a c t u a l l y o a u e a a
to d e t e r i o r a t e . *
• p r i n t i n g UP I n THIS ooramunltyl
ooiwe I n t o
fallacy.
t* e nooreet
t h 9 H s g r o l a a u e b e o ^ u e © we d o n f t *"*nt
on
le a
i n t o a c o m p r a e a e d nni. r t q r a f t a t a d
B r i e r s WX d o n ' t
council
valuea.That
Ne^roee a r e o o n f l n e d
usually
neighborhood
property
1945
pads.
was no u s e na I n l o o k i n g a n y
the
C h a r k a Kifcuofei
f u r t * er aa
it
developirr: a
I
Di
blister.
e a e * X ftpt l o e t
I
mlked
a n botar
tif*et
I « a « e x b * u a t . e d ao I
t^et
and
*ni
t o o k "> t n i l
n o f 2 ayeir an-f X f e e l
«era
V-'lf t b n t
ani
X diaoovared
In
dlsmy
tbia
an bour
1 ayem.
«riebbi t upon a n y o n e .
It
is
terrible
t b a *»onth
f c h i n k tbn,t X r w ? » f o u ^ d
w o r e *,ban t i ve or nix
*x>«iaibmtieiufN>lpo
vaenneise a v t l l a b l e *
I b- r e b e n t h l n f ^ n ^ t h e wholo
| ]
irfeotion.
%
home. I a l * « t H " o r
S
I dontt
DAI
t o iry
In * o Ir o l e .
fàjr m y t e l f a b o u t
t b**e be^n looVin«^
T
ù
r e a l i e e bow bis? i t
refeea^ o d . j Ibuao fcuntinp? la a
t -*ouldn ft
te e p o n d n day
le»d,
1945
-»n^tber
I didnft
F*rV
vm a n i oooTtel d i n n e r
like
T miorht
tT ^ t y b a d r > r ~ o t i o * l l y f * l k e d
then X got
an^ •
Jxme l à .
t felt
T waefe^rTul
after
way
i-
a a e ••*'• t t i n p : d s *K. My
orna« h o « « by way o f 0 * r f i « l d
•n'
ry
Just
do^an't
sa n
t o b*
*
t h i n < * ov«tr $ % n d
l
tent*tively
a r r i v a i &t
t* e e o n e l u e i o n
thin$ off.
But
to d i a a r r o i n t
an!
t*lk
I hate
to V riko
tomorroir a n d f i n i
X s b o t t i d o <11 t h e m h o l e
1
tfcfe f ^ n l l y . Ou a » I a i l i
oujt
if
«ha w i l l
ero o v e r
?>9
to
/yjjT
do
house hunting»8he
out
and l o o k e d one a i n g l e
married l i f a ,
p l o n t y of
timo f c r hor
nette
tbe ri
but t h i a
f.rma
full
o f fiflpmiaee , b u t e b e
Ivy
timo yet«
I fiata to I n t e r f e r e
i a an emargenoy. vBeeidP«,
É
rnrtioa#
;
about
y , *The V o i a e o f
la
Pione
in ber
ehs e e e w e t o b*ve
"-'n h o u r a g o f . i / a n d a h a a a i i
!t\'
' \
t M t ebe
t b a T u r t l e * v a r y 1 n p o h « She
tbat
enlovai
a h a tr^a
f f o i r ^ t o b r e a k u r ? r i t b L e e b a o a u a © % a / a t | l L l w a n t a t o n ^ o k t o o au^ih, ìmt
u\\ ! o f t h e n^onth.
a b « baa
r n o t b ^ r d n t e w i t h h l m f o r t h e anii
T o r o r ^ o w t i»be
b»a «not^er
will
be
lato
- ytovp
t o aro o u t
tbere.
t - e- o i m p u a , " n !
Piané^
at
tba
^ell.
aouain
ia
sup-t>ee!
T
*\t a g i r l 1 a b c u a a «md t b « r a
W H.
t b e t y o r e a t t r o t l r e f*irlf> o n
over
T>inne i a o n e o f
va'-y b r ^ i n y .
tJ. o f W i e s o n e i n .
t o bed "ow
to dinner
'
'
v'
«fb© bna t ^ k a n ^
t o be m«dly
intereat
i n Ha
I n lov^i w i t h O u y , vbo t e a .ob.ee
IHaiily o b j ^ o t i c n e
to re»d
apaoÌ<tl
bea^Vee be
t v e ai
A
'
\
ia
oolored.
tte*
Cn&rle s Kifcuohl
X rea d
thought
DJa r y
u n t i l 5 : 3 0 ajtem—got
I should read i t
S u n d a y , J u n e X7, 1945
I n t e r e s t e d I n t h o "Robe* a n d f
heoo.ua© I h*d euoh I n t o l e r a n t
r e l i g i o n yeeterd*y!
I t 9 « & novel about
^ h r l s t 9 s i;obe a t
time o f
gellglous, as
t ve
o r e s t s d nonsense*
of
the oruoi f i x a t i o n .
find
that
I admire
t^e military
me #
of
their
s y s t e m o * t h e o l d Romans*)
and I am not
towards n a t u r e
X g u e s s my m « t
for
It
or e g a l n s t
l e a d e r who d * r e s
look at a
About
date*
ity
in
to
talk
lldnlt
It
s e t t l e d * X t h i n k s she Just
wae a l r e a d y
eaoh p o i n t
halplesa
llkas
she r e a l l y
I
P o i n t by p o i n t *
t h l i t , a n d I t was
alreadly
t o be a r g u m s n t i v s a n d T d l d n f t
I ««id
that
I would hava
t o h^ve
Intended t o h e i p out b e m u s e
l i v e l i h o o d o f o t h e r e we r s o o n o e r n e d , « n i X w a n t e d h e r
oonelder
o u t on h e r
goof! opportun-
shsms
out
to
taken*
t o h a l f X e a l d a e s h e would
t h i s and
to d e b a t e w i t h h e r f
d e f i n i t e word i f
matters
appealing
i t wae a
thfct
so I « r o t e i t
listened
r a i s e o b j e o t l o a s w i t h h e r on
her
I am a g a i n s t
t o u s r l k o and B e t t e went
wa n t a n y m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g s
there
worries
s h e r e l t l l y o o u l d n o t do a n y t h i n g a t »11*
S u r e e n o u g h , t f a r l V o had not
over
but
t h « wholo t h i n g * W^rlko f a i t
the matter an* that
not of
o f Ood*"
l l a r l k o was o l e a n l n g h o u s e a l o e so t h a t
to dlsouss
t^utl
I n t h e a f t e r n o o n , X went
v a o a n o y on M a r y l a n d Ave ( 5 3 0 ^ ) f
f i v e , X want o v e r
failure
envirnomment
i t ; hut
B e t t e got u p a t 1 1 ayem, and s h s p r e p a r e d a moat
t o a s t » baoan and egg b r e & k f a s t *
me
man
the
(but
t o spe«»k on t e m p o r a l
on t h o t o a s l s t h a t h e i s b a c k e d by t h a ' W i l l
frenoh
stupid
Hoi 1 g i o n i s one t h i n g whloh n e v e r
rmrtioularly
t h e r e a o t l o n a r y (furo Tr
of
Irreligious attltudee9
thetlr w o r l d l y a t t i t u d e s
h a s m^de me a h e a t h e n *
the l l e t
get
institutions,
i s s u p p o s e d t o i m p r e s s one t h a t
t h e Roman ffamlre was b e o a u s e
for
The book w o n ' t
a g ^ l n e t man made
i n s t i t u t i o n s le*d
The n o v e l
ldoao towards
t h e s o l d i e r who t o s s e d
I am t o o muoh o f a r e b e l
and the orthodox rellgloue
.
the
to o * r e f u l l y
b e f o r e e n t e r i n g i n t o a n y a g r e e m e n t * My p r i m a r y
C h a r l e s Klkuoftl
o b j e ifc*e
p l a n «as
t o g e t Mariko
to t e l l
f o r m them t h a t
her
that
i t wa e
to f u l l y u n d e n t s
impossible
wandered i f
willing
not
that
properly
exprees
for housing a f t e r
she had * u i t
bs g o i n g b*ok
her
home a n d
letter
th*m
t o Mom, but s h e
those thoughts in jap*nese.
said
Uarlko
ehe o«ma b a d * f r o m h e r NY w ^ o a t i o n .
J o b ( i n h e r m i n d ) so t h a t
thought
temporatlly,
she f o u n d t h e work
they were
she was g e t t i n g
h e r . " I ' m always
that
but
it
that
so
i r r i t a b l e a n d t h e n George and I have v i o l e n t
w a y l * (X r e s s r w e d my judgement on
Ifirlko
she would
the o f f i o e workers because
I h»ws oome t o t * e o o n o l u s l o n t h a t
quarrels
i s my work w h i c h makes me t h a t
that!)
t h e f a A l l y o o u l d oome dot e n d s t a y w i t h
I thought
George would o b j e c t
t h a t George would o b j e o t t o h e r
b e o a u e e h e wotf d grumble a b o u t M s
will
this
t h e n George would get a f t e r
t i r s d that X g e t
then said
perhaps
t h e r e n a s n o t h i n g muoh f o r
and h y r o o r l t l o a l a n d she found t h a t
«ay a t
her
t h e p r o b l e m . My f i r s t
t o th© o l d - X a o e . S h © s a i d t h a t
t o o b a r d and s h e d i d n o t l i k e
too
1945
»
t * e d e o l e i o n o o u l d n o t he d e l a y e d a s s h e would be
to hunt
8he * i d
17
t o f i n d h o u s i n g so t h a t
'•.ere» I w a n t e d H - r i k o t o h e l p w r i t e
she o o u l d n 1 t
*
I m e g o i n g t o ^rtts t o t * e f a m i l y a n d In-
t h e y s h o u l d p l a n on g o i n * t o S F . a e
that
J u n
Diary
want me t o go r i g h t
t o t h a t . Mariko
even going house h u n t i n g
m e e l s not
being p r e m r e d ,
b-^ok t o work b e c a u s e h e w o n ' t
and*he
be a b l e
to
g e t a l o n g w i t h o u t my e a r n i n g eome o f t h e money. We h a v e agfe<*d to
put
o n e - f o u r t h o f our
eernlnge Into a J o U t
p u r p o s e s . X know now t h a *
so that
f
Ooerge
thot
w o u l d ba t o o e x m n s i v e
first,
the idea.
his parents
t h e P e r k eo X s u g s s t s d t h a t
him about her
w o u l d not
proposal
Just
at
this
s t t i m e d up over
to
for roet
war
t o HY w e r m a n e n t l y 1s a p i p e d r e a m
s why X s a « so d e t e r m i n e d t o * k e
it
acoount
t r i p on o u r
vacation.
but now he i s
all
t h e n George came b a c k from t a k i n g
to s p a n d a f u l l
*ariko clear
it
with
w e * house h u n t i n g eo t h a t
he
b u i l d up any r e s e n t m e n t s . George h a d no o b j e c t i o n s , ' X know
Charles
that
Klkuohl
you f e e l
Dl-ry
responsible
for
nine* Ifm
but
I donitwant
11 l n g
for
your
you
a n d want
about
out
of
o n ma,®
and grumbled about
table
rlrrht a l o n g «
that
(Argument
the dinner
t*e next
out
b e afcle
Ana. I d o n * t
and $ot
want
feel
f i r e minutes
tired
about
trunk
the otber
b e i n g r e a d y when I t w a s o n
v f a r l k o s h o u l d l o o k UP t h i s
b e c a u s e s h e was d o i n g i t
eaoh point
a e we s e t t l e d
It,
the
for
her
was
the
cleared
detallii,
enterprise a s
euoh a
f a m i l y . X w r o t e down
a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g was o u r
first
tewmor-
s h l o h we a g f a * d u p o n .
Temporary
Qinoell
whole
dlf'lcullty
draft.
not
for
we^k,
you w o n f t
that
two h o u r ® w r a n g l i n g o v e r
sacrifice,
A*
responsible
weak l o o t i n g f o r a
I n a p r e t t y g o o d mood s o a f t e r " I t
w i t h G e o r g e * we s p e n t
plan
feel
VfO I
)
llarlko wa* s t i l l
ary
I
-loin* t h a t , Marl.
t o o , a n d how b e want
night
think
tlmt
like
1945
your house h u n t i n g t r o u b l e s ae you w i l l
to t*ke It
dldnvt
just
t o wake a n y g r a n d p r o m i s e s
b o w much G e o r g e n a g s
I
folks
for you t o spent
t o o a r r y o u t . You h « v e a h * b l t
t o fce^r a l l
June 1?,
In
plan
for
family
wasettlamant.,
t h i n g and a d v i s e
family
t o go
f i n d i n g h o u e l n g out
( A l s o b e o »U*a W a r l k o I s
t o 3 . F b e c a u s e or
the
h e r e , a r t b e c a u s e o ? my I m p e n d i n g
t i e d UP I n h e r
m « r r l *D
Ufa.)
or
B.
Tell
Tom t o p o s p o n s M s
departure
f r o m oamr> on t h e 3 6 t h a n d
r e m a i n 1 n oamp; o r
e l s e go
l l a r l k o and I
-ue t h e h o u s e h u n t i n g ,
1.
until
tet
Oh a s
oortl
Tom come o u t
Is
drafted.
Tow** s u p * x > r t ( m o r e , l f
fom to
t h e same
apartment
3.
leee
until
for the
summer
tola with Jaok,
Then l l a r l k o w i l l
possible)
an u n f u r n i s h e d
plaoe
l i v e with
contribute f30 a
and Jack
B will
will
be a s k e d
then remain
Is
Chas
month
to
to support
I n 4743
drexel
found*
to l n t e n e l f y houee h u n t i n g
t h e week f o l l o w i n g J u l y 9
while
or
h e r e a s s c h e d u l e d . He w i l l
e x t e n t * Tom anl
llarlko nromlses
to devote
to S.F.
to f u l l
activity.
time house
Sh© prom~
hunting
C h a r l e a Kikuohi
J
Diary
w i t h G e o r g e 1a p e r m i e e i o n * I n o r d e r
t o f a d M - r i k o a Tory n i g h t
h u n t i n g Juat ae i f
it
3« I f M i a n o t
u n © 17 0
1945
t o g i v e b a r mora t i m e 9 0 h a a
f o r * week*
were a r e g u l a r
au^oaaaful «ftar a
Uariko will
agreea
nc© abou t h o u a e
job*
w e e k , aha w i l l
atart n
job
h u n t i n g o*mpaign a n d l o o k i n t h a e v e n i - g e o r v a r y o p p o r t u n i t y
a n o p i n i n g on t h e S o u t h S i d e * ( L o o * t i o n a g r a a a b l a b a o a u a a o f
for
Batta'a
aohool).
4» Mom n n i Miy»ko w i l l
r e m a i n i n o^np u n t i l
am d r a f t e d b e f o r e t > e n f we oan t h e n t e l l
afr t e l l
t*em i t
Tom o u t
b)
tell
them o f
leaflviaable for
t h e r e to j o i n t
that
t va i
altemativee*
them, or
them t o oome t o a t a y w i t h tipriVo t e m p o r a r i l y
that
aha would l o o k
ihe r e f u a e d
B u t , M*rlko d i d n o t
for houeing a f t e r
to g i v e any nromieee*
her
firat
thinge over§
like
the
I eait
t h ^ t w&a t o
indefnite
I ^ad alway»
o b l i g a t i o n waa t o h e r h u e b a n d , *n * upon t h i n ' i n g
eha o o u l d not
houee huhting. I
thought
g i v e more t h a t
that
a a i d aha o o u l d n o t h e l p i t *
got
the pointa
J u l y 9 - 1 5 • ghe » a i d
a n d I w a n t e d more o f a g u a r a n t e e * She r e m i n d e d me t h a t
•ail
while
Permteaion.
thoufjht t h i a wae a w o r k a b l e r>lan a n d I ffcad o v e r
I * a d w r i t t e n town t o U a r i k o *
oltuee
two
I
them t o c o t o i f a n d a e n d
K i n t e n e i f i e a h o u a e h u n t i n g * w i t h G*a
I
September. I f
t h i a waa not
that
one f u l l week
enough o f «
for
*nd M
go we w r a n g l e d aowe more and f i n a l l y
I
down t h e p o i n t a ©•" a a e o o M t e m p o r a r y p l a n *
SHOOED TF<nCPARY P U W TOR HESFTTT»TOOTT •
1* T e l l
Tom t o Go t o SF f o r aummer o r r e m a i n i n o^mp u n t i l
o n l l e d out
hare*
2.
MarlVo w i l l
July 9-15.
3 . I f not
rffpfliae
HOIIM
from
au o e e e f u l
t o l o o k d f o r h o u e i n g f o r o n e f u l l week f r o m
dinner at
after a
Gha^a*
week, U w i l l
b ' oV t o work and w
will
admit
fal t u r a
will
not
aha w i l l
ba a
it
beoauee
bring
help
Joint
advine
for har
famlly
la
T v a r a waa a
eaid,
Bette
8o,
I
aaid
pEtt,
but
Ie*it
i a not
that
wa h a v a
I
-not g e t
didmt
tloa witMn
if
that
it
not
armyaa
gat
a ohanoe
•
t o go
l««riko
ehotf d ba W i l l i n g t o w o r k
will
if
tallyou defi
r>o«aible,
I
donit
that
»up*>ort
k n o w why H « r l k o
t o oolte*e« S i n o e
all
italy
to tha
Inthe
Twonft
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of
I
wantany
that
I
dafend
wtth
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p*>t d r a f t a i
abaolutely
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will
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an i
it,
evan
t v« raat
a h o u l d ba
of
tha
a
to
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in a
domeatio
I
alao
m o n t h , *nd m o r e
f mily«*
ao r e e e n t f u l
oportu i t y ,
ahout
it
Bette
here,
going
e h o u H be
a h o u l d ba W i l l i n g t o h a l p t * e o t h e r e
two y e a r e we h * v e b a e n o u t
and
t o g ^ t M*
g i v e h a r a o ^ n t « But
o o n t r i b u t e $30
Batta
not« •Altoe
aha wanta
for
eha waa <*">prived o f t h a
t h e m o r e r e a a o n why a h a
through.
platter!
now t h a t
aha
Baaidee,
t o oolfege» ao why a h o u l d X h a l p
thinga o n a
yeu r i g * t
if
aail
eduo**tion,
teil
*leaaant
t h a y o o u l d not
auenaot
*nd
time«
har
Job« I
amrtwant,
along vary well
Juat
B e t t e and giTa
aha
oonaidort
aaü
praotioal.
a n 1 Iw>uld not
for
to
be t o o
thlsw>a
than
t ^ r e e mora w e a k a «
would not
doaa not
that
ahoul d
reoeiving
baeemont
aha w o r l d h a l p o u t
h€?r a o h o l a r a h i
gat
for
nreeent
t h r e e m o r a wa k a a n d I
1 a a k a d Mariko
dil
gi*&« ua
oordial
ao e a a i l y , » r t B a t t a
it
t h a o n a week« Qhae w i l l
in our
r la f t
that
J u l y 15 b a o a u a a
d a y i n a ä t k b eemant a ^ o r t m o n t . M .
all
i"
my i n d u o t i o n n
word
o o m m i t m e n t e Whioh makaxfcax
fMi
live
un l e a a a n t n a e a a round a f t a r
B.
g i v e her
a a J a o k h a a aome c h a n o a e
in »Mny*rda«
laAdl*dy
themeelvee
not
week o f
t o g i ve m o r a t h a n
- nl
to l i v e
our
after
1945
f a m i l y d ^ n g l i n g , a n d ha
llariko w i l l
a n d II h a a o t h a r
w i t h ISariko.
o o u l d go » i t
if
t o k© p
t h t M a l t e r n a t i v « Plan, whioh 1 refuaed
Horn, M i y a k o ,
f o r Mov-
here
t o PS> t o S . F .
aa ha
T o » go l i v e
refuaes
i n houaa h u n t i n g
ant*rYrlaa,
deferraant
Lat
Ohas
them out
ImpossiMe
June 1?,
D* r y
O h a r l e « Kikuohl
llariko h*s nevar
get
abarla s Klkuoh
Diary
p w l t h E 1 « and Bf e e d u o a t l o n *
ono© o f f e t s d t o
today
tbat
tbat. t b s m a l
younif^r
reaaon «a« b t o ^ u M of
«latera are
t h i n k tbn% M * r i k o me«nt
«as
olear
family
it
MY
they ara
euw-ort
in
already
and eba
a « a s
eereaske*
t o l d her
the polnt* I
that
that
ehe doaen*t
b*re
not
reoelve»
like
just
give
itand
that
le argua
tb^t
eouid giva
Mariko
salt
epolled*
rrill
And oh« w i l l
ehe
it
m\
ol«imf
appln.
RNTN-
sino©
ta*
eeoond;
I f any
but
queetlons
Iforlko then
on
rigfct
«houdbe
Jaok
but
for
lt
the
tha*
lnoo*e
o f f e r i n * t h e §30* b u t ,
la
euoh f
to
eald
the
i ti
One
t b a t 1«
t h ® money « l t h o u t
t h a r e * s o n sbe
for k^r
to o t b e r s
'in&X® T ^ e r e
haxeh judgmenti
to h e l p Bette
I urold e y .
goin^
le
it
la
t o do» a nd
t o o muoh
tbat
at
ebe
that*
hao^uee
Anyway,
ll«trlko « o u l ^ oome t h r o u g h i n a r»lnoh s o no u e e
personal
t o s h o w theei
Jaok and
any f a n f a r e * a n d l e t
refueee
that
nhy o-mf t e h e
t h t wayt
t h a * !l w e r e m o r e l l k e
Cbriet,
8he o o ^ p l a l n e
t h l n g T am n o t
:
Jeeue
be a b l e t o fciuy any
«ontb
e lt
Ir» v e t o b e
wlth herf
X wlsh
fortune.
ehe « o n i t
Ir- ve t o a d v e r t í s
forfset at-out
flnanoas
ftpetty
for
of
ÁJENME
e h e wcv I d fe f d l t
o n l y h*ve $10 a
l e » f h y d o « e «ha
my»
tt
to h e r
that sha
b l a n e J a o k o r X.
to M for
to aot
o l o t h i n * a n i t ha t a b a
how noble
falt
t o jso s h s a d #
*hm a t a r t e giv&iiff t h i e f j n o m t ,
expeneee*
gettlnft out
oonlnf back
dependenta
but
the load
lferlko e a l d
«ha
I don't
f«mlly«
X am T e r y g r a t e f u l
grlef
ls
lt
to t*ka
y * o k a n d X wo .11
told her
ehe d l d
to t*e
r«eentment
bard to underet^nd»
«he b a d
t and 8 aro
t h i s ewount*
ehe e b o u t l
daduotlo^e
oontributione
that
«o
that
l a ©niy f r l v i n g $ 3 0 a n o n t h *
1 ter,
know u n t l l
e r a r o orna o u t j
Xt8
lt»
X t h i n k X s h o u l d hp»ve t h e f l r s t
X d l d n » t argüe
aft©r
19; but
t o o l a l m mom a n d m l y a k o a s
purgeos*
any
mistaba
«ohool
to oontrlbute
entltled
I dldn't
eowa k i n d o f a
t h l e resentraent
l s beoauee lUriko f e ele
KQd, X
th*t
t o Ist
eur>r>ort « h a n « h e m e
now b e o u e e
1945
g e t t l n r r «n e d u o a t l o n a n d e h e d l d n ' t *
enoiwh and I oou7dn*t
X «undosa
J u n e 17 a
I
ehe
t r i e d ! vX
to harbor
any
ls
thihk
Charle® Flkuohi
dark
thought
about
Diry
ipealnnt
bar,
I
waa t " i t , Etatko h a d
gueaa
t o l d her
June 17,
Bet
go 1. t o n u r i l n ^ « a h o 1 Whèn T a u g - e e t e d
|>¡ r i h o ,
the*efore, f «al«
aohool
plana
a
ani
ymr
for
ara
not
the fall
«ork.
a r a meane t o
I
not
1
adnlt
that
t o «a,
not
t*a
I
e a y w*en l t
late»
nuat
out
about
t vo oleamere«
aoholaraM^
w l t h Georg«* a b o u t
At
to bluffa
the
tba o t h a r
for
a**ldf #I
dtn^er, H ri*o
I
like tMa
faot.
I
I l o v e you» I
oftfcezx i d e a , t h a t
eo b a d a f t e r a r l l « "
I1«
an*
later
after
lot
1 aea
o^w^ a f t e r «
of
are'blf
tblnfreycti
aten
It
ao
that
a van l o v e y o u r 3*0.
but
Cfhia
you
inte
realisse t H t
Than G e o r g e a 1-t, * W e l l f a
piok up g i r l a *
befo e,
oloeaat
guaee you w e r e ' l t t t l e ' r o t b a r
re$dln$ hlddeA Meninge
a elw^la
lève«9
drunltan"
paople.
get u e e d t o t * a
I 1 « alwaya
waa j u * t
you « r e not
for
thera
ao o o n t r a r y a n d I ahoiil d
waa o n t h e d e f e n e l ^ a
Rut, George,
to g e t
ber
ainoa
t o o d e f e n e l v a a r o u n d y o u t a o ® You two a r e t h e
T ^an*t
ba r e a l
lf
a h « o*n a ta.y o u t
the poaalbllty
a n d a a o h waa t r y i n g
round o t b e r
b r o t h a r 1 now.
Fab.
t o Mama
n o t feo n a o a a a a r y
to a r g u e and ba
to
I nevar
t ^ a t , way -
thla wlll
Sha ha a a n « r g u m e n t
to buy,
I get
ao Ion** t h a t
too
me*n
thln^e
faal.
t ve r efora,
to
gona*
t*a t by now*
aba h a d
aba 4o no l a a t
B*t*e haa only h e r e e l f
the tuition, and
M**rlko d o e e n f t
olothee
© abaolutely refuaed
tb*t
ara dlerupted;
thtnV that
f^iaa
entlraly
undaretand
that
ti^as
the®,
I
la
1 ao
¡rea
lisa
Ion* diaouaalon
wheth
ür
Negroaa had a r ^ ^ l ^ l
rgumant w M o h
Geor a n d Ua
Marlko haa
fa»lly alnoa
reportiner
blnge up
for
aha
$ t)
t 1 ** i r * r l k o w a a * a d
the thlng
tha,t
1945
bought
v
aa
odoiv^a
oontinu^tion of
rlfco h n d f )
an loe
box f o r # 3 w b l o h a h a « i l i
t h e uee of Cracker*a
le*»et 8 y e a r e . V h a t
He f e a l a
t ^ t
a "eefilfltlatlo
h-
wlll
eay
giva t o t h e
r e f r i a d a i re. CraaWr
i n d u c t i o n on t h e 3 6 t h a n i h e h*a b e e n o n a
t o nowl
antber
three
b e i n t h a Arwy f o r
to look
at
iti
at
le
ise^ka
•
fth&rle s K l k u o h l
At
Di
and s t r i n g i n g
stay
interested
)Mt
ollnsd,
ask'-d her
tr
naople a l o n g ;
too long*
" r n
w m l
broken h e a r t e d
unfair
the
a woman 1 « p r i v i l e g e a n t
that
whole
? loet
thine*
admirers*
still
I
loss
10t30
will
t e r m « anrt
on t h e
to
while
I was
• h u r t * that
trying
is
har
s t r i n g o^ a d m i r e r s
ons
• s u o k e r 1 'dropping out
HariVo
like
Eileen,
even
thinfcs
but
at
fault
vllsen
with
if
that
to sea h e r ,
but
I lo<»t
the
family
cour>le,
f < H for
t h e y koe^
raoe
t
|50
is
but
n y t*"inr»; a b o u t
the
« ^ i l e we w e r e
B e e 1d e e I h v e b e e n
Eileen
jftaswx home
e s c o r t * Now s h e
to avoi3 her
E i l e e n has
delib-
been^ite
I fhink she was
i t * After
har
all,
Ju«t
Fileen
p r e t t y busy so
not
other
s h e As s o
single
rlrl
attached
ell**
T told
s h e woii! d n o t
r© t h r o u g h « H a r i k o
"unnatur 1 for a
h o u s e h u n t i n g at
the
diin't
rormntio
B@fore I l e f t
with Eileen as
not
the
that
w*th
b e c a u s e Emiko a n ? B e t t o
f l a t t e r my e g o ! )
she says
tell
iro^ped
ended I t
s u s p i c i o n s o * my m o t i v e s
iasua
that's
s u i t s from har
I *?ue P I 1 « J u s t
resettlement d H
it
so
s h o u l d m«ke no d i f f e r e n c e
terest
1« I n c i d e n t a l .
t*e housing
to move o u t . a s
1o
the
(Now t h a + d o e s
to f o r c e
a married
doesn't
of
"Tsll,
r i d e home I n a n a u t o m o b i l e when
IforiVo s * l d
y e t , and
t h o u g h C r ^ o k e r was s o
Saturday night*
»»arlko n o t
that
that
Just
t* a n T am t r y i n g
t o e l e v a t e my ego ao T dldftftt
her*
California,and
I
I am
e g o * why e h o u l d I
e n my m i n d *
a free
that
rocks.
srot * r i d e home w i t h h a r
so h e r d .
has
type,
in
iilleen;
thin^
h a v e n 11 b e e n o v e r
I
s a t i s f y her
t h e r e 1« no h a r d f s l l n f l s *
refuse
in«
Eileen hue
idea
g i r l * Who a o o v p t
be c o n v i n c e d more t h a n e v e r
the
oome « r o u n d b e a - u s e I am p u r p o s e d
p h a s e went
other
on
they never
that
romantic
for
1945
nromlsoulstloally
the
f r ^ m h e r d**te a n d I
transrortakAcfl
in
F i l e e n hns
e r a t e l y * Buy why s h o u l d I
the
>mt
X havs nothing Against
on gool
k n o w i n g why
her»
respeot
t o o busy r e c e n t l y with
at
Td
1« s t i l l
Uarlko •••id
she has
Interest
not
to h e r .
t i m e « why
that
but
Fileen*
Hint* that she
be s u c h g o o d f r i e n d s w i t h
her
J # ne 1?,
d i n n e r , we a l s o g o s s l p p s d a h o u t
hunt
to
^f
>
t o be
to u s
be
wants
living
and
June 18,
Dea r
bate
to
p you mixed u p l i k e
f o r me t o f i n d a n y h o u s i n g a t
poeeible
t o l e a v e o a s p on t h e 3 6 t h ,
plane a b i t .
soon,
There a r e
two p o s s i b l e
p o s t p o n s your
housing,
I
or
Jack
( 3 ) Go t o
like
that
I
I
oall
expect
you out
has b e e n ia~
you h a d p l a n n e d
have
to
change
t o be s a i l e d i n t o
(l)
via
stammer a n e x t r a
here.
r s m a i n i n oamp a n d
again a f t e r
to S x f .
the
alooe out
a n d make p l a n e
Chicago
a tioket
this
It
you w i l l
to l e a v » you a l l
t h e Leave O f f i o e
here after
but
I know t h a t
t h i n g s y o u o o u l d do n o w :
t h e summer* (Get
know t h a t
•forced*
under
you might
changes
i n your
because Jack w i l l
And,
you might
your
old friende.
even get a
will
understand
Take
finding
t o go t o S . F .
S.F.
so t h a t
fare will
task.
Chicago
Howsvsr,
July 9
to
is
M&riko
to look
the 9th
ars
but
I
to
when
not
chanoe
have
going
so c r o w d e d now t h a t
sa i d
that
she cannot
want
to kee p
look
the
visit
see
time.
some o f
eo t h a t
effort
i s almost
spend one
an
to
find
impossible
full
week
b e i n New York f o r a v a o a
earlier,
to give
Mom i n a n a n x i o u s
going
they
plans.
Kariko
t h e o n e week a s
have
shs would c o n s i d e r
f r o m Mr.
it
she would
She w i l l
don't
offer
to
the Leave O f f i o e
the change In
we c a n do
you have a good
t o make o n e more l a r g e
c a s e , we w i l l
the hotel
to
that
the
enjoy your
t o go t o T a l l © j o
t h i s 3s t t s r
that
if
to see
because of
the best
that
In
you ask hsr
is
be s u s s
t o s p e n d a n y more t i m e a f t e r
t o work.
this
you w i l l
for a place.
so t h a t
t o be d i s a p p o i n t e d
I am s u e t h a t
the reason for
Ilariko and I
housing.
have
plans,
the olroumstanoee.
t o S.F.
able
all.
think
that
this,
purchased.
I
up
ie
dsparturs until
for
I
a n d I soul d not
do o a l l y o u o u t
t o be
but
The r e a s o n
Army v e r y
Join
^ *
Ton t
I
your
1945
will
she bae
not
after
tion
be
t o go b a c k
up.
s t a t e of mind,
to S.F.
w i t h Miyako
I n g o j o a s J a ck h a s a good chanoe
so
to
of
could
take
2
getting a drift
Mom w i l l
that
deferwont
hawe a b o u t
i n CMoa
hsre.
go
will
I an about
to »a** d a f l n i t a
Jaok will
ba a b l a
ba a b l a
Tell
there
t^an
but
In C h i a go.
Ae
tofl.F.
it
we w i l l
I want
over
the
Tom,
will
day
le
little
I
Oftn't
net
soee
into
for
to
tha
the
not
for
tmy 9
t h r e e of
her
I
you.
different
health
worry about
here u n t i l
ba
S.F.,
t b a p e o p l e ar e no
better
hut
h o u s i n g out
eummer, a n d i f
MarlkO
it.
too.
In
the middle of
the
July;
dleap^inted.
t o worry a b o u t .
If
y o u do f©
f i n d h o u s i n g by m i d - J u l y ,
f o r Mow a n d Mlyafco t o oome
a little
that
o o u l d g i v e more t i m e ,
longer,
a n d ehe ormnot
that
things ars
mlraole
and I would hunt
I am d r a f t e d ; b u t
life
ly.
ae
ba
oarsfully,
thers
I go
ao un-
will
aha
here
then
in
Fall.
If
wait
then If
in S.F.
S.F.
look for
t h e Arwy a n d I
If
for
t o ba o u t
everything la
(D«r>sndants),
y o u oan s t a y on w i t h Jaok and wait
the
but
t o p r e p a r e Mom i n o a e e we a r e
for you,
for
about
ssaroh
la anxloue
support'*
her.
allotment,
to worry
Mom t o t h i n k
Meantime,
for bar
shipyards.
( i f Mr» I n g o j o o a n w a i t
oontinue our
children,
t o go I n t o
plana
to gat a n
to d e o l d e
I k n o w aba
to look a f t e r
T h e r e 1« n o t h i n g
out
bar
worfcins I n t h e
we w i l l
Mom t h a t
w i t h most o f
he i a
month
the m a n t i s ® ,
Tall
c e r t a i n now t h a t
abla
another
I o n IT) > a n d I n
h o u s i n g out
now t h a t
but
d o s e h a p p e n a n d we
Otberwlee,
thinking of
it
would.be
the S.F.
would t e l l
for
M*riko ha e
g i v e more
t h i s way,
I
time
I
all
housing u n t i l
to look a f t e r
t h a n t h e one week,
don't
k n o w whet
find houeing,
rraotlorl
for
of you
I will
the
alternative.
Charlie.
elee
let
to
the very
her
I'm
married
sorry
to say.
If
a
y o u know i m m e d i a t e -
t vr e e of you to
start
Eikuchi
Dearest
Chae f t B e t t e
Alice,
but
that
safely
In *pls
when I g o t
she w e n t
a b o u t an hour
I discovered
hyuk,'
hyuk.
teen
that
9 : 2 0 on ^ n d a y .
she had a l r e a d y
me a t
the girl
bac&,
It's
here,
t o meet
at
at
the
next
p o u r i n g at
to Hotel
Yuri'a
wedding a n n i v e r s a r y .
was
second
Just
comparing
t h e whole t h i n ? .
though,
I'm
because
the k i d 8
had r e a l
The
so
wait
is
It's
t o me.
Sister
is
still
I
^onest
to
god,
budget
is
possibly
for
off
she
gone.
I wonder
a phone
so n i c e
cuss
morning,
to me,
class)
to you
Is
both.
£ I went
leaving
a note
Well,
«hen
I
finally
srot
Big
joke/
s i n c e Mon. m o r n i n g .
last
had
dancing
quite a nice
t h e U30 f o r
to get
to
celebrate
time,
free,
a s much r e s t
but
ing
(?)
to g e t .
tack
to Chicago,
spoiled
as
can
The d a y b e f o r e
Club downtown
such a
asme,
good
should
fbr
tell
I shouldn't
can't
In
and
Alice
really
help
her
talk
it
the
there.
for
you B e t t e ,
it
I
It
her
could
have
borroed
(?)
this
since
she's
that's
all
same.
He
like
becauae
has
e-oes, f t i f
where
that
people
y o u know what
cent
hours
I
t h e Loop & we
time
o n l y m o r e BO ( i f
figures
they
it
dis-
night.
over
now, f t he P s t i l l
Yesterday,
Helen Xatz
s h o p pins? d o w n t o w n .
It's
I
a? i t
A
the
(one
finally
?ot
of
the
the
sends
girl8
suit
almost
the
b u t m o r e on
color
of
the lime
the
suit
color
i n my
t
Mariko
side.
his
I was
m
planning
say-
shot.
and
I
surprise
I waited
station.
?he knows w h e r e e v e r y
if
guh,
they
a m o r e e x c l u s i v e USO,
the
guess
but
gone,
behaved, ft c u t e .
fits
noon and
Hero ^asanova
regards
A
call.
been
e
at
I had
very well
to
d i n i n g and
rt
try
a feel
trained.
mean.)
to
to g e t
food.
swell
baby
for
I have
eoing
ever
t o o k me t o t h e S k y l i n e
cosher
t h e r e were
fun
I really
I can hardly
left,
the
planned
the wrong
intervals
IU col l e t
apt.
at
n i g h t we w e n t
I
station.
door's
they were
> 7/
4tt
W u
I 0 \u
Arrived
ing
?
Diary
Charles
I n s e r t•
I s mak-
It's
a
Pia^y
Cardigan,
sharp.
haven't
the
honorsbly
A
and
By
90
I'm goity
can't
ty
visit
for
because
¿vain or
of
it's
the
on
the
tack*
been
of
It's
States
after
to h i s
credit
i; y e a r s
lighter.
Hoff-
overseas.
* very
nice
so h e ' l l
p r o b a b l y UG
myself
to
now,
so
t o me
th i e N i s e i
(js'xl) & ¿ a t .
I'll
write
atmosphere.
h a v e my t o n s i l s
out,
okay?
Imi
oc ^ i c k y
s e n us
love.
Mae & Yuri
says
please.
I'll
now —
Alice
every
Bonnie
Love,
J . 3.
real
suit).
raining
train —
c i g a r e t t e s & a CI
points
In
ahine?
a soldier
to
one
pookeMf drawing
t o d r o p mom a l i n e
c2rd
me —
cute
and
soon.
adjust
the
front
^pl3,
c cme t a c k
carton
in
with
I met
discharged
i n Wiicago
come
just
&E 1 S got
<.611,
I fue&8
Chicago?
a vfcole
f e l l o w no?
this
way d o w n ,
man — & h e h a d
r o v e me
one
s e e n much of
«'«hat a b o u t
On
Lc
pleats
Some t h i n g l i k e
I
day.
with kick
« o 7 S
hello.
be
so
back
C h a r l e s KiVuohi
Diary
At n o o n , I want u p t o 6 3 r d 1 t o l o o * a t
v a c a n c y . The l a n t Ad h a d o n ' y
t h e « I was c o m i n g .
rent
wished i t
a b l e for
was n o t
I
got
e->id t h a t
had a r e f r i g e r a t o r .
r>ld that
when I
to give i t
I will
¡p>ursday s a y i n g t h * t
said
that
to
until
but
1°
T
for
him t o k e e p t h e b u i l d i n g r e a t r i o t e d . « o w e v e r ,
It
Jyned in the o f f i c e
certainly is
for
th* r e s t
t h a t he waa ?*eing to C a l i f o r n i a
c o n f e r e n c e * He t h o u g h t
I »Id
I
will
be a a k e d
atafr
bit
Prank h a s t o
norksre t va o u t l i n e
o* her preaent
it
o f a J©h.
nothing I
phone
it
my
was a a u h t l ? 1 way
I sh*ll
discouraging
on
CPII
g i v e h i m tfce
though.
F r a n k i n f o r m e d me
that. I
earlier
really don't
i n t h * y e - r «nd
t> I n o r d e r
the
think
t o diacusa with
inter-ofcPttr
hit
that
work
the
renort.
r a n i n t o Mary e o n o d a (Cb-B) a n ' ' ahe t o l d me a
nlana*
•T^ e CATS rrocrram w i l l
out
think
Maybe t h e
that
o* the d*y.
I
I h a d r e c e i v e d t h e aam* i n a t r u o t i o n s ,
t o go s i n c e I went
ft la morning I
that
f o r a month on t h e 2 0 t h f o r a S t u d y
that. I had h e a r d n o t h i n g l i t e
l a already outlined.
other
that
get a
considered.
I have a s u s p i c i o n
so
there m s
t e l l i n g t^e
o ^ the? d o u b t *
t h e p l a o a was «*v»iV
mhursd«y.
was
benefit
t r u t h , hut
further
she
s t a r t e d to t a l k to him, he
be d->mn e u r p r l e e d
I will
toe
I n t h a n l a o e . While I was
b r u e h o f ^ from Mr. R o e b u c k s ,
it.
room a j a r t m - n t a n d
o v e r 135 p e o p l e h a d c a l l e d
*olng to daolde
o o u l d do a b o u t
flat
sh^ was i n t e r e s t e d , but
The owner
immediate o o c u ^ n o y . B u t
the neat
an u n f u r n i s h e d
t h e phone so ? o » l l e d an-! t o l d
I expressed Interest
another lady
t o o k my name and
1945
I t wa s a v e r y n l o e f i v e
was r e a s o n a b l e .
standing there,
listed
June 18,
I liked that
b e c l o s e d i n August
so t h a t
t will
be
work o<" t e a c b i n g J a p a n e s e a n d I wish t h a t
c o u l d go on l o g g e r . One o f
th^
t h i n g s which i m p r e s s e d m* waa
t h o s e o f f l o e ^ s h a d a r<m 1 a p p r e c i a t i o n o f f c s * J a p a n e s e
that
c u l t u r e and
flbarl*«
Klkuohl
t i ey a r e a b l e
many o f
ni- r y
to dietlnpcuieh
the Nlael
are
tbln^e Jamneae*
and
fini
that
not
ali
put
u e I n an
lUe
that»
Inferior
hav* to l©n*
X wlll
ba 1,oin&*
t*a uae of
been
n a r e n t e a r e out
X atn not
of
ao a n x i o u a
myaelf
there«
return
to r ^ l l f u t n i a
ini h^ v e
I
to
mowed n a a r a r
a
in
T *Vwa
tba North S i i a,
bere are
but
but
I 1onft
of
livlnrr
eub s t r r d ^ r i
f n n t i l y < % r o u • We a r e a n x i o u e
we j u e ^ o a n f t
aarre k i n d o f i
flnd a
fix»
aura of
w^at
tba
ani
Xdontt
to
return
to
fael
r?*lifornla.
e e e wjuoh o " a. f u t n r *
wny
for
l o o k i n rr ur>on t h e
lt
l«nft
nrac±tio®l.
n l e n » so o n .
bere
w i t h wa.We w a r a 1 lwl
t o work ao we
la only a f u m i e h e d
t b * r e r^HMtnantly»
la
t o ?ro
job oonnacted witb
t o o k t o o i o n i ? t o commuta
and l t
t
h o t i a i n ^ n r o b l a t t u My
are ju*t
two e l a t e r e o u t
lt
but
ao { fjueaa
I a » not
t h e y '"lab
my t r e n t a
tv a u n i v e r s i t y *
' Mnr
do t H
t o Chio*i*o t
the
In
i n ** j o b
n a r t i o u ì a r l y ««»re
but
T^ey
ferel«
I won f • o o n a l d a r
aenti^antal
H
t o oooupy
t b e y do n o t
¿Jtoy u l t i ,
not
ali
ted deo»ntly«
inferior
<?ovam?nont
I onme
t o make mora n e r w a n a n t
now,
wouMnf t
thnt
the
Xtd r a t h a r
np b a c k
tMnk
o^
la beoauee o r
i n C o l o r a d o now,
In
l a no d i a o r l m i n f i t l o n
l a n ^ m b u t
ttot
rmt
inatruotors ani
T b e r e n a y be * n o t h * r
A Tot
eettled yet.
on
the
tenoMnci,
two y e a r e « l n o e
traa
t^ero o n * n
job« I donft
work a f t e r
tha J ^ m n e e e
Xt®
olty.
anothar
tbey areaabamad of
wlll be
n o e l t i o n « «pVara
'or
to e e a r e t a r i a l
Rut
r e ani» ot
t o f^o t o a n o t b e r
ba ok
olty«
tbera
1945
m l l i t a r y a y a t e r o . Too
t ve a e o f f l o e r s a r e
if
o o u l d t e a o h Jan*>naae I n a n o t b a r
woul t
wlll
the j a m n r e
Amarlonne n l e o e
te*ohènf% t h e o f f l o « r e
I
that
t h e r ^ o p l a ow*r
our
•I
frowi
f r l n ^ t e n e d now so t b a t
X think
r u l e Jar>an #
wlll
lt
Jun® 1 8 ,
al^osit
lloat
i^noealbla
to b r i n # our
l a r ^ e enougb n l a o a .
faml^y
r i a a * and X
^rartroarts
out
to f i n d » r l a o a
te<?ath<»r a £ « i n t
/ i l i o f my f r i e n d « a r a
in
*or
but
tb*
G b a r l e e ICUtuohi
D*ry
•Wo a r e o r o w d e d I n o u r
Just
as
couldn't
aha
enough
plaoe,
but
p r o b l e m w i t h we
I
have
rain
one
to \m ,
rl#bt
a r e not
They t a l V about
now mm my p a r e n t « a r e
with t h e
buf
to»
of
tbelr
avar
t b e WR* b o n e s
emphasising
It
t b e «"hols
t Ti -
to w a n t
bettor
an
urgent
oa»p a l r e a d y ,
km?/ i f
and
I want
and
t o re-
t o b e o n t h e }\mr> f r o »
are notable
as
It
If
Ilka
to do
but
to o f f e r
tbelr
two o f
California
t^e
it»
it
mesne
this
la
about
tbree ya*rs
tbat
fajfilll&s
think
oentera
open»
a r e not
tbat
SUP o s e
they
I n camp d o r t t
t . h ^ y s r e «olacr
i n o*mp wbo
c i t y wltb a
t b e vJBg w i l l
to ^ t
to
about
-to n o t
t h e y dicing to dot
too anxious
all
I .ion* t Vrow
F-e y o a r t a l n l y w o n f t w a n t
I
if
teeV for
w h l o b makas ma a n f r y
a string-
nrlle»
offlolals
tbat
won« t b e a n y e a s y
to h e l p out» Hbatare
o of
v e r y much*
t b ^ m a o ^ e t b i ^ ^ t . o oome
tMn*ir»Tbe ^ e o p l e
a r e p l e n t y of
iV
but
a r e o u t » But
t v e o u t s i d e ono© m o r e »
t ' rm t o o o m e t o
t b e m t o make a
one or
folVs
i n t o oamp a n d a f t e r
to
i s dumb p r o g r a m s
r e l i e f » They h a v e
v
it
th» principle
expeot
their
center«,
The WRA a b o u n d Vnow by now t h a t
p r l n o i r l o t b e
anyone on t b e out a i d e
•Tbe
l*nft
t o r a i n b y c l o s i n g down, a l t h o u g h I
t h i n g « T^ere
t o rruoh t o
t va t
exhausted.
to set » a d j u s t e d
p - l v a i ban<r a 1 o u t
kesp
of
a
t h e o l o e i n * o-' t b e
heard of.
to leave»
resouroee are
people
expeot
It
group
for us
to
meaahalfeon Jan 1,
T>e n a o ^ l e w e r e k l o k e d
e t a r vo •
out
I don« t w a n t
families
o l o s i n ? the
want« tbe r ^ o ^ l e
out
planned
f 0
wi t h t b « l a n d l a d y
enough
Id3"tt
t o o co o e r n e d beo^iiae
s i l l i e s t fcblnc; I
are
l a not
family
1945
to a n o t h e r .
T do s y m p a t h i s e
wbat
trouble
t h e m o n t h s go b y v e r y s w i f t l y «
i n ^ C h i o a f c o pe m a n e n t l y ,
eome l i V e
tbe
have any
t va t
but
•My f r l ~ n d e a r e w o r r i e d a b o u t
It
and a
t o t h l n V more o f my j o b f u t u r e *
olty
tbe
apartment
tv e r e permanently«We *ave always
t o remain
larger
present
t b e r e . We i o n it
live
la nioe
June 18,
It
family
have
is
and
t o PQ on
bave
to
tb* Japanese
Charles
Klkuohl
**
feelings
not
,t
(
a t a #
to distinguish
the Military
h a v e gone
they
t h e r e a r e many l e f t
u
til
think
that
t o have
the
th«ir
organised
op^drtune
unfortunate
there are
After
Issel
all
that
are
own w a y
plot
this
tlme*I
is
sent
b*ok
wouldn't
the sort
t h e Coast
n" t vl n g
to
be
still
rest
It
o p i n i o n s by
surprised
is
the m b M o
don't
*ere
determined
1 • the»*« were
people
a remote chance
in a s u i c i d e
orf
But
failure* I
the Japanese
cities
to sit
they
to Japan.
t h e w a r , an.d t h e y a r e
There is
interest
that
determined not
t o m a s s a c r e a bunch o f
bomb o * e o f
be
before
thay have
who h a v e n o
going to change t h e i r
were p r e j u d i c e d
the
c h a n c e a n d 1st a l o n g .
in C a l i f o r n i a tf o a r e
fanatios
and
t h e punishment
s h o u l d be g i v e n
t i m e e i r e r ^ csme ur>*
J s p a n might
will
to J a r a n ,
t h i s w h i c h makes me q u e s t i o n d e m o c r a c y
reasoning.They
that
ie
every p e r s o n of Jspenese a n c e s t r y
thin«s HVe
an
that
too oloee
it
system of J a m n «
tf^auTh,
? t J
little
a
a r e b o u n d t o b e hi<rh.Biat
learnsd
in
Diary
if
an
that
attempt, and
hysteria
against
any J«wnese a round*
•I
have
be m s o b u s y w i t h my t e a ^ h tp*r d u t i e s
t o o m u * about
tv e Jnr^nm* cit
~ aup ose a l l
o f us h^ve o*r
sort
o " t e m p o r a r y way
good s o c i a l
is
not
adjustments.
t h s w h o l e w**r
make
things
right
getting
own r r o b l
to help
rroblema* I look
th< r e
is
everyone*
It
goes deeper
an 1 they have l o o t
t h e l e a d e r s h i p out
hare,
strong Japanese
In any J a r a n e s ©
w i t h ihe J » o l
but
tha t
most
at
here
It
would
that .There
community,
but
t v^ir
organisation
t h e t i m e o f the
the Jaol
of
but
in a
it.
r e s e t t l e s a r e t o o busy 4 t h
f^ith
enough* I u n d e r s t a n d
than
right,
fairly
a~out
community out
know
here
T h a v e made
something unreal
h e r e who d e s i r e a
v a r y f a * . The
upon 1 ife o u t
that
and a J a p a n e s e
t h e m o u t * The e x p e r i e n c e
evacuation was
over
for
,
I don,t
> e r e * T t e y esem t o he dolnf? a l l
though I t h i n k
But
sltuatio
s r e t b o s e 1 a d e r s out
t > sy a r e n o t
even
that
wcu"»d l i k e
the Nisei are
to
tske
indifferent
C h a r l e s Kikuohi
Dfery
June 18.
1945
V
to
it.
They a is
seem t o t e
still
getting
interested
enough o f
h e r e which a r e e x c l u s i v e l y
are
Nisei*
language
of
I do
school,
l e a r n i n g more o f
relationships
and hope
for
with us*
no
reason
of
the
those
really
the
Japanese
here
positions,
the students
speolfio
out
friends
In t h e
purpose
I
guess
will
will
but
sooial
think
that
a n y t h i n g . My w o r k h a s foe ^n v * r y
be n
been
and I d o n f t
enough,
has
Hasn't
t b t things
workers out
in unskilled
satisfied
it
groups
A few have developed closer
d o r ' t know.
It
of
theydbn't
but moa t o f my
us f o r t h e
unhappy a b o u t
that
but
joined any
in nature,
with & l o t
I feel
best.
to ex^eot
Nisei
I haven't
the language.
I n t e r e s t i n g and I think
I
social activities,
they c u l t i v a t e
X have been p a r t i c u l a r l y
the future,
It.
get a c q u a i n t e d
but
in
some a c c o m p l i s h m e n t .
I will
too h a r d
get
just
thu<? f a r
any w o r s e .
be l o s i n g t h e i r
I don^t
go o n
fear
living
and t h e r e 1s
I know t h a t
jobs,
for
Ag f o r
a lot
especially
myself
that
much
•
because
I know t h a t
position.
But
I oan a l w a y s
I haven't
g e t s some s o r t
made a n y d e f i n i t e
dontt
know o f
v e r y many N i s e i
sho h a v e
their
f u t u r e b e <*uase t h e y h a v e
of a
plans
things
seoretarall
for t h e
all
future.
worked out
t h e ®.me k i n d o f w o r r i t
that
I
for
all
of
us ha vs.
•In
s p i t e of a l l
done f a i r l y well
out
the
uncertainties,
h e r e . Many o f
o a i d d n s a n d t h e y d b n wt
feel
t*a t
think
been
this
Indifferent
represents
to us
so
other
a o c a n t a b l e . **any o f u s h a v e
It
raolal
is up
hard
i s not
altogether
time e c o n o m i c a l l y ?
groups,
to us
this
the Nisei
hstve
t o k n o w oau-
T h e r e a r e many o f
The p e o p l e
f a l l e n dbwn i n
c a u s e we h a v e b e e n s o w r a p p e d u p i n o u r
future
that
anymore.
the majority.
that
feel
them a r e g e t t i n g
so i n f e r i o r
t h e m who a r e p r e j u d i c e d a g a i n s t
I
but
of
t
don't
Chicago
have
t o become mo^ar
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y be-
psrsonal
problems*
d a r k , a r e n t h o u g h many N i s e i w i l l
But,
have a
the
C h a r l e s Klkuohi
After
Diary
dinner,
I went o v e r
c T- 3 3 , b e i n g I n
Blaokle,
jail.
He a' owed me t h e u r g e n t
June 18,
1945
t o f i n d out a b o u t t ha rumor o f
Endo s a i d
that
it
was t r u e e n o u g h .
l e t t e r which B l a o k l e h a d s e n t
h i m t o r a t a © t h e f i n e money ao t h a t he ootfd be
today a s k l n g
release*.
I
took
n o t e a on I t t
•Dear
mnkl
I donft
don't
know I f you r e o e i v e d my l * a t
ybu a n s w e r ?
I have been i n t h l a plaoe
l e t t e r . Why
for
t h r e e we^lts
now a # d I d o n , t o a r e f o r I t * The r e a s o n x am w r i t i n g you
now i s ¿ a n you get me o u t ? I h o p e I am not p u t t i n g you t o o
|
muoh t r o u b l e but
at
t h e moment I d e e d your h e l p b a d . My
f i n e ¿ i / # 1 1 0 ha a been r e d u o e d t o l ? 0 now a a X g e t
f o r ' e v e r y d^y I
s t a y . But
I don« t want t o s t « y out
o u t p f h e r e by p a y i n g my f i n e ,
t o my b r o t h e r a n d aWt
b a d but
don't
tell
she scot
it.
The/thing ia
hear
from you.
that
T e l l Yuri
that
to git me o u t
I n e e 4 your
i
s
it
I'll
s o m e t h i n g on my mind t o Jbell
t h e money
full
I f you a r e b r o k e w i l l
t h e money. Say I n e e d
him I am h e r e .
/ e x n l a t n l a t e r aa T got
Aak h e r / i f
but
for
the
I f m a a V i n g you t o g e t me
t i m e , f l l l y o u be a p a l and h e l p ?
write
$3 o r e i i t
her.
you o a n ' t
do
» h e l p now. Hor>e t o
Pal,
Blaokie.
I asVetl Endo what h e waa g o i n g t o d o , a n d
o o u l d n f t fe<flT) m u o h . * H e l l ,
n o doujjh. I p h o n e d M a
money by
I juat
that
he
c h a n g e d my Joba a n d I a i m 6 1 got
g i r l and she s a i d t i a t
I t was a l l
•
on o o o u n t
o f her
s h e would h a v e t h e
t h a t h e got
thrown i n
t h e ho\j«e <|>f o o r r e o t i o n . He 1 a got a number a n d e v e r y t i n g now.The
next
got
t i ^ e , he wo i t b e ao a n x i o u a
a reoord.
He o a l l a
t o gst
i n t o t r o u b l e now t h a t
otf me t o h e l p h i m a l l
the
t i m e , but
he
I
you
Gb&flee Klkuabl
oanft
Diary
J a n « 16,
b i i » . X f v e priven b i r
ba u e i n g a i l my rson^y u n f o r
*9 nevar
m&ny f e o a n e a n t
« t 4
ont. o f
ne ver
?ro t o « s e Mm»
olír.-fc. I «Ion*t
T o*nft
went
to
t h i e o l a o e . Ail
le
t v i » or
tbe
tbm%« J ^ e t
In*
Vo
t
T v e y want
be n k e a p i n i ç t r a o k o '
fcnow.
re
I
rrot
nothtng
a
•jftac1 i s a
lrnow a l l
tbat
J^srn»,
I
t o do b u t
ail
tba
time*
íeilly
got
hiweelf
fctupened,
BUT I
in
t
tb*
or
t» halp
ru
tba»
ln t b e
.»f^rd«
go buy t h i e o r
and
out
my f r i a n d e
t o ço
and
#
frotta
wa
oiirilt«*nt
t o t e n d therc a n i t o a a e
the et- Uon
t^roan
t i r , a my f r i a n d e e r e
tbei»* T b a t e t o o a v ^ y * s u i t e * «a a r o u n d ,
(to t o
M » becauee
t r o u b l e * enoufifb o f rnj o e n
e v e r y body a è e e »
beo*u«e I
a® ê m &
S i n o e b e went b l e way * n d
X d o n » t e v e n ®mk wby f e e g o t
be w o r r l f l d a b o u t
of
|pry t
baok.
T b ^ v e n 1t
beref
1945
for
tbea«
tbafc *or
i o a f t 'K&v® t i m e t o
t
P o e t a r e œoney r u e » u p t o o «
intoa Ja» tbie
t b i n f c b e **ot i n a
donft
time* I
flgbt
ovar
! IB
fHLrl f r » h o u ï e »ni. wb*n t b a 001» o*>iee b * m i l l a 1 bifs 3 m f f # * Yb? nol l o e
g a v « MÍ P a t i 10 f i n a
oourt
b a v e no
lona*
b l m down*
t na
bot
o t b e r dayf
En lo e a i d
a tout
the only
Job at
*o b *» h a d
X omt
to
*aya
to
to ncthlnp* t M *
t h e Vad
hai
I waot
t i n £ h * d l d «raefc» o b a e e fcbe * > i r l * »
n'aoa,
and l i s
«y
eioryabout
u p f o r my r i . ? h t s .
t o no l o - * f o r « m o t b a r
Job«
t b « oof»tfp«ïota «tere *lmo-«t
b'iva
be ni
tl e r o u n t i l
It
ms» a
te l û t
to e^e biw
11% l a t e l y
î
1 ^o» X
1
1
an<* X
d tno'^uee X
at
n r e t t y quio> anymy#
1 1
Î apjtae«
bya oo^re^lee
X w a s n 11 i f o r r i
Atjpnieet, a n d X i l l n f t
mal
Heaçreeweffit« T a
1« o r d e r •
finiehed a t
and
He n o * ' a » ?
t noboiy alea m i
Anyw%yÈ X q u l t
job,
f n t
t b e boct
out
b l e abaange
t o j o b a n t o bey
t h ^ way h^i c x r e o t e d
only íaat
tl«e»
dont t l i f c e
a very f u l e t
<e Ve « ¿ro, X g u i t
X oan é t a n t
ï
dHrlt
BfcioVla
MN» l n » *
f o r a b a n a e v ^ l n»e t o do noma «orfc t
li>e
l n t be J * i l #
tbe ollnV»
u t t hay Ror.« t
dif'tfrent
"T r e «
o r 55
^aae
a n ! X w -uld
? firrurei
feel
Hice
tb-at f
^ettinç
oould
Charge Kikuohl
Dtary
pushed around for
n o t h i n g « Tbe
b e was b e i n g f u n n y
either
or
•A
be
e l s s h e w o u l d h * v e g i v e n we a l l
Budiba>-hsad
f r l e n l had p u l l
etatement
I
thought
of
with
w©ulbe
Ip
I wou'd have
oiid
t l . O 5 an h o u r .
beoauee
me ao o u t
about
t re
get
•X t M n k
X o n l y bave
X can t a k e
X got
to mt
it e
so
k n o w I f X g a i n e d by
Xf l l
X don*t e x n e o t
to p t
up t o
t^ey
tbey
only
that*
finally
but
let
for
after
. And a f t e r
t b a n t b e one X b*d
an
for
tbe
flret
before.
week ur t i l
e x p e r i e n c e w e l d e r now.
spot me a 3B d e f e r m e n t . X wae
Twill
drafted after
that*
be
until
any t r o u b l e
end X a I w a y e ^ t
befowe
November
j o b a e l o n g a s X g e t a loner w i t h
into
fe
n o w . Tbe company b a e a n
it.
stay in t M e
said
to Jobe l i k e
fl*15 an hour,
touaft
t b e flawy, r i g b t
t h a t 1 « why i t
o a r e I f X apt
at
Is b e t t e r
but
eo
I don®t
Hs
and
a c e r t a i n q u o t a o f work e v e r y d»y ao t b e t
A priority
t dontt
payroll»
tl.33.
e a s i e r . Xt wae
for
to get
discrimination
J o b l i n e d UP e n d
started out
t b e hani* o " t h i n g * »
a r e »«king nontoona
I bad
jobt
but
I had
ba n w f t b t b e I n d i a n a Magna a l u m Oo.
my n e w j o b
lot
filled,
com?>any *her<r
B o o o b l e a n * Orombo *riye
other
end
rig* t
t b e TJSSS o f f i c e ,
it
an s r u t o a a t i o r a i s e
out
t^at
that*
plant
* u t mo o n t b s
to
to Kelly S t e i l
tbe c e i l i n g of
that
be oeutd
I kne w d-imnwoll
e o a k s now. 1
tbat, X wlll
but
jobeaffrer
we» e l l
t o ebowe me o n w n o t h a r
So T b a v e
two m o r e we k e y g e t
it
foreman
a e l n o h eo I w e n t
them I bad t M e
tbere.
tough
^
douldnft
t o d b e g o t m* rt<*>t I n .
T*e
before
t o go o u t
tbey only eent
•X t o l d
tbe
worker« and
O . S . H .
t b e damb i n t e r v i e w e r t r i e d
tbat
for
t b e foreman
availability
tbat
tbe r e ,
b e o t u s a h e c o u l d g e t me a w e l l i n g J o b
t r o u b l e with t b e
a
to l i k e
f r i e n d o f m i n e wae w o r k i n g i n a n o t h e r
The P l a c e h a d a q u o t a
t b e moat
foreman used
194»
d a y a n d h e o o u i i i H b*ok down « i d I
t o l d me t o come ower
away*
ay
tbat
June 18,
tbe
end
fore« a»
o u t my
Char i e s
Sifcuofci
Diary
• h a r e o f t h e work«
X
ut
píaos*
a
I o n l y h a v e t o wo r k t h e r e
i n a 10 hour s h i f t *
l e h e v e a goo)
long ti»efígo a e
f i v e day e a week me
There e r e o n l y t h r e e booohias i n
r e p u t a t i o n ae w e l d e r e a e
th*y d i d » 1 1 w»nt t o e t i c k i t
all
out«
«e s o I a l i i a y e k e ^ i u p my and o f
t h e boys in
than as a
That
l e why t h e
totpt
Crom bo 9 w i l l
go f i r s t s
bound t o s l a c k n n d you
done*
all
»et layetf o f f t o g e t h e r * The
the r & i o e , w e m i g h t
t h e r e is o k a y
get
a f e r e a k * The
l o e n 1 1 oo»e a r o u n d t o l o ^
« e he
t h e d*y*We c * n t * k e o u r ti*»e i f we want
n o b o d y a a y e a n y t h i n g i f we knock o f f
t ve y have < i u i t ( a l i t
t o worry
of con*r«ots
Ä<*vy He goincr *** b e f i g h t i n g
* bout
to f i l l
in t h e
yet
ti*e,
I or?ly l a i d o f f on"* «reek b e t w e e n J o b « t h i s
So»e o f
jrotng t o o h
m c n * * y t o f r o out
t * e r * , mä
know which <t r e
the best
v 1onft
segregation*
as
wavy*The
I
s e t s me
y
t i m e so ^
l l d n 11
the f i r u y e a r e t e l l i n g
m&vto
m i d a l o t *f»r* f o r b e i n g m
aroun4 for
nothing* f € 1 1 cost
knew t h e s e t u p so t h a t
Jobs* J u s t
yet
P a c i f i c for a white yet*
t o go J o b h u n t i n g e v e r y t i * * a e i t
w e l d e r , bun X»m not
i e no
fort?**
like
go go t o F r i eoo b e c a u s e X o o u î l g e t
us
t o , end
u r *mntoy»'*nt
don't
11 o f my l o o s e o*eh u p *
at
t o go e * t a t t h e c a n t e e n * The
t o mix w i t h t h e w h i t e r u y » a n i t h e r e
•TVs oomp«ny t e l l e u e not
snsnd
is euch b e t t e r
a n d t h e n t h e B o o t i e s * B**t s i n c e t h e r e a r e
three hoochies in
every minute of
that
t o be w e l d e r s i n t h a p i a s e b e o * u s e
i s such a s V o r t a g s « Ve w i l l
Keg r o e s g a t
g e t ^ l e n g w i t h «ill
8 0 0 guye w o r k i n g i n t i t ratent* SÖ'i o * t h m
a r e V e r r e s * The Tfegroee get
foreman
Ve
t o make u p f o r h i » * Xf we a r e on our own, *e
• T h e r e * r e ahout.
only
the deal*
c r e w b e c a u s e some guy i s a l w a y s
know e x a c t l y how nrnohsi h * v e
ther
tobe
guy« <io*n«s t h * y recommended
t h e p l a n t * Ve s o r k a e i n d i v i d u a l s a n !
h a t e t o work h a r d e r
the
t h e hums q u i t
Bo o oh l e e g e t m a u t o m a t i o r r n i s e t h e r e «e v e a r e e « p o o l e d
s t e a d y w o r k e r s * I o a n f t Tat t h e o t h e r
1
June 18, 1948
l i k e »fee» X f i r s t
I won«t
9*»a out
here*
Charles
I
went
Klkuohl
Dl*try
t o work a t
know a n y b a t t e r ,
I
went
had
Now,
ori t o f c b a t t e r
X am p r e t t y
I
Duffln's
eatlefled
to chance
job*»
. 70$ a n h o u r
fot
no body g o e s o u t
naylng job.
But
I
"Ot
know w h l c h p l » e
orl^lnatlon
out
out
lt
ma
so now a n i
the best
»ore
get
no
tbat
plsces
to F r i eoo,
bave « l o t
t b e war X o o u M n ' t
thlnk
n o t my f ^ u l t
I lent out
<^{>1
dldn't
Jobe or
t o l e a m about a l i
to g o . I f
1945
tlme I
I ve had f i v e
l e o p e n . T ^ e y mlght
there.Before
because I
there.
eaoh t l m e . Sometlmes
t o work no I Vnow e x a c t l y * h e r e
vonvt
Jun® 1 8 ,
I
dia»
daarn J o b
there.
•Thls
j o h / X g o t now s t i l i l e n o t a d b f n l t e p o s t war noe». T
'
I b l l l t y , b u t t | l e ^e a r e s t i l i p l e n t y o f w e l d l n g j o b e y e t s o X am
i ' hm
i u c h . Maybe I w i l l b e a b l e t o g e t I n t o some k l n d o f
n o t w o r r l e d rt,e
a n a u t o m o b i l e p i a n t a f t e r t h e w&r.
X d o n t t t h l n k t h e Ariry w i l l
y PS Jf
m
want me
mi*ch.
I went t o D r . S h k o d ^ x a n d h e t o l d me t o go
n
l T
•
ee<*e t'ha f 6 ^ n ; | H l e e l l o o t o r a t t h e Oook ^our-ty C l i n i c t o spt
an
e x - r a y o f p f bacV t o f i n i
out
if
penlolllan wtll
c u r e my bona
/ ì/f "fi.
trouble* X bét
lt
will
oost
liks
hell,
hit
lt
will
ha workh l t
to
w™
get
that
Hll
damn w p r r y o f f my » I n d . Xf I
b e -i
I
one b a l l
a l so t ^ J c e d
of a
t o Hashf
was m a k l n * ou/t
;ln b i s
si / •
•I
sas
olerk
a
sere
I8d
rather
ch-61,
shqii u p a n i
k e e p my
a while
work. T^sh l s
i t y b ' o t a week sgo b e c u s s
job
hour
flx.
get
stili
to
at
t h e s«we
how h e
pianti»
t h e y t o o k me of** t h e
(now h e g e t s 85* h r )
work,
health«*
f l n d out
p u t me b**ck o n t h e a s s e m b l y w o r k .
ra£se
oan*t
But
shlp^ing
tMy
w l t h o u t my a s k l n g f o r
atatrs me
lt
so
T ':Tot * n c o u r a £ o & a n d x P i a n t o s t i c k l t o u t * X w o r k 53 h o u r s s.
week no*/, b u t a f t e r t b e y t&ke e i a k t b u o k s f o r i r e - m e t a x * s , y o n l y
i
get
£41*00 a
week. X t h l n k X w i l l
ol*»t& my s t e p m o t h e r
asade-
ependent*
Thè o n l y t l m e X t o o k o f f f r o m wor> w a s sfcen my o l d
r a n carne t o towjfe* Be o o u l d n * t f l n d a j o b I n C l e v e l a n d s o h e
» /f
/ -M
1
fo
<T - r i e s K i k u c h i
Di-ry
omine b a c k h e r e e n d
î'otel.
It
r o o m f o r | 4 / > 0 a week« But
t * a work i e
t o o tmrd«
a n d I vfi.li e u p n o r t Mm«
draft
they will
he put
make t h a t
women, bit
? dornt
t o o much l u c k .
free,
but
I am making n r o g r e s »
t h e ¿my t e l l me the,t
the1 rockers«1
I
I
ion»t
though«
try
in
m a r r i e d one o r
that
• -are a l l
If
for a l l
these d ye,
I t 1" a
long«
n o t h i n g much • ny./'ore. A l l
I
the right
lldn't
them. U t e
t
will
we J u a t
eo
•lets
JO t o s
I
that
t ^ a y jumr
show 1
k e e p on t r y i n g
-iris
th»t
I f m not g o i n life
1« t h » t
to
all
had a l o t
u s e I 111 h i t
I
at^y
nev^r
do
the
thfcy l e a v e more
t o know e l o t
t h a w « r e d u d a . I go o v e r
of
t.ham,
t h e r e ani
evening« I f I t r y to hold
- m i l e « If en i t
I've
But. I d o r n t
I f you g e t a knockdown t o
a n i l o o k ab e a c h o t h e r
hards,
but
t I have e chnnce t o a e t
be f r i e n d l y . A l o t o f
their
I
skills
t vr
t h e guys I know a . r e fruiing t n t o
^ r e t t y eaujr b e c a u s e
sit
have
t> e t i r r e « I w i s h
nretty dull
Army. The o n l y good t h i n g a b o u t
r r i r l e beh i n i
hut
want t> be i n *hioa<?p f o r m o t i h e r d*y« Now I
t o Jfcve a l i f e l i v e l l e
rthlca^o
T h a t 1» a
t o ee^how many c f
ha ve t o s t l o V ? r o u n i b e c a u s e my o l i man l e h e r e »
o o u l d get
like
know when t h e y 4 1 1 d e d de t o
o f them e r e h e i n g esnt; t o S n e l l i r e ,
have
t o neck, I wouldn't
want
h e don«t
s c h o o l * I ' m t o o dum b . A l l X do i e ohn«© t h e
t h e m I c a n make f o r
yst.
donit
B^oh
t h i n k I w i l l wake h i m ^ u l t
in J a ^ uniforme t o t r a i n
hell» of a d e a l . A l o t
oouldn't
I
I
4 ~ c . Some o f my p a l e i n
me. I am e t i l i
1945
J o h a » a c o o k ITV t h e ? d g e # * t * r
j*ot e
t ; ey r r o v l d e M a
there ae
Juna
gets
too b o r i n g , ! t y
of sad dates l i k e
the jaoknot
that
,
soon«"
•
\
but
C h a r l e s Kikuohi
Dfr. r y
Tue.
Had a v e r y l o n g d a y t o d a y * L o u i s e
material
have
so
been
the
he w i l l
h e was
to Fort
finally
u p t o now.
went
Davy,oh-509
that
no
out
Oharia
notice
from t h e d r a f t
I
o f my m i n d
t o l d me t h i s
induction
guesi
notice.
Turi
financially
is
that
board.
is
He i s
with her
settled.
as
draft
just
t o work d u r i n g
sinoe
it
see her
think
it
Bette
in
said
the other
stay all
h a s b e * n two y e a r s
of
practical
because of
still
are
last
the
numbered.
30th
his
birthday.
t o manage
saw I k e ,
he was
change of a d d r e s s ,
but
he
t h e n o t i o e was v e r y
sudden
and he d i d not
hear
d*y.
with Bette.
father
She d o e s n ' t
makes e n o u g h
she w i l l
to
have
support
f o r a week,
go t o C a l i f o r n i a
then
to
visit
t o go t o camp t o s e e Mom
she l e f t ,
the
I'm
would
family
she w a n t e d
since
it
hard to keep
be a b l e
s o i n g t o Oklahoma
for<|aiite a w h i l e a g a i n i f
was
she
his
night
t h e summer
that
is
t h e Ar my now t h a t
that
t h e summer a s h e r
and l a t e r
relatives.
but
had r e c e i v e d
when I
1 - A f o r many m o n t h s
to
it
from h i s
she w i l l
reported his
i n a g r a n d m a n n e r . Mary i s
t o N.Y.,
but
Oheriem s a i d
Mary came o v e r
her
to
things
that
susrjenoe.
bat
t h r e e weeks
soon be i n
board u n t i l
I wish
Ike,oh-35,
extra boarders,
b e c a u s e Ike had be^n
from h i s
a house,
my d a y s a s a c i v i l i a n
very worried,
t h a t he Just
fairly
plans,
evening that
w o r r i e d because he had not
thought
t o go
be
month."
t o p r o o e e d w i t h my n o r m a l
thought
to
He w i l l
been busy p a c k i n g h i s
t o SF t o l o o k f o r
I
wrote
he ^ r e f e r r e d
h u r r y u p a n d come i n s t e a d o f k e e p i n g me i n
trying
so t h a t
i n d u c t e d on J u n e 3 3 r d .
he s a i d
F r a n k 1s
t y p i n g up
the d e a l l i n e
1985
t o buy o n e s " t o o b a d a s r a y o l d wan h a d h i g h h o ~ e s
g o i n g back n e x t
Still
but
busj
notes myself.
d u # y . He h a s
His m o t h e r
able
t o meet
getting
Snelling,
P a c i f i c o n oorobat
was n o t
be a b l e
t y p i n g u p my d a l l y
say that
going
that
Is
June 19,
and s i n c e
f a m i l y goes
financial
s h e may n o t
to C a l i f .
difficulties.
T didn't
Charles
Add
ikueM
to
Diaxy
June
19,
1&46
Ch-16
)
This
evening
follow-up
the
during
came
on h e x
1 st
comets t i c
connected
nss
held
fairly
3ear
the
during
satisfied
house.
and
it.
Lo iio± t h M i c h i g a n ^ v e .
trie t.
¿hexe
isn't
to
about
the
said
it
centex
there
ie
one
it
side
is
Chexie
she
still
u g she
faot
that
to
the c r a z i e s t
to have
some
hfcX m a r r i a g e
the m i n i m i s i n g
t h i s ;v•,.sx,
and
* o i rig a r o u n d
sieexable
family
there
tniniiing
was
of
it
was
of
that
is
1'he a p a r t m e n t
fashionable
is
girl
but
ie
not
in
the
t h e y moved
ie
shop
located
i
consists
of
a loom about
t
£0 f e e t
op
^t
an o p e n
t o be
the
o n e enci
bedroom.
sleeping
that
in
section
J- h a v e
evex
air
of
and
the
to
Chexie
room
Chexie
and
under
the
seen,
in
*
apartme
developed
the
siaix-
uff
to
kitchen.
hex
p e r s o n a l ! by q u i t e
a bit
and
withdrawn.
free
been
Gila
op o s i t i o n .
family
was
It
not
b e c a u s e Chexie
too."
enough
a bit
The
earlier
¿he had
a matter
good
is
the
contributes
there has
was
in
altho
convex s a t l o o .
was m a n l e d
t o me
tut
a bit
Later
no doubt
Chexie
suxpxiee
since
in hex
solved
defeasiveness*
a i r o some o b j e c t i o n
the ¿oun?
Chexie
she
t h e work
both
supposed
this
othex
of
that
appaxentlj
tut
axe
Is
ftlseable
parental
and
job
the
it
into
tfa&a^ama
onl>
Scuth ^Ide,
complex*
a complete
emplojex
in
altho
about
of
^cr
a
bxiefly
apartment
problem has
the
the
except
woxkln?
the
care
t o make
still
long,
t h e m xe
antimati.d
hex
i th Joe
amount
of
to
tendencies
became m o r e
on
apartment
a fairly
seems
has
even
half
axe
the
live
The
leading
'ohe l o w e r
t h e > had
hours
inferiority
;
a ¿-fca
irvay
baoy occupy
•
hex an
is
ana
seen hex,
a child,
J!his
too much/the
The c e i l i n g
?ave
fox
(Cn-ib)
is
a yeax ago.
h a v e a -bohemian a t m o s p h e x e .
40 * 60 f e e t .
Cherie
involves
used
not
xe^attlement,
The
malril>
in
of
C hexle
1 have
station.
pexiod
±.ex employ ; x s
- e iuri'G r i g h t
s i nee
8 months.
lo
with
it
to visit
a governess
xa
hex
since
down
activities
job as
with
oiffiouit
i went
been
b , , e n a con-
of
one
fox
oldex
it
and
than
Joe
Cheiles
and
fcikULhi
one
set
of
parents
rupted.
The
why
finally
they
»led
her
that
is
get
on h e r
preferred
recent
to
stay
from ^roadway
in
not
she
e gi eat
her
just
wanted
life
to have
uncertain.
b a n d on h r
aoout
for
that
Cherie
honeymoon
employers
and
they
she had
tried
to
announcer
terested
was
through her
so
given,
minatory
her
present
her
husband
perhaps
was
only
she
treated
get
was
of
announcers.
was
able
for
her
discovered
the /CC,
to
that
oriental
G e o r g e wad
that
this
teat
one o f
did
She
Cherie
d.cause
not
since
¿he
wor* out
things
are
w i t h her
relationships
the
had
family.
hus-
been
could
t o go
to
a
said
radio
definitely
some s o r t
not
with
She
a job as
s t a t i o n where
through
advised
ew
life
time.
settled
da:,s
(Ch-68)
the
that
This
trip.
plans
good
Mr. L e v i n s
over
to find
in Char's
at
Cherie
overseas.
very
like
oriental
t a c k from o v e r s e a s ,
the
shipoed
she
offers
for
appear.
event
to s p e n d f o u r
enjoyed
employers.
¿'hen
surprised
these
^eorsre * k a h o s h i
took George
it
it
b e f o r e h e was
that
a rage
i s much more
out
visited
such a s u c c e s s .
during
t o come
badly,
she
of
married
time
that
a oouple
err e a t
adventures
Graham's
despite
quite
of
Ameaiya
that
p i c t u r e s made h e r
s h e pot
Yuriko
said
very
last
told her
quite
the
is
luriko
to be
was
been
that he
regulation
commercial
her
rather
that
Cherie mentioned
her
the
a child
feels
as
because
at
waiting
a n d now s h e
eo
deal
seems
that's
the
i n Martha
S o n o O s a t o h a s made
t r i p has
resettlement
that
is
attractive
and
inter-
Wierie
s h e was
Uherie
troupe
* o n o O s a t o and
Washington
s i n c e her
talked
as
that
dancing
t o flew IOTK
There
since
s h e ' s met
* o r k and
said
the ^ a s t
that
s h e was
producers.
is
1946
£ y e a r * and
later.
¿aid
time.
t h e *raham
over
parents
19,
w o u l d be
Yur i k o * m e a i i . a . "
who
present
trip
education
she
except
*irl
the
with
the
beoe m e
attractive Mbei
*uriko
his
g o i n g on f o r
told
a husband,
i n ¿<ew * o r k a t
said
ana
June
that
been
married
troupe
danceis
had
eloped
they got
a very
thought
conflict
p r o up " t o
Diary
in-
an
audition
of
discri-
broadcast
t h e CUI
as
«
t o do
C h a r l e s Kikuchi
propaganda
Japanese
^herie
Diary
work,
out
language
said
that
BO he
will
depend
g ot
together
Congress
t o t h e »one
of
Toshie
they wanted
t o make
rumor
and t h e r e
E u r o p e was v e r y
out
Cheri's
to
pass
and
disorga
comment
for
"It
hardly
seems
TMs
was
the
with
it
ments
first
since,
s i nee you
c h a n g e d much,
the other
been as
siderate
to a
sort
closely.
that
o f me and
o f Bohemian
Whenever
of
the
as
a governess
for
group
the
probably
activities
s o tiu>t
large
baby s o
thinks
it
that
she
as
it
that
6
true,
was a p r e t t y
but
wild
conditions
enough
t o go
for
t h i s was
i n Sxx
t o do w i t h -
wives.
last
year
and a
pages;
this
job for
± left
because
in
My e m p l o y e r s
have
the
t h e } do not
parties,
not
spring as
this
job has
been very
draw c l a s s
position
little
have
last
I am e x p e c t e d
has a
been
my gob a d j u s t -
family,
My r e a l
2 years.
I have
things
My a d j u s t m e n t s
one of
about
camp and
t o M i c h i g a n Ave.
this
about
that
o f rumor
d u r i n g her
i n 194.
a servant.
the
¿»re and '^os. i e
much I c a n s a y a b o u t
me l i k e
like
to
a bit
be o v e r s e a s
service men's
1 took a f t e r
treat
act
some k i n d
h a v e b e e n on
they have
g r o u p and n o t
heard
t/^e Arm>* h a s
1 can hope.
they
¡»acta
indefinite
the l i v i n g
too s m a l l .
as
i s most
since
"e d i d move down ¿ e r e
perfect
Cherie
u*ht
i n t e r v i e w e d me l a t e
got
t o l d me q u i t e
t h e Army,
the following
A
in
the
Board,
corresponds
.1 t h
of
¿'here i s n ' t
apartment
ueer
in
that
job
it
a lot
Ihls
.• new w h e t h e r
now a n d
abo? t h e r
verbatim
didn't
to
flO^
to a l l o w s e r v i c e m e n ' s w i f e s
anyway.
ized
quoted
they
t h e wsr L a b o r
fro£
t h e $ would
Cherie
i s no b a s i s
future
1946
know enough o f
w i t h George
story.
return
a bill
as
plans
life
her
because
are
ever
but
husband's
being r e s p o n s i b l e
half
to his
occupation
m o r e 5?ears.'
school
^herie
•;isrht
going
through
tot
job w i t h
toiLA me h i m s e l f ,
upon h e r
was
to his
school.
to California
last
he did
in h i r h
which corresponded
return
that
returned
q u i t e wild
s tor,. which tfeorge
mi$?ht
felt
s h e had g o n e
M a r i a and h e was
George
George
June 19,
more
fhey
con-
belong
lines
t o b e one
here
is
prestige
Char l e e K i k u c h i
fcnan b e i n g
"I
I've
just
haven't
a domestic
worker«
thought
quitting
beeu here a l t h o
however,
get
Diary
it
every
Many
I
child
the
convenient
and
they have
the
tion
anything
that
I've
received
2 raises
that
A
have
been
"Lately
It
is
not
I have
becauae
h e l p my m o t h e r
possible,
plans
the family.
in
to save
been t h i n k i n g
go b a c k
I will
If
t o e a r n m o i e money
here
Chicago,
and
go
in
for
Hor t h w e s t e r n
classes
terest
"I
I
dian't
that
it
used
ever
further
her
I
guess
restless
to have
education.
As
I
t o come
1
downtown
with
the
ever
so
men-
scared.
good
the
and
I
so
year
career
have
s o o n a s my h u s b nd
out
I
had
at
q u i t my
any
in-
marriage.
things
futur
because
.
I
felt
to
train
o f g i v e n up p l a n s
gets
I
education
classes
so I wanted
sort
with
and
I was
Xmaa
many
If
probably
w i t h my
the
to
definite
over
I'll
o f my
worry a b o u t
t o me i n
hsve
any
it
haven't
because
winter.
a job a s , a n y
first
just
just
talk
California,
as
this
made
Then l a s t
of
spe-
to C h i c a g o .
a year«
and
that
all.
to c o n t i n u e
was
afternoons.
I
job
took nitrht
to h a p p e n
so
at
this
I
it
aome k i n d
married
in
just
t a k i n g my f i n a l s
i
been working h e r e
t o camp and
wort.
If
they get
<*> h a v e n ' t
during
almost
was g o i n g
pot
want
amibition
hand
i n me.
leaving
it
la
it.
social
for
quite
know w h a t
Then I
or
since.
t o be
l would h a v e
myself.
any
University
even
in
great
sociology
without
in
I had
this
me.
o f money.
with
t o go b a c k
that
am a b l e
in
I don't
exhaust
down,
t o do a o m e t h i n g
leaving,
about
tied
(the daughter)
i have
to w o r n a g a i n o u t
I feel
Sandy
to California.
iuve
I go
be a g o v e r n e s s .
and
I have
a bit
that
a few S a t u r d a y
of confidence
quite
19-£
time
a little
g i v e s me a f r e e
since
19,
the-
doesn't
quite
h i n t 8 about
salary
it
if
employer
greatest
resettle
but
*y
in a l l
feeling
take
I am d i s s a t i s f i e d
we w i l l
yet,
time o f f
remotely
able
and
can always
t o go s h o p p i n g *
Job
j o b and
a n d Sunday a o f f
day I
this
t h e n X get
take additional
During
w i t h mex
now and
a very
Thursday
times
cial.
is
of
June
beck from
for
overseas,
Charles
I want
KiVuohi
to start
serious
not
a
dentist
to
teen
ill
and
so
he
him but
That
outbreak: of
house
and
in
t h e war
just
because
internment
just
responsibility
I
of h i s
ideas
because
to
take
he
care
down.
that
of
in
they
brother
has
I
don't
been
pretty
bitter
purely
racial
discrimina-
to
to resume
ideas
t h e FBI
any
his
about
t h i n k much m o r e
My f a t h e r
like
more.
was
really
pro-
£ yeara
before
the
the
did
s o r e when
I
first
come
to
to
p-uess my b r o t h e r s ,
*>ut h e
can't
group and
It
I'll
be
our
they doubted
the government.
the f a m i l y
also
get
like
f r o m my f a t h e r .
i s mad a t
to
letter,
been one of
ashes.
him
on l e a v i n g .
he d i S d
got
< e has
are
Hy
are
would
camp.
a n d my b r o t h e r
last
pro-Japan
1 remember
s h o w my f a t h e r ' s
a lot
real
well
to
their
he
for
some
they
csmp and
parents
a chance
h e wou&d h a v e
camp.
in
to give
because
too hard
I used
1 left
as
to
was
loss.
offered
got
it
those
after
be
He h a s
that
have
resettle
closes
take
again.
terrific
was
would
suppose
times
for« ver
him
being
remain
is
only
in
his
help
can.
original
always
i
of
older,
where
it
to
but
felt
don't
to
a dentist
place
a couple
he
camp
a
thing faded
the
want
he
it
now 1 h a v e
sister-in-law's
the
to d o ,
t•cause
perhaps
right
according
California
did h ve
of
n and
thrown
in
1 certainly
sort
My
until
he d i d n ' t
expects
still
t e c s use
here«
i n oamp
practice
and he
out
is
i s my m o t h e r .
that
evaouation
tion
Jap
so
But
h e l p i n g my f a m i l y
resettling
remain
k n o w whet
the
of
J u n e 146, 1 9 4 5
family.
My b r o t h e r
license
camp y e t
plan
about
o n me*
thought
dental
raising a
thoughts
depending
Diary
one
p l a n w£& t o b r i n g my m o t h e r
t h i n g or
another
which
was
impossible
and
1 began
not
be
for
her.
My m o t h e r
feels
the
matter
she
would
rather
with
so good
but
verj
strong.
here
an-;: I
&he
never
felt
urged
that
her
to
prevented
it
to
realise
be
was
that
it.
the
that
all
out
here
The
but
housin?
climate
she
the
has
out
too
family
strongly
wa?
situation
h ^ r e wot I d
no p r e f e r e n c e
such a Ions: d i s t a n c e
come o u t
there
as
she
to
became
is
travel
I
in
not
out
didn't
Charles
tnink
¿akuehi
1 could
t ha
to close
that
eu p p o i . t h e r .
centers
"Why
does
it's
the w o r s t
ings might
for
Diary
old
who
people
over
there.
It
was
deserve
t
retire.
the
it
still
are
less
composed
won't
to
read
closing
ed
to
of
newspaper
to keep
Leave
Uniform.
o p i n on work,
coming out
is
really
is
a greater
ill
camp
end
it
able
of
better
It.
the a
start
out
that
who a r e
almost
began,
left
are
because
people.
I
think
t h o s e who
year.
the
settled
program
w h e n the;v
The
tut
and
to
open f o r
feel-
helpless.
axe
easy
old
this
end
is
resettlement
the
say
find
that
fi'hat
are
they
starve?
for
it
day
that
D i l l o n Myer
*30,000,000
down
to
doinr
strongly
to
would
a mistake
need
than
not
asked
complete
t o o much
the
'hey made
publication,
work
"<^ieei
eliminated
able
t o do
because
with
all
t o be
object-
propaganda
committee
work
A
be
ver
the
the
congressmen
£5,000,000.
appropriations
it
to
the C a l i f o r n i a
"HA was
so
in
it
of
Senate
budget
one
other
A lot
they
people
the
t o do
understand
understand
to
objected
the
from the
there
after
the
The
think
outside,
resettlement
the
least
I
I
almost
and
be
something.
it
? ble
are
policy
because
a way
the
ta&e
help.
the
.roups,
the
that
to
successful
t! ey 3 c u t
they
^hat
be
Committee
and
they
them
left.
I can't
the camps,
1 thin*,
million
since
at
the paper
and
& years
them t h e r e
statements
the ^ i s e i
about
to
the people
tii i s s m o u n t
for
government
family
Appropiiations
of
five
of
to l e a v e .
in
and
68,000
likely
have
feed
do?
over
on
see how t h e y w i l l
camp
are
own way
thing
I don't
out
them a r e
a
t o do
up now?
In
a
of
hare
to c l o s e
of
19-,5
announced
the p e o p l e
all
their
most
left
"I
in
for
hsve
impossible
for
a chance
people
ml A w i l l
Senate
centers
I
California.
not
do
of
who
golwg
the
can't
year,
has
all
In
but
sort
are
they
out
t h e ABA- h a s
this
it
t o chase
some
there
they
thot
without
60,000
those
in
of
18 c a n make
certainly
been
but
end
especially
to get
They've
again
the
time
be h i g h ,
are
Jjo« t h a t
t h e *KA f e e l
the p e o p l e
Hiiaei
by
June 19,
this
the
understood
Public
Issei
by
the
Cnaxles Kikuchi
Caucasians.
the
Issei
large
Diary
The i U s e i
don't
families
so
t o oome out
that
And
to i n s t i t u t i o n s
much w i t h
the people
A
that
think
I would
unlei-s
all
of
to cet
how t h e y e x p e c t
all
In order
will
to r e s e t t l e
returning
I would
be a b l e
aunt
out
here
the
to c l o s e
t h e camps by
I have
to t a k e my m o t h e r
right
little
now a n d
that.
lonely
w i t h my m o t h e r ,
so
aunt's
that
i-y a u n t
out
It
is a practical
particularly
they kicked
t o feel
1
lead
fired
very 4
some
like
is
of
t o h e l p out
all
see
£ C , 0 0 0 out
they
tentative
plan.
in ¿ e r k e l e y .
died
able
In
impossible.
t o go b e c k
t o go b e c k
may
the year,
house
husband
It
I don't
got
thet
sort
1 don't
resettlement
so t h e t
of
are.
to
the
Ky
coast
some y e a r s a g o
to get
there
along
and do some
s o t h a t we c o u l d make a
p l a n and I c a n ' t
suggest
anything
better
here.
" I ' m not
way
t h e end
s h e would b e
wants
send
l i k e my m o t h e r .
t o my a u n t ' s
she would
they
have
entiments
thinking of leaving.
d o m e s t i c w o r k a n d 1 would be a b l e
for
the
c l o s u r e announcement
to C a l i f o r n i a ,
is a
it.
unless
up
the
just
correspond
know what
in
will
ill
1 don't
worried
the
b e i n g shut
The
1 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e a month a n d
and
go o f
them.
but
for
whoso s o n s a r e
t h e m t o l e a v e when t h e y o n l y
1 am b a n k i n g o n
nioely
pretty
them u p ,
own way a f t e r
aany I s s e i
in C a l i f o r n i a .
1946
difficult
p e o p l e who 8 r e
the people
so that
she
be v e r y
their
to help
those
th m a r e
of
2 years.
is
no one
to back
h a v e made a d e f i n i t e move f o r my moth r ' s
be a b i g b l u f f
"in
will
i n camp so I d o n ' t
t h e IU<A d i d make
have
It
a n a make
of
them back
oitlsenship
there are
they have
t o jteep on t a k i n g c a r e
sup o s e
their
hove a n y t h i n g .
i n camp f o x £ y e a r s .
service
haye
June IS,
that
all
at
public
about
them.
They o u g h t
us out
but
opinion
fires
anxious
± have
t o be
is. 't
being set
t o go b a c k
too
practical.
bad a l s o
those h e l p l e s s
t h i n k of
1 get
doing
people alone.
after
the
How 1 am b e g i n n i n g
very
a n g r y when
t o U l h o n j l n hotfes and g u n s
Only a c o w a r d would
to l e a v e
to C a l i f o r n i a
being
anything l i k e
I know t h a t
that.
this
is
•
Charles
not
Is
Kikuehi
true
of
all
College
job 1 ike
will
in
for
the IH sei
i s very
"I
timent
wrote
£ut
that
give
valley
like
1 suppose
employer
* thought
advised
to
take
us v e r y
" A l t ho 1 h a v e b e e n
that
leave
much
Our
my m o t h e r ,
hex
with
have
there plans
around
the
a good
that
small
1
the
shop*
towns
where
returning
a s k i n g how t h e
my e m p l o y e r
wrote
feelings
they
don't
farmers
that,
that
back
to get
farmers
the
I'hey
1
coming
l b at
don't
want
goes
are
the
out
ant
it.
of
i would h a v e
as
said
Japanese
distrustful
the people
a
I wouldn't
«too d e v e l o p e d
t h e Bay A r e a
and
a ny w a y ,
farm l a n d s .
think
like
that
wanted
their
Japanese
like
sen-
t o m;> hometown f o r
to
It's
hakujins.
bound
any
to b e
trouble
Caucasians
much.
thinking
very
plan
plans
strongly
too far
sfter
he
of doinr
into
pets
the
out
s o m e t h i n g de-
future.
of
don't
also
fchini: t h a t
1 will
quite
we had
have
sudden.
talked
my m a r r i a g e
to
It
the *rmy.
s o m e t h i n g a b o u t my m o t h r r e g a r d l e s s
really
Januaiy,
*aria
had
I can't
to do
stranded.
m a r r i e f e p was
lough
of
town l i k e
on my h u s b a à i i ' s
1
in
a while.
community
feel
in ^ e n t a
ake me so a n g r y a n d
a small
in a l a r g e
depend
is
It
who
for
«ro downtown
for
that
all
mother
u
possibilities
writes
to r e t u r n
like
for
her
rirl
not
¿ut
notice
get
t h e employment
Japanese
over
the
which
in
never
the
reason why
back to
that
that
that
real
was
friend
secrètary
against
narrow minded,
finite
h e and
a
she coniò
l 1h i s
them y e t .
more
wouldn't
d
was ver y muoh
to a p l a c e
tills land
things
bothered
becaise
the
working as
who go b a c k ,
good*
t o my f o r m e r
1 was
t o show t h a t
is
maybe
so t h a t
1 eh n * e d my mind a f t e r
t o go b a c k
the
she
X have e s i x !
1945
highest.
the s e n t i m e n t
b a c k so
of
the
..'as t h e i e
while.
that
is
hae
and
^ e f o r e t h e war
California
sentiment
feeling
now,
June 19,
in California*
t h e ¿>ay A r e a
p i n g and no one
the
people
right
that
o p e n up
public
the
In
resettled
Mills
Diary
will
as
the whole
last
thing
emergency
over
I
± f a n 11
interfere
f o l l o w my h u s b a n d ' s
On J o e ' s
will
too
wishes.
fur-
e n d we d e c i d e d
Charles
Kikuchi
t o weit
until
Thst
what
is
Diary
after
his
he r e t u r n e d
parents
his
yet.
that
i f we w a i t e d
give
their
be
felt
willing
able
to
enough
returned
t o me a s
J
to
'ort
from Washington,
t o come o u t
us
to
be
tion,
to
J o e was
around
little
be
the
fresh
that
more 0
if
they
own way
big
surprise
t h e way
utious
out
so
left
t o meet
w
air.
e
i didn't
because
it
started
A
put
up
'hen
Joe
he
phoned
He w a n t e d me
last
«hen
agree-
A
arrangements
chance
for
w i t h my emgot
to
the
sta-
i m m e d i a t e l y went
out
to
the
park
talking
seriously
married
k n e w what
too mich
that
and
Joe
bejran
Immediately.
parents1
his
eloped.
i had no I d e a
pass.
would
I
to g e t
we h a d
parents
later
w o u l A t>e t h e
I made
strongly
p l a n was
days
a g day
in a big hurry,
we o u g h t
that
as
of
re-
quite
his
q W
«
married.
hadn't
indefinitely.
couple
me a n d we
because
out
a
time.
still
¿'his
1945 ,
4 0
•$f V
got
the m a r r i a g e
time,
he had
him o f f
I
that
and
"e
Woe r e t u r n e d ,
t o wo i t
that
a long
maybe
found
his
Maryland
and
there
by
willing
saying
for
until
to
19,
b e f o r e we
wanted,
objected
consent
and s e e
immediately
enjoy
hint
there
they
1 was
i^.C.
together
ployers
as
^eade,
f r o m t h e Army
a n d my u o t h e r
conci led w i t h
«e
fol^s
June
J o e was
reactions
determined
resistance,
1 would
X was
be
it
to
a
would
to have
really
was
g e t t i n g married
a
on
there.
IS
"We
could
found
get
married
Bockville,
around
over
he
very
had
rt
e
we c o u l
on a
tfice
bus
the
I
get
a n d we
corner
remember
took
of a
a oouple
of
to wait
around
got
with,
that
lt
sudden,
pictures
with
found
the next
us
%e
for
so c o l d
rouble-jumble
and
that
a while
minister
about
over
day
dashed
together.
Christian
that
in
- e rushed
papers
¿ h e n we w a l k e d
was
out
b e f o r e we
m o r n i n g we
necessary
to a m i n i s t e r .
chatted
Z days
immedlately,
and
our
for
and he
married
certificate
and he
i v hen a l l
have
inquired
become a c q u a i n t e d
married.
so e&oited.
wife.
so J o e
ran around
t n e r e was
we w o u l d
a doctor's
to M a r y l a n d
t o get
that
Maryland
getting
T h e n we
that
out
the
to the
and
Nisei
chapel
we w e r e
a n d we w e r e man a n d
t h e n we d a s h e d
to
the
bus
Char l e e J L i k n c h i
station
liars
and went
op Y u r i k o
and
t o Hew Yor
some
other
.
June 19,
«0 g o t
friende
so
there
that
that
1945
e v e n i n g a n d we
we went
out
called
to c e l e b r a t e
with
them«
"The
next
S t a t e <&ld.g,
it'8
^rant's
something
returned
¿'aade
but
d a y we s a w a l l
to
thet
that
evening.
tended his
people
daya
all
for
over,
sights
It
Late
planning
late
that
is
riding
strange
got
Joe d i d
saying
t h a t my h u s b a n d h a d
mained
i n U.S.
didn't
thought
he was
t o get
t o n , D.C.
good
tut
nijrht
able
a pass
I
every n i g h t
still
decided
I
got
whf we had
minute
that
"That
wasn't
crowds,
t h e ne:Kt
day
in
and he was
then I
I
shipped
lots
the
3
out.
a note
quarantined.
to
again
of
decided
brought
returned
ex-
those
"fter
t o my Job b u t
Then a f r i e n d
had
noise,
tired.
t o s e e my h u s b a n d
so he
because
w a n t e d me t o
from t h e
I
re-
Chicago.
because
J- had made t h a t
»*e h a d
plsnned
that
he wot I d
nisrht.
the excitement
he
once
trip
I
I hoped
i n my l i f e
Friday
so
I was
so
until
didn't
feeling
the next
be a l e r t e d
only
day
soon.
the
That's
last
show u p .
b e c a u s e we
be
washing-
I was
and
together
just
to
that
alerted.
long
to get
he would
and 1 w a s n ' t
t h e boys were
see him a g a i n b u t
all
trip
that
return
e- w h i m j u s t
I
BO CASUALLY t h a t
I would
ft.
t i m e we had
train,
and
to
h i s C.O.
p h o n e d a g a i n and s a i d
then
had no i n k l i n g
parted
able
exhausted
t h e r e and
t o see him once.
nnd my h u s b a n d
sles
t o *o a n y w a y .
disappointed
that
back
overseas.
week my h u s b a n d
I was
after
keenly
going
show u p .
a f t e r n o o n we
to Chicago
said
Imoire
t o me and
to r e p o r t
a g a i n b e f o r e he
2 with *uriko
know when 1 would b e
"The n e x t
able
a day or
had
t o Chicago
.»hen I
t h e me
Saturday
and b e i n g v e r y
t o come back
the
impressive
a hectic
on t h e
sights,
not
and
«hat
t o s e e my h u s b a n d
1
that
to r e t u r n
night
t o go t o Mew Y o r x
there,
r e a l l y was
remember.
Z more d a y s ,
I had
o f ^aw * o r k l i k e
-^.C. and my h u s b a n d
I remember
around,
etc.
I was
phoned
pass
All
were
I'll
rfaehington,
ay h u s b a n a
doys.
iomb,
the
still
C h a r l e s Klkuohi
to d e a l
ton
the
in
flinnetka.
first
just
phone and
demanded
time a f t e r
His
our
she
got
it.
of
b a c * to h i s
that
he
father.
he d i d n ' t
nis
finally
J o e got
started
t o c r y and «*oe was
no m a t t e r
"As
father
so mad
what
got
to
parents
madder
old
with
X felt
oame over
to
talk
I
things.
the b i g
they
sat
a fought
in
with
said
vSry m i s e r a b l e
and
1 hid
he
feeling
us.
gave t & e i r
start
any
consent
H e w away and 1 got
glad
I
t o coine
t o b a c k down
while
angry
that
saw that
second
«'oe's f a t h e r
1 tried
would make
steam for
After
them.
about
that,
I left
s t o o d and h e c e r t a i n l y
time,
Joe's
father
it
there
to
was
g a v e me
so I .
pacify
and m o t h e r
just
their
to a g r e e
an hour
tense
and
they would
the cloud
100 as
if
they
fi-
not
suddenly
my h u s b a n d
relieved,
wishes
with
everything
m a r r i a g e and s a i d
along swell w i t h
how t h i n g s
was
Joe s
so she could
we had d i s o b e y e d
it
fox a n r u l m e n t .
time,
I was I n f o r
t h a t my a u n t
cnair
to t h e
first
be my r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
i'heyblew off
proceedings
the
x
the
I ¿new t h a t
e v e r y t h i n g on m e .
as
them,
nally
immediately
so
t o blame
they
and
s u r e was
.They w e r e
tried
everything
really
scolding
lie i n s t r u c t e d me not
t o me.
t o come o v e r
s t i c k up f o r m e .
roved away,
s u c h a bad
f o r me a s
s o o n a s X oame b a c k f r o m W a s h i n g t o n
I
and
t o k n o w what
i s t e n and h e ¿ce t
so s o n y
and we
t o be a n n u l e d
enough
and
He want
a mistake
have
to the
very angry
and r n a d e r and he
fro o v e r s e a s
feeling
alone,
got
came
parentslwishes.
would
he # u n g u p .
them t h a t
His mother
as a l l
s a i d h e was
wouldn't
that
it
told
parents
happened.
c e l l e d my a u n t
to
He
it
t o Washing-
t o phone h i s
father
their
that
Joe
want
them,
h e r e and f a c e h i s
said
threats.
between
went
shocked.
that
back
and when J o e
i'hen h i e
t h e phone a n d s a i d
kinds
wanted and
and
h e was s o
very h y s t e x i o a l .
have done
h e made a l l
parents
t h e phone
t o k n o w why we had d i s o b e y e d
shouldn't
When we went
m a r r i a g e , we d e c i d e d
dad a n s w e r e d
gotten mairied,
on a n d o n o v e r
talked
J u n e 152, 1945
w i t h my h u s b a n d 1 s p a r e n t s .
hao
we h a d
Diary
know
»«hen I
a wedding
Charles Zikuchi
present,
Diary
How 1 e e e
Joe' e s i s t e r ' s
felt
hurt
didn't
apartment
because
do
it
him p a r e n t s
and
they were
deliberately
sayiug
consent.
X know d a r n w e l l
would have
the
¿rsci
that
the
have
funny
already married.
any
that
he had
trouble
tioned
only
for
than I
seas
s h e was
ring
glad
and
ever
duty,
life
to
is
Italy
imagined
he w i l l
go
just
T h e r e would
be
soldiers
so
in
family
they
^11
to
ro
parents
b e c a u s e we
so
me a s
they
it
of
following
fortunately
for
of
just
Joe's
use
given
understand
important
any
wights,
even
were
felt
quite
I didn't
have
contributed
congratulations
and
^ust
to
men-
s h o w h o w s u d d e n e v e r y t h i n g w a s , we
before
t h e w e d d i n g and
now b e c a u s e
forward
to
the
^fter
optometry
of waiting
it was
of
war»
¿'hat's
probably
i
too
big
comes
It
he
is
be w i t h h i m .
now.
the biggest
i f h e Wire
over
to
optimistically
back from overwould
like
to set
a g r e e a b l e w i t h me
c e r t a i n l y hope
to
me much m o r e
f u t u r e much more
him r i g h t
one o f
toiture
gives
school.
will
for
it
my h u s t a n d
o; Hawaii.
t o o much d a n g e r
would
can't
face.
the
ha~r e
worse.
just
really
sua6.en.
them f i r s t ,
wasn't
lettei
my p l r . e e
-Pacific.
is
of a
things
they
it
"lie w s g l a d
before,
prisoners
ell
We
to
1*iter.
finish
a matter
the
son
hie
t h e y would
phoned
to save
it
sm m a r r i e d
t o Keweii
guarding
Just
only
that
t h e m b u t we a r e
parental
in C a l i f o r n i a
r;e: q h i m t o
ese
1
that
it
parents
guess
them,
and
think
but
a h a l f hour
I
o n l y h a v e made
sBei
a nice
over
happened
i f we had
s u r p r i s e d . * To
1 can look
up a p i a c t i c e
wants
the
t o exchange
"I'm
live
He
o sent
the
s o we h a d
forms
w i t h my m o t h e r ,
that
rot
those
disobeyed
my h a p p i n e s s .
just
to hurt
x
Those
is
it
1945
fVi l l
a w e e k a n d we go
t h e wedding p l a n s .
only asked
b a i s h a k u n i n forms
t o go t h r c u g h
of
on m a r r i a g e
trying
American custom.
iiurt
out
woulo
idese
aien't
those
left
that
it
once
have d i n n e r ,
i f we h a d
no a n d
the Hisei
through
had
said
that
about
because
They k e p t
June 19,
That
He
captured.
d e a t . , any N i s e i
in
lorth
t h e y do
fears
he
i s why my
is
that
if
that
¿'hose
they
not
I
have.
Japan-
caught.
Cherlea
Kikuchi
Diary
i o u know how f a n a t i c
out
any
Nisei
soldiers
t h e HiSai
combat
t o ^uropa
because
etsrted
to
around.
gence
in
will
lot
of
will
be
rumors
have
"I
hoard
passed
which
bands
that
Is
overseas
i had
6
in
I'm going
alao
be a b l e
panses
for
to put
aren't
wanted
i
don't
--ay.
hard
to htve
ver:
the
at
it
1
soldiers
i can
for
he won't
want
its
stays
discharge
stay
credit
for
future.
doll
rs
into
My h u s b a n d
except
to
in the
I'm
crlad my
Be
but
it
figures
there
are
occupation
wives
I would
our
three-fourths
a family a ter
have
intelli-
them b e c a u s e
yet
a
forces
to
I've
heard
savings
also
able
there
that.
But
hope for
over
A
the
there
to s t a r t
for
best.
s y s i e m s o he
hus-
first
boat
trying
to
Nisei
allotment.
¡account
out
but
it
6 years,
guess
that
their
and
I'll
b e c a u s e my ex-
c o u n t i n g on t h e GX b i l l
overseas
over
t o be
o f one
f r o m t h e ¿rmy
t o be a h a n d i c a p on h i s
be
join
I ' m an
o f my s a l a r y
is
go i n s
go on t h e
f o r my hu: b a n d ,
our
a thousand
high.
it
the
*n C o n g r e s s w h i c h i s
$ones.
my a l l o t m e n t
i f he
were
sanding
training.
£•• y e a r s
possible
wait
know when we w i l l
Gosh,
start
T h a t ' s why
language
least
the
«hile
i don't
we c a n do a b o u t
lower
for
t o h s v e a b>¿by b e f o r e h e went
thet
that
are captured.
that
to save about
education,
yr
they
sent
soldiers
of S i s e i i n
with
formed
soldiers
not
take
years.
over
all
end d o e s
will
only be
Jananese
. nC
V
¿'he Arm?
when l i i a e i
1 sympathise
the occupation
s*ved
if
1946
they
t h e y would
and
g o i n * t o make
the chance,
Who h a s
this
t h e r e was e b i l l
s a v e a s much money a s
girl
lines
to
t h e Army f o r
for
that
are plenty
to C e l l i n g
to s t a y
to J a p a n *
¿here
there
going around
o a n be and
too danperoos
s t i c its
them i f
in
traitors
tiie p r o m i s e
the P a c i f i c ,
go
soldiers
i n t o American
t h e ^rmy
didn't
he w i l l
being
would be
t h e Army o v e r
husband
if
it
go h a r d w i t h
that
for
infiltrate
to
Japanese
team w i t h
1 hope
battalions
thoae
June 19,
at
all.
family,
didn't
it
there's
work o u t
will
oretty
that
positive
¿he Army
be a b l e
be
nothing
I ' m almost
a long,
should
career
to get
will
out
in
Charles
ilikuchi
Diary
June 1 9 ,
1946
a
Z or
4 years
at
I
never
tend
h«d
my f r i e n d «
that
all.
married,
things,
I
I
see
I
feel
used
but
t o wonder
t done
to a
lot
of c l u e s
some
f l l s e i who a s k me
that
it
at
part
at
i n any
present
in
the
anxioue
of
with
all.
to
but
seen don't
of
t o now.
¿»iaei.
oare
the M;;ei
for
because
c a n do w i t h o u t
now t h a n I d i d
a lot
before
getting married,
since
return
interest
worry
in
it.
t h e JAC1 h e r e b u t
particularly
cut
here
altho
I haven't
them i f
the
t h e y want
social
1
got
a lot
any
but
that
ana
^bout
responbelonging
have
been
have
ere
the
t;ose ^ieei
± don't
sponfeel
remarked
to
I
services
± don't
t h e m go
of
of
group anyway.
groups
friends
attended
of
e v e n know
to church
o f my own c h o i c e
°ome o f
There
the
I go
i n any o f
clubs.
differ-
about
i didn't
care for
None o f my J f i s e l
about
like
of
and a f e e l i n g o f
I don't
guess
l
makes a l o t
that
once
I
t h e s e Mir e i
and w o r r y
join ^isei
that
Sieei
socials
tacksxta c a r e
to
it.
circle
of
friends
Binsrle f e l l o w s
that
t h e war
or
the
I
settled
I t ',s m o s t l y
proup
t o meet
that
interested
1'riey c a n h a v e
from before
tacts
it
an urge
a mixture
dozen
flisei.
occasionally
"sv
is
for
.11.
take
the
feel
dances
I ' m not
I don't
up
a b o u t my f u t u r e
t o any c h u r c h e s
then.
for
feel
join
I don't
other
^eing married
l h a v e no
to
for
nothing against
i eaettlement.
because
existed.
t h e need
they
my m o t h e r ' s
belong
and
i s my h u s b a n d * s s a f e
for
now a n
I
adjustments
feeling
anyway
very much,
and
sibility
sored
lonely
much more
I haven
only 1 htve
don't
or
I have
i n my a t t i t u d e s
activities.
the
w i t h my s o c i a l
t o be more e n t i - s o c i a l
at
ence
satisfied
a craving
gatherings
^
the most.
"I'm fairly
l've
|
I
s t r i k e me a s
as
run of
compoped m o s t l y
and m a r r i e d
fairly
d u r i n g my camp
more i U s e i
general
see
if
1
don't
the
f?irle.
regt.larly.
I knew a l l
and
feel
t h e need
being p a r t i c u l a r l y
¿lost
I ' m not
of
and
inhere a r e n b o u t
stay
group,
of Jfisei
agreeable
a
them
particularly
for
the
of
it
social
fiisei
and
I
the;
eonhave
<re in-
Charles
Zikuchi
Diary
June 19,
19^5.;
v
c l in d t o be
too c l a n n i s h .
know what
h a p p e n ng t o
ever¿a
is
once
in a w h i l e ,
Camp l i f e
seems
of
x
that.
he
i
hope
out
idee
just
- bnormsl
1 feel
this
is
always
same
t h e y a r e more
true
how good
even though
in
.
is h a r d .
against
the white people
infsior
position,
h e r e and
heard
or
another
I
are
if
ruess
and
t h e development
it
it
that
or
what
that's
the ^roup
1 do
enoupi .
altho
I
I h've
friends
the employer
ested
of
this
in
t o have
tryinp
now and
I don't
between
but
that
the ¿Hsei
to f o r c e
rela-
feel
I
find
any
there
think
and
oecause
that
these
there
Ulsel
contacts
a resentful
feeing
us " i h o n j i n down
a lot
and
the
may be
t o mske more
quite
I
t h e employer
I don't
however,
chance
them
on t h e c o a s t ,
was.
ways,
see
a gootf s o c i a l
so t h a t
employers,
their
1 don't
since
t o an
I've
been
them.
that
going
there
quite a Japanese
to be l i k e
affect
of a Japanese
is
pay much a t t e n t i o n
I'm i n d i f f e r e n t
doesn't
so
amon? C a u c a s i a n s
f e e i i n * h a s worn o f f
1 don't
is
them
h a v e much memory
and
of
don't
rroup anymore.
located
h r e but
of d i f f e r e n c e
used
for
that
rumors
tut
desirable
Angeles.
but
I
l i v i n g amons
i n g on C l a r k
it's
out
their
inte
take advantage
it
the
personal
the rest
east
w i t h my p r e s e n t
broad-minded
to
"i've
in
o f my j o b .
line
a i e many C a u c a s i a n s who a r e
out
are mostly
friends
result
a distinct
no m a t t e r
try
to
»»hen I was d o i n g d o m e s t i c work o u t
situation
should
close
I
well,
p r e t t y much at
a direct
existed
t&e w o r k e r
rumors about
I hear
the r e s e t t l e r s
pretty
t i o n a h i p w i t h my e m p l o y e r s and
difference.
group.
a g e s a g o end 1 d o n ' t
Interest
have a few Caucasian
too often.
friends,
m i n g l e w i t h my f e w f r i e n d s
t h e y a r e maitine- o u t
think
of
of raj personal
feel
problems
where most
I
h a v e an
"I
1 don't
t o have happened
are doin*.
don't
the Nisei
resettlement
n o t h a v e any
they
Outside
to it
is
it.
those Japanese
because
me d i r e c t l y .
section
to
section
x
don't
I don't
towns
think
i n Los
bother
one ^ay
that
i n a way
the
Japanese
I suppose
inovitable
form-
since
Charles
are
£ilifcchi
a minor
racial
on a c c o u n t
of
Caucasians,
them.
Diary
the
the
since
difference
i n one
sociology
some
ty
the
com - e n t s t h a t
tut
the
became
the.
are
tena
over
over
the ^ i s e i
10,909
26 a t
"I
have
one
don't
feel
confidence
a while
1
like
all
a need
that
l
that
Japanese
town
will
want
to
together
p i c k out
their
a better
apartments
live
is
old
t h t
lUite
and
a colony
of
of
the
soot
b o y s who h a n g
that
able
they will
country
had
without
everything
be
knowing
ta^en
at
city
the
all.
c^n't
around
on t h e
on
street
the
The
the
cars
away
and
wish
that
in.
^he
district
from them at
the
I
in
don't
issei
they
who
would
insides
that.
of
they
I've
heard
Clark & d i v i s i o n ,
thing
I'm
busses
all,
1
in which
around
corner.
the*, d i d
seen
Once
but
i
and
there
because
be t h e
only
of
here.
will
t o manage o k a ; * . * * A f t e r
anything,
that
It
rather
hap-
group
never
restaurant
gathering
it.
I've
they
is
community.
d o much a b o u t
- re
noticed
to
tut
this
heard
out
in a h a k u j i n
clean,
iUlonjin
particularly
issei
been
across
i n a communi-
that
now b u t
ima-
gradually
is
I've
groups.
1 came
together
there
would
Caucasian,
community m y s e l f
food at
the
they
1 haven't
s e e m o r e and m o r e
a Japanese
the
fall,
an.a
about
you c a n
1 think
more and more but
but
suit
I've
get
the 2
and
^
from the
they
and
much m o r e
the months
may be k e p t
and
last
though
environment
section
dirt>
out
along
that
issei
t o come
right
Japanese
miss
group
tended
in Chicago
get
will
between
more and more.
for
can
t o go e a t
the
resUng
now e v e n
together
in
so
^
everyone
d r a w away
and i U s e i ,
between
19 6 ^
with
people
community—atlarse.
resettlers
time
Issei
spread
right
t o come
is
groups
the
Japanese
b»
r o k e n down
b o o k s X was
with
popular
a difference
the
gap
too
the
be
quite
generation
identified
who
the
racial
second
pening M t h
is
between
greater
not
the Caucasian
could
there
and
t h e more
EUS i c i o u s
g i n e h o w much
of
here
But
k n o w bow i t
mix n a t u r a l l y
at
out
war.
t h e most
I don't
Look
group
June 19,
I
noticed
berln
in*
is
to
though.
I
t h e y came
to
this
until
they
pretty
evacuation.
well
think
Charles
Xikuchi
Diary
June 19,
1945
if
V\
"Even
about
t h o u g h my h u s b a n d
t h e war
v e r y much.
la
overseas
I
Ju t
hope
side
is
shortly
regardless
of which
now f o r
Z years
more and n o b o d y
tig
ammunition
m a k i n g money
security
at
war
is
out
1 can't
companies
in defense
all.
it
was
just
thet
if
feel
bitter
they
could
hit«
s h e was
politics
not
want
at
t i i e war
along
so
yet.
I'hey
stand
on
about
Japanese
attempt
be
all
far
that
that
t h e home
the end,
don't
think
to
the
that
wxhlte
suicide
before
agreeing
it
do a n y
rood
will
completely
t h e way
because
they
are
to
cities.
the l a s t
In
felt
the
the
try
lose
the
1
think
that
that
Japanese
on
add
to
A
all;
I
out
I
Japan
Japan
has
just
did
prone
quite
make
1 can't
the
interested
of
for
felt
they
like
crush
they d o n ' t
will
a
a
time
gallant
understand
make
a
desperate
the
i
cities
and
t h e y were
just
be w i l l i n g
t o commit
But
done,
they
ever
prefer
that.
them o f f
that
to
they will
U.S.
like
didn't
Japan
the
personal.
t h e war
to hold
present
I am w r o n p .
like
Japanese
in
are
future
toward
I ' m not
ever,
people
be
the
the cosst
trying
if
the ir
is
on
these
the iHsei
that
it
^nd
¿hey would
can't
heard
of
of
country at
one t h i n * t h a t
same way when
war,
all
nation.
Ho
faoe
and wipe
just
It's
com o n * p e o p l e
attempt
to a n y t h i n g
bombing
I
that
nation,
that
civilians.
e^ual
i hope
the
teen dragging
sympathetic
I made
am»
an
^hst's
tut
very
think
this
around
superior
Japan will
1
blow over
A lot
1
to
and
t i ^ a n we d i d .
psychology.
think
It's
doesn't
mean v e r y much,
will
I never
now t h a t my h u s b a n d
thimre
I'm sure
island,
It.
and
disloyal
t o become
they
until
slaves
of
acting
any more
now,
feel
and
by
it
war
the ¿Uhonjin
races
will
t o b e much m o r e
± felt
didn't
trying
gains
like
way a n y m o r e
kick
then democracy
because
used
a lot
it
the v i c t o r .
now b u t
don't
because
that
now,
.-¿eke t h e in o n e ; .
plants
I
about
the
that
just
that
wasn't
idea of
in
I
a big mistake.
Army,
were,
or
right
A
don't
face
think
of
killing
bombing
bombed
national
think
the
that
all
that
earth
it's
the
to
terrible
those
German
military
ob-
Charles
ILikuchi
Diary
June 19,
1945
VI
Jectives,
out
innocent
but
people
All
war
more.
one
that
that
was
because
otner
that
their
v long
the
is
are
if
war
normal
for
of
t h e same
they
are put
would
hurry
unconsicously
year.
I've
Now
x
gained
that
bacji i n C a l i f o r n i a .
coeptance
complex.
be a n o l d
this
out
here
well
is
war.
so
that
in
t o o much
so
and
strong.
are
1 used
that
intelligence
get
accepted
the ^ i s e i
see
stupid.
g r o w i n g more and
1
now
is
attitude
is
prejudice
that
t o me
nations
but
The
citizens
to
think
against
Japan
t h e y h a v e no
unit.
everyone
I
Just
wish
c a n go h a c k
to
¿he
maid a s
I
disadvantages
as
f a r x as
have d e f i n i t e l y
good
as
important,
of
t h i n g about
this
and 1 have
it
is
that
several
the
the majority
out.
a
deal
in
I ' m m a k i n g a n d s a v i n g more m n e y
I
think
also
I got
times.
of
the % s e i
resettlement
I
hare
have
a great
that
married,
In
evacuation will
that
gained
and 1 i a a no l o n g e r
suspected
lost
for
b e e n bad f o r me
evacuation hasn't
More
of
evacuation
the
part
out
the
great
i n my s e l f
best
about
c h a n g e d my a t t i t u d e a
than b e f o r e
t h e a a v a n f c a g e s w h i c h came
"^ne
really
t o go f i g h t
end
economically
self-confidence
sei
That
fairly
in
extremely "bitter
feel
deal
feriority
it
t o want
the
up and
I have
social
I
in
time,
of
that
fiisei
the
lives.
greater
won't
race,
ill
t h i n k I am unpa-
Why c a n ' t
us
the old
the ^ i s e i
bombs.
t o be a r a c i a l
fighting
I was
than A did
think
more a n d more
though
all.
I
ffect
where
"iven
last
p e o p l e would
bound
will
them are
terrible
choice
it
fire
sound v e r y c i v i l i z e d
the l i m e l i g h t .
realizing
many o f
they
this
that
with
unnecesar^.
is
in
in C a l i f o r n i a
public
t o o and
doesn't
because
There
is
out
J a p a n d o e s a s we s e e m t o b e
like
American
'hat
t o be so
Japan
think
what
not
it
seems
now t h a t
no m a t t e r
A
in pui/licbecause
another?
i don't
it's
it
a r e wiped
a p p l a u d war
killing
along with
this
say
I can't
that
cities
are k i l l e d .
I wouldn't
triotic.
at
now w h o l e
and
the long
far
in-
run,
outweigh
are concerned.
business
is
that
I
the
The
I have
Charles
come
so
Kikuchi
to rely
that
a lot
uy
Diary
upon m y s e l f e e m p i e t e l y .
I am mach moie i n d e p e n d e n t
of
it.
the old
I've
contacts
it
optimistic
in
have
it.
is as
about
I did
X realize
in Japan
future.
because
I ' m much
i d e a now b e c a u s e
my h u s b a n d
for
I
don't
t u r e as
dual
thin
suppose
that
brightly
as
before.
future
definitely
I
in
s will
I do b u t
think
of
I feel
b e c a u s e many N i s e i
be o f much v a l u e
about
in
to t r e a t
n
I'd
give
ren have,
like
t i ! at
and
this
country.
live
the
such as
they
It's
t h e y might
l o o k upon
that
it
will
an
do
will
h a v e g i v e n army
i n more ways
ue a f t e r
be up t o
more c h a n c e
position
to
t h e fu-
each
indivi-
be much more h o p e f u l
service
than one.
and
One
that
before
-low we h a v e
any n a r r o w - i i n d e d
in
will
thing
s t o o d a s we were
suspicion,
all.
t h a n I b e l i e v e pos-
l i k e we b e l o n ? h e r e now.
upon w i t h
is
that
the iUsei
sort
of
something
p e r s o n who
differently.
to have about
number
all
¿ f we h a v e more
them as well
families."
to a l i f e
in
will
My m a i n a m b i t i o n now Ì B t o r a i s e
mother.
coula
us
become
go t o J a p a n t o
doinj? t h a t
of
don't
sudenly
the Hisei
t o b a c k us up and we c a n a r g u e a g a i n s t
wants
I
for
.array, we h a r d l y knew where we
and w e r e l o o k e d
even
attituae
well
went
outcast
country
cut
gained
fairly
feel
the
this
i m a g i n e what
we c a n r e a l l y
into
and a c t
I've
I've
never
escape
t u r n out
our
that
fcypoc*itioal
coast.
off
^e have a l o t
that
I've
the American army.
the m a j o r i t y
to prove h i m s e l f ,
sible
the
that
never
Just
of
living
o f d i s c r i m i n a t i o n but
some i d e a s
I can
h a v i n g fought
guess
the
on t h e
better
to be.
think
I know 1 c o u l d
I could
impossible
"l
was
entertain
now t h a t
about
plenty
it
1 used
and I
1945
t o make my own
appreciation
yet
¿here's
harih as
the
now e v e n t h o u g h
pa- t .
the past
soiflo r e s e r v a t i o n s
t h e w h i l e people
th^t
with
I ' r e had
t h e n what
o b t a i n e d a much b e t t e r
though I have
think
Jone 19,
s big family
4 children
the advantages
than
in a l l .
that
t h e y would h a v e a h a r d
I
other
t h a t , we w o u l d n ' t
ti.:;e l i k e
and
be a good
t h i n k t h a t we
Caucasian
be a b l e
to
t h e ¿»isei
child-
support
from l a r g e
C h a r l e s Kilcuohi
Dlary
W©d. J u * *
3 6 , 1945 -,
0
D i o t - t e d a n d t y p e d eome o f r y « t u f f a t
flood in
and
t h e tre©ment
I had
ao t h a t
f i l e « g©tti*g wet.
w o r * ©n my g e n e r a l
*©P©rt,
o©m© u n t o i n t e r f e r e
t ve
o f my t i m e on
t i - e t o get
but
with
X beve been t r y l n g t o g è t
one
t h l n g a f t e r an©ther
bnt
it
do*a
e©©ma t o
town. X f e a l
Ilice a d e t e c t i v e
inter^iewa
take a bit
are a lot
into
t h e Army,
tryintr
esalar
to
F r - n V nant
aa
it
la d i f f i o u l t
of
t * e a©r*ioement
to the
atatlon
t o get
t o »«alce r a a e r m t i o n a
being daHtòped
bla
theaa
tiafcet
and
tr*oe
to oordaot
t v e y t a l * t a t h e * f r e e l y and I o n l y a t t e m M t o h i t
lights.
of
aome o f r a y ©*aee wh©
a d i r e a a e a . A mrwber b * v e g o n e
t h e m down. T e f o l l © w
b-oV to
X 1 « eu*vt>«ed t o be e m p h a e i a i n g moet
it.
the o©nn©otiona. !•*© l o a t
o t h e r a h*we le f t
aubmerged
t h e r © w o u l d be no d i r i g e r
' o l l o w u p i n t e r v i a wa,
mcwed t o d i f ' e r e n t
ainoe
a r>ortlon of our of l o © i a
t o e ^ e n d eome t l m e a e e i n g t h a t
o f a n y o f ©ur
t h © o f f l o e . Wa h * d a
the hlgh-
t o t h e Ooaat
d a y a w i t h « many
to the Paolfio or
o o m l n g home
t o be d l e o h a r g e d .
Dor©t*y wrtfeaa t o ©ay t h a t
reoeived bla
l a a wlaa
notloe for
idea
aphyeioal
that
Tom waa a l i
g u e e e he w i l l
that
no i n t
of
v i e w now.
t o go
dra
to 3 # F .
ft
Kargaaret
board
wrote and
t h e J u l y d*t© ( a r o u n d
for
n o t l f i<r t i o n ,
Servio© o f f l o e . " It
to haye
he hae
to a p ^ e a r
m*y be Auguat
to wait
1* i t
aug^eating
not
reoelved
la aamall «umber, he
at
the lr>th). l^en
the cMoaq©
b e f o r e X am o ^ l l e d .
i n auapenoe
ao X
t o « a > w^on T o o i i l d h a
not
o ll^d
and X
Too t ^ . d ,
t o r e o a i v a an i n d ^ o t i o n n e t t o © . B o a r d
that
tha* lt
t© l©av© o n t h e 3 « t h
way be
iroepeot
tbink
famlly r e a a t t l e m e n t ,
i t a July quota y e t . " I t
gate hla
r >ot
be wery d l e a p r x > i n t e d when he g a t e my l e t t e r
Mra. Wilaon phoned 8 . F .
tren
hut h a
Sh.e d o e a n o t
vaofced a n d r e a d y
h e r e a r r ^ n g e hi a p l a n a
exT*©ted
yet.
f o r me t o co a h e a d w i t h
g u e a a I * a v e re®, oh ed t h a t
•aid
Jlmmy h a e b l a 1~A,
that
longl
wlll
<7h**He
Seleotive
Ihat
a
C v a r l * « KlJrtiohl
i
t
01« r y
I
r b* «
ban
b * a v l l y upon my n i n i «
do a n y t * l n g a b o u t
piade t h a t
bere for
lt
lt,
re«e ttlewant.
•v e
t
tao*
tbat
to b r i n * tbe f » n y
I f I h a d t b e houelng? a v a l l a * * * ,
out
I
thlnV
B e t t e waa m a n t i e n i n e e n r l l a r
tbat
o e r t a l n l y w l a b * 1 « o ^ e t b l n ^ o o u t d b e d o n * « S b * r o l l ì i « wy
poeltlon,
to
d»lt
but
«ba t b l n * « t h a t
dona» But
lt
I
bave h o " * « t b a t
t'-*«e t h l n ^ e a i * ©
l«n*t
to
l e t my m f k
«ry m i n i .
«xaotly worry,
the unflniebei
t w^nt
I o t t «f t
but I
«uffar
-?ueaa t
busi a» «e t b a t T w l l l
«be « a l i
t.h*t
©be tèbcrh^bt
| t w** * l i t t l e
tbat
n«e,
«be i r i ^ h t
I woul'• ba v i l l i n a r
f e * m o n t * « , but
a » di « t u r b a i <^howt
bahlnd*
g*t
o f w**k«*
bar
lt
mt
« u p r o r t bar
anotbar
f?i fi
I oannot
I moln** t o
in tble apartmant*
to U v a
with b a r ,
^ut
l a t e n o * b e o * " « « ama* ù f b a r
f o r t f e «umner
ter*»
Ubi e t o « r t «o**«©nw i n f l i t f a l l * I n
t o ~*y t b a
full
ap on p r o v l d l n * b ^ r
rent
full
T e t ^ r t f l e t t i n r r a n Army p a y * «f * nan h a * * f^y l ^ a t
«ili
t b o «fh
I bave w b l p n e d UP
• t b e l r llvlnf? a r r a n d e a n t e
t va t
draft
I m a l ' be n u t « .
«be o© >ld g^t
f r i e n d « bave
tba
aven
ba l e v i n e
no* tbat
b e r . 0*^i©ualy, T sannot
I ewked b e r if
l t . !?ay*e
« o m a t h l n ^ o o u l d be
B e t t e l e ff©ln«r t o be a n o t b a r ^ f o M e t » f a t
do a b o u t
tbat
t e l y I bave n o t bwon a l a r i n ^ t o o
l a t o t*a / w y
e n t b u e l a e » fot* l t *
bat*
re«ettlemant
w l l l b a v * t o be » l « i b t i y aoon a « I ex*wt
o« 11 mt any t i a * n o a *
etili
etili
I
thlnV tbat T bave d*n* a l i
t h e b e a t * Althouffh f b a v e $ l v a n un o n t b a
bueIne*e d e f l n l t e l y ,
ali
I
« r * r e d o e e n 1 1 aeem t o ba any é t b a r i»ay o u t o f
la for
well—lt
I a a n rmrtorm a m i r a o l e ,
fai t u r * lnanytblnft,
oould*
lt
r- © probi***
e r ^ e o l a l l y » l n o e t h e <t*el*lon b a «
would b e i d r a s t i c r i
« e u l d ftp a b e a d a n d l o l t *
I
be<sn I n a « t r a n * - » wcrd#
famlly ra *ttl**ent
«aa't
I
1945
«
AH t b i « e v a n l n g #
Of
Jw»
tbrouflfb t b e «ummer i f
l o o k « I l i c e I nm not
I «« «»Ile*
for
tbe next
aun^ort
after
obeok a n i
i n tba next
to be I n a
noaitlon
tbat
anurie
to
a r i e * likuobl
Mary
• MI a n y t h l n * t h r o u r b .
«onft
Z just
The o o m p l e t è o n o f m y
hit*» t h e t i » «
b o t h * r s ma t o c ,
pha se e of
tryl^f
I 9 1 1 do t h e o n s s
it.
but
«hieh
oan bandi® l m m e d l a t e l y «
I
thlnk
t a l k e d OTsr
tbat «e
beresif a
tbat
Bett**e
final
oonrlsts
fs
s h e made r e m a r k a b l e p r o g r e s s
ships
sntranoe
stili
and for
bas
to gst
roo bad,
thle «as
not
rsally
nix
too « e l i
snd B e t t e «as
it»
Xext
tira,
«ben
tsll
first
oonslde
oolle^e
purposes of
late
scoiai
sohola*-
sbf
beable
Bette
vili
to e n r o l l *
llfe
and
f i n a l « a r s drasinc* n e a r ;
f*llinr.
bara
T"e
r
year#
instituttons*
year# and
tbat
the
her, X think
not
too n o m a i
agata
Mowuflhs « o n d e r e d i f
sbe «ould neet
B s t t s «ould l i k e
she
test
«as hard
but
end
t o oome t b r o u ^ h « i t b a p a s s i n e
t o b e more o f a b o o k s o r m
the
o o u l d go at
for sohool
family sinos
her
po ss I b i s
s l t u a t l o n s * She J u s t
i s not
she «ould l l t o t o T l s i t
oamp» But
lt
s«ems
bare
making: t o o muoh«$be
s r s n l n ^ and she n i g h t
bave
«rote
for
t o Kobe c o l l e g s
t b e end o f
camp t o
summar
if
erery oent* Xm arvsympathetlc as X s * i d
t b e money
t o «se
out of
tbat
X pulled
and shs
ber
ì»eause o f
shs mlfht
tha
she « i l i
s b s work e * h a r d a n d e a r s d
tbat
too
pext
end X
oonoentratei
« e t t e mentloned
se
for t h e
else
tbe waln oause of
complicated,
g r a d e on
grada« or
a «bile,
she e h o u 4
otbc-r e d u c a t i o n a l
Bette Isarned a l i t t l e
s t u d i e s do not
X didn't
Into a n u r s i n g sohool
n s s d h a l f «ay deoant
thlnk
d u r i n g ber
important
into
for
l i n a : t>«naaet
failurs«Although,
g r e dee a r e
her
but X d o n 9 !
gradss,
Unfortunately,
ani
~roblam « i t h
oan manage. t f e i s
r s s u l t s of bar
•
work
^ 1Qe (
1945
t o f i n i s h u p on t h a ? s i n o * I a a
t o f i n i s h u p two o r d l f f e r e n t
I
«fmns S 0 f
pnrpoess*
X kno« ttmt
s b e mas o n l y
t o bs one o f
t b o s e im~
t o s a r e h e r money f o r
oomplalned of e eore
t o « t a y home f r o a « o r k
f i n a n o ! mi a s s l e t a n o e
«ben
sohool,
throat
tomorro«*
today«\
tbls
e* a r l a e Kilruoht
ritnry
a^ure.
Juna 31t
SflfilL*
/
le
a mlr*ole atout
pboned and e a i t
I
t'n t Bill
rN>*ai
Bill
tbat
I
e b e waa m o ^ t è n f b a r
«ight
talea o v e r
to
bar
t h t a a f t e ^ n o o n a n d eco t a l k
e*he d l d n o t
oo-mny.
6 rooa apartment
Hegro
aeotlon
aituatlon,
and n e ^ r
I oo 1 d n o t
r r e e bedroome,
the
eeooni
of
laft
b e h l n d and not
$30
a month. I t
k e e p i n « ? my
If
r
nrefarred
eteam h e a t e d ,
furoiture
ba
eto,
eoaiethl
nlaref
ftnanoee
for
I bad b e t t a r
g wt^bt
f i dar t t b a t
ba.pren
for
I ooull
roeelble
"»he
the
aome
J
T
amrt^ant
tbe anartmant,
eard
telegrafi
get
t e prevent
ort
^y e x r e o t a t i o n e
^f
moet*
frettlnsr
mi b t
Tbe r a n t
o^er,
to
tbe
be
la
oily
r am
lt!
I wlll
bava
tali
fumiti*ret
T **
to
Mi
«tTt
rtrafted,
to h l ^ b
aa
t h l a p l a o a * 1 ab« 11
n ^ r y eeamed
apartaiant
dlea^pointirent.
it
t o Tè* ani
a.f*er
la
tbat
e*peota t i o n a , a n i
t o oo*ra, a r v a n i t e f o r
not
t n1 t a b a r
but
tha
d e r r a t a
M-ry a i d
ba a o * « o * t o b
tbe f^wlly aur
* n o w i n a o o u p l e o f ho tir e a t
«yeelf
to t a * e
t e l i ttom and l i a r ^ r e t
e t o . Bui
I n my
¿hureb r r o j e o t .
Tv e r a miet
oroeaedt
%v o ^ t
aatata
elaewbare« m t
etove.
In tbe p l a o e ,
tatren t o tbe
d o eome e u d d e n * obanapa o f
worryl
wttb a
>t30
o r f 6f
Tbe « r f u m i ab a i
e o u n d e b a y o n d my « r i l d a e t
iT
rea!
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bein<$ n e a r
to Uva
tbay batoh#
I ^w f o r t u n a t e enou*?h
t o oome #
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at
l i v i n g r o o m , d i n i n * roo*% a n d kit*>h*n« I t
floor,
oburob bad » l o t
tbe* I
I a » t© e e e h * r
too obooaey *bout
bava
eae
the
I a o u l d h * va a n y d i f ' i o u l t y *
t ^ t
o o u n t l n c r my o h i o k a n e b e f o r e
on
ao tbmt
to
t vow*t
t b e b u d d i n g Jar>*naaa s o l o » v .
ba
t
o r ma» I
a
~ o r k ;p x o j e a 4 *
Plaoe
f
to
l a l o o ^ t e d o n 43!S7 n o t t a ' - e Oro v e ,
$ r o u p a l t ' - o n g h I woult
baa
order
t o t h a Che eh i r e a n i
thlrfr
tb*t
t o *f>ry B a r k l e y .
at**r*if»ent
the rburob bad
f o r wa ao
vao«noiee
tranefer^ad
N o r t b S l d a whe~e
Juet
bad t o l d b e r *ow d e e * e * a t e
ayaa opan f o r
a n d h a ba.d t b e o - l l
ba a* l a
\
Motee bad a b o u e i n ? l e a d
a n d T O T O b a d l a a n feeeplBf: b l a
o j jfy
J e a n «panafca ( T o g o 1 a w i f e /
to baprwit
e^ould nhone hiw iirenediately.
«ali
1948
t o be i u l t e
con-
b u t X a » r»remrÉnflr
Charles
Klkuchi
Later.
Wheel
The m l r a o l e
ervations)
fingers
hour
It
looks
crossed.
for
estate
office
and t o l d
that
the
the
around.
tomrDrow f o r
I won't
send a
t e l e g r a m a nd t e l l
I have
decided
yet
as
reaction.
it
has
until
until
that
question will
been
It
until
after
aft
sicken
bed
short
real
in Mary's
a
alright
so.
is
the
be
later,
estate
office
enough,
name.
and
That
uncertain.
I could
start
to
until
I was p l a n n i n g
26th as
rent
raised.
this
real
time
little
on t h e
I get
an
I am g o i n g down
done.
here
r I get
res-
the
e v e r y t h i n g p a i d up
this
out
to
seemed p l e a s a n t
w o u l d be
Tom t o come
no
the
^ j I j
k e e p i n g my
in a
m a k e s me f e e l
July.(Mary
(with
I went
to
i n a month or
easier
I willwalt
She h a s
it
t o wait
hoping desperately
Bette
baok
to rent
but
that
that
o v e r . He
1945
and 1 waited for
Mary came
T h e n we went
i n my own name
breathe
I am s t i l l
impatient
taking
June 21,
found houslngl
but
the keys.
1 was
tt.en.)
but
so
enough w i t h me,
rent
thing,
we c o u l d c o n t i n u e
rent
I
down t o 4 2 5 7 f l r o n e l
r e a s s u r e d me a n d s a i d
paying
pay
sure
I got
t h e man t h a t
said
a
I went
'1'hurs.
happenedJ
^nd p i c k e d up
was a g r e e a b l e
Mary
like
showed me
he
has
Mary B a r c l a y .
and she
but
Diary
to
planned,
paid.
1 am
1 haven't
typed t o get
told
her
tod y from e x h a u s t i o n and
a
sore
throat*
/here
the
g |
first,
but
is
s o much f o r me t o d o
and e l e c t r i c
and n o t i f y
one at
disappointed
get
that
a covenant
d i d not
living
on t h e
of
building
the
some
paid,
it
phone
the
bill
for
hopes.)
then
in the
it
be
building
would a p p l y
thitd
will
I hope
us
since
that
floor.
>he
were C a u c a s i a n s
sal i that
and
against
there
is
the
rest
to
get,
get
t o go t o
the
this
going
feigh.
that
but
a Mexican
the
If
to
I
t h e r e was
Negroes,
of
the
she c a n
I am n o t
gone
for
after
impossible
o k a y . Mary s a i d
since
arrange
is
I a l s o have
directed
t o us
to
I n my name
A phone
there
furniture.
1 have
t o m o r r o w a f t e r my m o r a l e h a s
clause
think
the
new p l a c e ( s h e
for
get
rent
to leave
her
IPAC t o a r r a n g e
to send
the phone company.
Mary d e c i d e d
another
compan,
tomorrow.
she
family
occupaxjgjjj
she would g i v e u s a granUtf
/ ^ M
Charles
Kikuchi
buildup
before
¿Jiary
she
left*
know by t o m o r r o w *
is
going
t o work
with th
moving
It
is a r e l i e f
t o get
she
p h o n e d Togo t o l e t
keys
back
confident
that
it
her
too e x o i t i n g
and y e s t e r d a y
given the
renting
is
to the
suoh a n i c e
will
the p l a c e
be a l l
from her
t o l d B i l l MoKee
estate
and t h a t
it
told
that
has
been
s h e was
she
already
i s most
x
them t o d a y t h a t
w o u l d be
will
Mary
Mary h a d
but
%l
we
place.
away.
company,
r&ght•She
but
North Side•She
me know r i g h t
real
1945
t o be t i m e ,
i n a C h u r c h Workshop on t h e
Friends,
s o he
It
J u n e 21,
partly
was
furnished
with
things.
Mary B a r c l a y
is
from Kansas
and very
friendly.
t o p l e a s e me, and
she s a i d
that
do
everything
the
p l a o e up b e o a u s e
the
city.
it
The a p a r t m e n t
stone
building
It
v ry c o n v e n i e n t
is
away a n d t h e
said
that
sam
floor
to
cars
starts
and d r u g
in a business
has
expeotationsl
plaoe
The
is moving h e r
mess.
There
oloset
at
are
the
steam h e a t e d ) ,
to the
is
out
on t h e
Cottage
living
d i n i n g room,
u^on ent,.rating,
bathroom
Grove
large
Ave.
o n l y one
plaoe.
block
Mary
The
on t h e
and t h e
Japanese
rents
for
a n d much b e y o n d my
so t h a t
the
large
second
floor.
p l a c e was
in a
one. A large
(the
alcove
(the ft uoet
of
second
apartment
a n d on t h e
kitchen,
floor
this
room w i t h f i r e p l a c e
large
left
a
Grove a t
Miraculous,
Saturday
of
first
offices
two s m a l l b e d r o o m s , a n d one
front,
the
one b l o c k w e s t ,
is unfurnished
things
of
give
noise.
store
dietriot.
s i x rooms.
the L i s
in front
one b l o c k w e s t .
*30 a m o n t h a n d i t
hallway
used
second f l o o r
as
to
to
already
42nd a n d C o t t a g e
a n d some d o c t o r s h a v e
about
is
of
run right
The N e g r o d i s t r i c t
intersection
*ary
l o c a t e d on t h e
tried
she h a t e d
roomate has
transportation
a restaurant
building,
so n i c e . Her
on t h e c o n e r
street
is
also.
ooloney
right
is
we w o u l d s o o n g e t
Tnere
the
was
She
for
building
the
is
phone,
l e a f t k i ) and a p o r c h
^hurlei. Aikuohi
Mary
out
up
the
if
room a n i
oehind,
Prepair
elboe
t o get
said
and wipe
Mariko,
for
about
t o o k an
said
other
that
things
already
that
even
installed
the
be
all.
Just
I
be d e n i e d
over
looks
our
in
will
it
c h u r c h * Some
which w i l l
the
two
be m o s t
tomorrow*
are
it
helpful*
first
and no c h a r g e
for
t o be h e a t e d *
I didn't
thing
it
is
will
before
There
of
the
going
the
is
th<-
bring
the
after
looks
if
other
a bit
p l a c e up as
of
I
I
will
don't
call
will
hold
furniture
will
be
of h e r
friends
came
be h a u l e d away on
beds,
and
and
Sat*
some o f
the
The
kitchen has a
stove
have
t o buy o n e * ( I
hope
t h e y h a t c h or
plenty
means
I will
be
of drawer
space
bureaus
t o buy*
less
t o work o u t ,
the
I didn'txkwui
it
of
would
i c e - b o x which Mariko bought
see any h e a t e r
that
left
new u n d e r n e a t h * )
real
and
notice
around.
l i k e we h a v e
true!
that
we
I will
But
that
a home a t
won't
takes
p a i d up u n t i l
how t h e h o t
after
s e n d Tom
e s t a t e c o m p a ny
f r o m u s * Gas a n d l i g h t
water.
the
the paint
I f we u s e
w o u l d be a c a t a s t r o p h e .
That
rent
not
s m a l l * That
is
the
months'
single
so thai, 1 w i l l
t o make u s e
that
that
t h a t ray d r a f t
Some o f
disappointment*)
hope
like
to help clean
c o u n t i n g my c h i c k e n s
able
ofmind
t o be p a i n t e d
I o n l y hope
t e l e g r a m tomorrow r i g h t
peace
p a i n t e d up
off*(It
the
important
had a l r e a d y
need
ofth • things
two c l o s e t s
We w i l l
Marj
said
the phone
I c o u l d go a h e a d a n d f i x u p t h e
we oo I d h a v e
a bitter
if
it
left*
so t h i s
I am n o t
in for
that
ohuroh for
inventor,/
bill
run
t w o more w e e k s now*
by M a r y ' s
take
B e t t e would
She
7 ) /
company w o u l d
a l s o g a v e me $ 2 2 w h i c h was
etc,
t o o much t i m e
left
She
a n d «he
phone
±y4o
as
bedrooms.
k l t o h e n does not
grease
have
callsJ)
the
June 2 1 ,
t h nk the
(Good t h i n g ,
one o f
f u n d " and
r o o m s * The
off
she d i d not
phy p h o n e .
left
have
that
i t toad u n l i s t e d
dining
be
said
Diary
the
water
first,
has
i s m i n o r * The
last,
a n d what
Varies
Kikuohi
Sometiraea
always
tfiary
it
pays
t u r n up at
t o have
the
faint
true.
up,
be
and h o .
the
family will
t h e m out
ante
be p r e t t y
will
be
it.
It
that
x
supported a f t e r
t o #25 and J a c k w i l l
Muriko w i l l
p r o b a b l y come
be
housing
but
t h e r e was
Just
the place
has
t o be
furnished
am d r a f t e d .
The
1 think,
I
s u r e o f a n army a l l o t m e n t ,
I'm sure
this
in despair,
1 t h i n k of
1945
somethingwill
that
t h i n k i n g o f hew I o « n S t
family
here.
that
X thought
s e t t l e d a n d I was
s p a r k o f hope n o * t h a t
1 am a l r e a d y
philosophy
.Last m i n u t e *
b u s i n e s s would never
that
the
Jtine 2 1 ,
willing
if
get
to raise
through with the
the
same
amount«
„
cloud cert
inly hasbeen
bousing business
Is
days
t o get
the
t i at
I c a n go down a n d s e e
thing all
until
time
b e d o n e by
take
If
I don't
to fix
,ette,
a major
but
x am s u r * t h a t
t o b u y meat
1 bet
she w i l l
for
off
Tom i s
I oan h a r d l y
wait
for morning
estate
the next
drafted
vital
company a n d g e t
Immediately,
a l t h o u g h most
days
off,
have
be
a lot
able
s h e
of
of
It
h a S
will
have
that
a l r e a d y
responsibility
t o handl
days ahead without
every-
I w i l l have a
and I ' m s u r e
6
so
s t e p , a n d 1 oan only hope
to
«arlKo
l 6
at
0 0
"
first,
t h i n g s . We w o n ' t
a refrigerate,
g o i n g t o be more c o n f u s e d t h a t
s o much t h a t
I have been
he d o e s n ' t
blm ( i f
e v e r y t h i n g 1 , okay
letter.
Coma
t o Chicago
t o 4257 * o t t a t e
t a k e me a f e w
but
be
we w i l l
^
t e l e g r a m f r o m me a s
18
will
this
will
real
theplaoe up,
Botte
somehow.
get
Sod,
It
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . ^ ^
vacation.)
manage
Is
the
* » i k o on h e r
her
able
That
f r o m my m l n d l
nerve wrackingl
excitement.
arranged.
then.
little
„111
over
really
lifted
Grove."
t e l l i n g him i t
know what
tomorrow) w i l l
i
immediately.
is
ever
off,
t o get
it
is
a
on,
t o p l a n . My t e l e g r a m t o
read,
"disregard
last
L e t t e r f o l l o w s . Come on 2 6 t h
r
it
Charles
Kikuohi
Diary
< ^ B e t t e * s r e a c t i o n when
of housingi"What?
You a r e
y o u f o o l i n g me? Oh bo,y,
hope
that
the
should
start
£>• w i l l
not
be
haven't
«e
ore
real
them f o r
e s t a t e man s o
I'll
get
lom a
that
I
betI
telegram,
come — C h i c a g o
fare
office
plana
or
gets
every
tired
to
daj.
f i x up
ho; se h u n t i n g . S h e
she?
Another
suitcase
we g e t
my
Oh,
the
sali
boy,
stroke
damage
all
S.F.
other
week h e l p i n g
didn't
family
he
I bet
he's
of
check.
place I)
ofour
stealing
will
Just
let
things
out
doean't
sound
true.Are
Gee,
sounds
it
la v e
ri^ht
have
last*
lets
to let
really
will
be a
of him running
get
that
1 wish
lucks
lace
she
the
the
I can use
would
¿1ve
family
t o him.
insurance
that
for
I
with
that
place»
could
sup
when h e
I
bet
to
the
spend
have
week t o t h e
out
company
here
sent
first
right
me a
month's
will
ort
gets
to
forth,ohanfcAgg
that
the
think
that
she d o e s n ' t
were
will
k n o v w h i c h way
back and
now t h a t
it
t o m o r r o w . Ho
H e y , m a ^ b e we c a n a s k M a r i k o
that
Mrs.
p l a n n i n g how
excited
doesn't
relief
so t h a t
flirt
I
I
Maybe we
just
us have
the boss
good.
Golly,
start
t h e r e « H e c k , Tom a n d
p a c k e d a n d he
IT.
away
1 8 1 1 g o down a n d
Tom w i l l
It
discovery
at
Come o n ,
?'
great
from h e r .
here
1945
the
us
things
:>lace. 1811 a s k
t h e y n e e d men down
family,
It
about
surprise!
of h e r e .
that
Joo at
a
two y e a r s .
t o moveout
real
the
the
told her
company w i l l
inventory
t o have
going
be 1 7 a n d
quite
t h i n k we a r e
seen
Just
kiddingJ
state
taking
wonderful
I
June 21,
welhis
that
t o go
family,
now!"
$16.23
rent(if
^
C h a r l e s Kikuohi
I^te
^ t r
Diary
t h e major
not
the
r*i*e
thing.
la
of
laet
over
night
eno gb
to
sleep.
but
I
Helen Mlyoehl
it
wasn't
a p a r t m e n t waa
irdar
la
wae a h o t
can't
I
to
and k i l l e d
a n d I waa
t o l d her
sa
that
t i n my o f f i c e
would t a k e
a c h a n o e and
the
all
for
etralght
adjustment,
I dontt
Br».
atlll
the past
Imanaleon of
indefinite.
The a g e n t
did
t h e whole
Raymond.She
I
dldnlt
ao T l * t
diaturbed
b e c a u s e even
they could
it
go.
when
if
the
still
dont t
I
evict
know i f
Oriental
Bill
t e n m i n u t e s and
rrooeee with
it
ancestry.
Fujl'a
father
then decided t h a * I
family
off
reeettlement
eo
t o Tom, w r o t e h i * a
to the gas and
think I did
worrls
ri*bt
things!
electric
From l O t O O u n t i l
on a n a l y z i n g SOTS o f
B i n d was o n p e r a o n a l
For
name,
thoae
i n my name h e r e a f t e r .
but
no
o f my h o u e l n g p l a n a . S ^ e
clauae agalnat
telegram and sent
through
worried
n e i g h b o r h o o d a f e w m o n t h s b a c k * My God,
g i v i n g i n s t r u e t l o n a , and wrote
the b i l l
further
I
7 530 t o go
clauses
s c a r e me by a a y i n g t h a t
be w o r r y i n g a b o u t
wrote out
&4B*
the p l a c e ,
Catharine
c l a u a e waa p r e s e n t * But
in
rent
w i t h Mary B* r e l a y *
reatrlotlve
actually a restrictive
triad
to
i n t h e name o f
and
exbaueted.
u n c e r t a i n about
f-el
eomebody e l a a 9 e
there
faal
the r e n t *
a very a*fe arrangement
the r e e t r l o t l v e
send
still
eight,
fatal
we i f
Then H e l a n
nay
the apartment
the o f f i c e at
I
Then I a r o s e a t
reoaipt
who e h a r e d
but
beingable
e e t a t e o f f i o e anl
any q u e a t l o n a ,
that
yat,
about
t o r a l a a any l a a u e about
I met
I
isn't
He g a v e me t h e
got
aail
get
real
the girl
want
I
part
I didn't
down t o
June 33,
noon}
t h e day
that
Fri.
the
ainsrle
t o o good a
I
latter
company
3*00 I
to
worked
g i r l 1 a housing
Job on i t
a s my
a*
f o r t y m l n u t e e I h a v e b e e n on t h e phoie t a l t f t g g t o
t h e I PAG a b o u t a
Flrat
she said
possible
that
furniture
t h e y had
grant.
to f i n d out
It
i f we
la
UK.
Charlea
Xlkuchi
I t o l d her
anyway,
In C a l i f o r n i a
that
It
the bank.
I
t o l d her
purposes.
that
meant
a
p l a n n e d on u s i n g
for
the
that
o f what
up for
beoause Mrs.
the
s h e d i d not
family u n t i l
money f o r
t h i n k I could
I spent
It
t o g i v e up c o l l e g e
to quit
school,
furniture.(that
I . was most
regulations.)
educational
gat
any
for a year.
but
about
up even I f
s h e h a d t o l d me t h e f l r e t
n a t t a w o u l d be w i l l i n g
time.
It
Tha t was
<J
I d i d not
aald
think
It
neoeesary.
< V , e n Mrs. I
s a i d : "Our
problem Is
to determine
n e e d f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e when t h e y a r e o u t
d r a f a
Will
enough?
I
I
was o n l y * u n k
so s h e b e g a n t o a s k
supervisor
<JJ / J
t h a t we
she had t o f o l l o w t h e agency
t h a t Bet <e would h a v e
contradictions
was
that
shs s a i d t h a t
public assistance
strayed and It
satisfied her,
of her
said
I ted
Then
or
she had ft r e p o r t
She w a n t e me t o s p e n d I t
muet h a v e b e e n a n o r d e r
sympathetic and s h e
beoause
was l o s t
t r e e enough. This
my $1000 i n
Juno 23, 1945
Diary
had any f u r n i t u r e
did.
mm^wmm
y o u be a b l e
think
couldn't
t o get
an a l l o t m e n t ,
t h a t we o a n g i v e you t h e
g u a r a n t e e a n y t h i n g even
agency m e
protecting
dumped i n i t s
lap.
itself
"But
if
I didn't
financially
independent
sure a• that
M r s . I . we* t r y i n g
that
and I wasn't
happen,
Mrs.
I
I would not
willing
(it's
of
all
t o do
for
the
the
either
I would h a v e
wanted her
state it
to
and w i l l
furniture.«
V
V
that
be
I
eald
t ^
resettle
wo^hare
I want
agency,
but
t o do w a s
them,
they
the family
T can't
to be
prediojt
beoause I don't
sake of
the
t h i s way:
that
^enoy
stui$>o^n\)
t h e y woAld be
assistance,
t o s p e n d my r e s e r v e
1
know what ma^
f a m i l y so I w a s
publio
U
«or
t o h a v e me make a
a s k f o r a n y more h e l p f r o m t h e
that
that
case*
t h e f u r n i t u r e or
both and that
i n case you get
wanting any w e l f a r e
then r e s t a t e d her agenoy p o s i t i o n :
t o h e l p with
family w i l l
though I r e a l i s e d t h a t
by not
t o go on P u b l i c a s s i s t a n c e a n y w a y .
statement
here
I f your
funds up
t h e y g i v e me t h e
wllU^g
but
not
flret>\X
fu*nit^
x
Charles
KlfcuoH
allotment
(without
assistance
later
c o u l d not
quit
t>e
fur n i t
if
it
became n e o e s « a r y *
public assistance
for a
re
1945
allotment
looked
for t h e
likely,
family unless
but
But
she
suggested
they
Bette
taid
1 would h a r e
s u p e r v i s o r wads a f i n a l
enough w i t h me, an* I
public
Then s h e s a i d t h a t
year and t h e #1000 u s e d u p .
Monday b e f o r e h e r
agreeable
June 33,
m a l t i n g ma e p e n d u p my <*1000 f i r s t ) # a n d
consider
college
until
Di*ry
that
to wait
decision* \fhat
that
we l e t
was
the matter
of
V
the public
assistance drop until
t o work
may b e a b l e
was b i g e n o u g h *
the
family
t h i n g s out
Mrs.
w o u l d be
I.
sail
try
t i o n for
f a m i l y * •«r*at
but
the
desire
tha
t
it
rule
that
for
you w i l l
haws
baoausa
tied*
I
I
sail
I
understood,
s h e wan so a ^ l o g e t i o
sug<reeted
that
Army a l l o t m e n t
sail
that
about
the
of
talk
it
furniture
grant,
anough
oner
public a s s i s t a n o s , even
b y mowday
the
large
an* t b * t
so T o o u l d buy t h e
though
t h e a g e n c y * Mrs* I
assls
thinks
tanoe r e g u l a t i o n s
so I
doas
I am a f r a i d
family* a f t e r
that
w h i c h we
h*r
hands
if
s h e was n o t
that
best
to t e l l
to g e t
for
the
hopeful
I
could
t o get
her
get
It
that
some snwed o u t
that
" y o u know t o o much a b o u t
just
don i t
have
were
t h e f a m i l y * She
she thought
in order
with
t h e money
tha d i f f e r e n c e
f u r n i t u r e * I had
as
that
and T d i d s y m p a t h i s e
but
you,
to Bette1 s
to s t o p a i d
she would t r y bar
f a m i l y wa» o o m i n g o n t h e 3 * t h
it
^p^liim
family as wall
to support
later,
^tVthe
a n i we u n d e r s t a n d
I oould use o n e - f o u r t h of
was n o t
we c o v l d
savings,
a s much a s
the
and f e l t
f a m i l y a s s i s t ^ n o * a n d t h e y oouVd nwke u p
member* of
the i n i t i a l
e d u c a t i o n * But
c o l l e g e p l a n s a n * s p e n d t * e money o n t h e
could help you.w
in
the agency p o s i t i o n
t o continue your h e l p i n B e t t e ' s
her
the other
to spend up t h e i r
d i s t u r b « me j u s t
a s we k a v n r t o x
t h e Army a l l o t m e n t
none of
t o do e v e r y t h i n g p o s s i b l e
t h e agency w i l l
if
t o f o r c e me s i n c e T b a d P u t
I know y o u u n d e r s t a n d
your
discussions
without
c a l l e d upon
a g e n c y would
later
public
t h e a n s w e r s . How i f
Charles
Kikuohl
y o u were J u s t
Diary
an a v e r a g e
applicant,
o n o e and you would a c c e p t
way,
of
Itfe
gr<nt.
but
course,
ani
hae
I n d i v i d u a l s Who t r y
And
that's
triss
that, you bave
to
that
to
is!
get
But,
having all
his
personal
destitute*
oent
before
t*e
h u r t my p r i d e
public
It
a matter
Asxtx
tbat
t*»ee
This
poor
Juat
Iswe o f
because I d o n f t
the
a n d Xf m e u r e
bail*,
checked
have
it
neaSd
• l u x u r i e s * of
tbls
certainly a lot
»ybe I
resettlement,
of
I ntty
the noor
I
bap^y i n S . F . and
for
It
f u r n i t u r e and
gr«ntt
cover
myself.
sorry;
I
think I will
shs d o e s n ' t
*vant
matter
other
the
for
le
bachelor!
plan
things
Wbat,
household
t o be r e s p o n s i b l e
remain a
of
lying
furnishings beoauee
peace o f mind t h a t
h a v s a s much m a t e r i a l
the
furniture
for
family
h a v e become c o n v i n c e i. t b a t Mom w i l l
former
i t . \
X w i l l a e k eo*e
c u r t a i n s or
Having a f a m i l y
by
in
help somewhat,
eort\
kwt
roselble
»aspect
tbay bave any s p a r e
for
from too
do&sn't
t h i n k I am d * g r « d i n g
tbey will
for
i * hex
Ws s u f f e r
and X l o a e no s e l f
does not
i t fe
I«sel
insulted
to f i n d out
rlfrbt«
am e m b a r k i n g u n o n a n l m p r a o t i o ^ l
but
help.
harder.•
the 19 tb o e n t u r y .
to epend q u i t e a b i t
gr«nt
prooeduree,
o f m a k i n g a p e r s o n s p e n d ©vary
give a f u r n i t u r e
tbat
furniture
tbese
A c t u a l l y I h a v e ono o t h e r a c e u p my s l e e v a
not
oomoliwentary
t h e r e a r e many u n e o r u p u l o u e
lsn*t
request
of n e c e s s i t y ,
IPAO f u r n i t u r e
Even I f
in a
y o u do * * t
bo w o u l d B e e l
business
obnrc* o r g a n i s a t i o n s
still
else
poayessions
a* a t h i s
t h e IPAC w i l l
around,
I §11
to
asaistands
Is
or
agenov b e l p e
the archaic
t o e xr>laln
through a l l
l t e e l f as
1945
g r a n t o n h i s own .He w o u l d be eo con-
he wo*I d g i v e u p ,
really
t o go
on t h e o t h e r
furniture
were
that
this
cmees l i k e y o u r s h a v e
fuse* that
much o f
I »«in
t a k e a d w n f a g e wben t h e y d o n » t
why d e s e r v i n g
How t r u e
who
«varything.
to r r o t e c t
33,
I* w o u l d o n l y h a v e
X am wary a n x i o u s
too bad
the agsnoy
Jue
not
be
I have a c t e * «
here as
she
>
w o u l d h a v e h a d i n S . F . , ebe w i l l s t i l l want t o be h e r e . S o , t h a t ' s
t b a t l As l o n g a s t b e r e i s a r i s i b i l i t y , we m i g h t a e w e l l a o t on i t .
V li ; .
v III
il*
J a n e ££, 1945
4745 Drexel S l v d .
Chicago,Illinois.
Deer
Tom;
"Id
lest
out
you g e t
t i m e , we w i l l
to ^hic
the
change
trouble
thie
letter
have
t o come h e r e *
for
you
end
t á l e n t e here
hare
get
these
the
the 2 6 t h .
t o come
be e v e n n i c e r
There a r e
have
¿'ill
all
the
a nickel
furniture
to
yet
any more l e t t e r s ,
It
is
the
too
Take
i s about
girl
eich
which
carcenter
kitchen,
Ie
up t h a t
tine!
If
private
even
impossible
friends
to
a very
you add y o u r
and a b c k p e s c h .
better
moving
be
apartment
bedrooms,
you
to
you
ere
oome t o t h e 4 7 4 5 D r e x e l
n u m b e r : kenwood 1 8 9 6 . )
start
it
once mose.
toi
after
and t h a t
t o pay
out
three
room,
installed
£¿6th£ you had
*e w i l l
t o ouy a l l
family
living
is
you t o come on
I want
arrangements
^his
a n d e x p l a i n why 1 h a v e d e c i d e d
Xou c a n c a l l
¿ou w i l l
ifhone
you w r i t e
room,
already
l e a v i n g on t h e
address.
the
will
days.
but
office
there.
dining
a phone
want,
it
and
the
r
morning?
I f o u n d a e i x room u n f u r n i s h e d
1 am now r e n t i n g f o r
place,
this
around I
p l a n n e d on
t o make
to the l e e r s
Yesterday,
bathroom,
plans
go aa you h a r e
much
nice
t e l e g r a m I sent
,
t h e new p l a c e
and
that will
send
them t o :
today,
take
but
I heve
a few d a y s .
If
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apartment f 1
Chicago, I l l i n o i s .
Tell
Mom t o t a k e
where
ehe will
start
making
they feel
leave
i
tf
lose
plans
like
very shortly
not
for
it.
now,
this
it.
I wo t o l a l i k e
c o m i n g out
The r e a s o n
and I want
fox t h e Army.
* j . cntfijLO
.
a d d r a s s down and put
is
here
that
to get
as
it
someplace
^om a n d M a r g a r e t
soon ss
I will
you a l l
be
to
possible,
getting
if
drafted
settled before 1
áena them
Have you p a c k e d a l l t h e / t h i n g s ?
Zv
M,
w
4>V«
kAAVA.ae a n *
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the
tool's ftixi a n y t h i n g e l s e
you c a n put
not
in
b r i n g any J u n k .
1 would
will
not
right
the
A
sides
his
h<.ve t o do i t
I
know t h a t
Are you s t r o n g
that
will
tit
this
bureaus--
t o g e t h e r . ) Bo
p a c k i n g so
letter
of
the
t o come by e x p r e s s ,
the heavy
so t h a t
she
together
t o J a c k so t h a t he
plans*
1 will
come
that
but
The new a p a r t m nt
need your
help.
yet?
h e a l t h with
p l e a s e go t o t h e w e l f a r e
so t h a t
hold
h y c a n 1 1 you a l l
k i y a k o Ci: n come by P u l l m a n on t h e
a
(Also
they will
have
t h e r e h s b e e n a change
on i t
need.
w
am s e n d i n g a copy o f
T e l l Mom to c h e c k h e r
you
stuff
herself.
t o h a v e eome work done
will
so
l i k e you t o h e l p mom do a l l
away?
will
has
nails
t h a t we might
t h e y might make t h i s
h a v e <i t o l d you so
the h o s p i t a l
office
right
a w a y . And
and a s k them i f Mom and
t r a i n . Mom h a s b e e n s i c k
arrangement,
lets
quite
s e e now,
what
far:
1 ) Corns on J u n e £ 6 t h as s c h e d u l e d .
£ ) ¿»end b e l o n g i n g s t o 4267 w o t t a g e G r o v e , a p a r t m e n t # 1 .
2 ) Pack
11 he^vy t h i n g s b e f o r e you l e a v e , and t h r o w away
junk.
4 ) Ask ; om i f she w a n t s t o make p l a n s t o come r i g h t away a s 1
would l i k e t o get h e r s e t t l e d b e f o r e I go i n t o t h e Army. (Proba b l y a r o u n d J u l y 16 or s o .
I w i l l get a n Army a l l o t m e n t so
t e l l her not t o w o r r y a b o u t s t a r v i n g .
b) I t you l e a v e on £ 6 t h , come t o 4 7 4 2 X*rexel. Have t h e w e l f a r e
d e p a r t m e n t send a t e l e g r a m so t h a t x w i l l know when you
w i l l got h e r e , what s t a t i o n , e t c .
i f you get h e r e d u r i n g
t h e day ana 1 am not a t home, phone me a t Midway 0 8 0 0 .
¿ e x t e n s i o n 729 w h e n 1 ; w o r k .
T h e r e a r e a b o u t £5 r a i l r o a d
s t a t i o n s i n C h i c a g o so be s u e e t o l e t me know which one
Tom K i k u c h i w i l l h o n o r by h i e a r r i v a l and I w i l l t r y t o
g e t some f ne t o meet y o u , and maybe t h e y w i l l even a s k
f o r your a u t o g r a p h . 1 D o n ' t f o r g e t — s e n d t e l e g r a m , ( t o 4 7 4 3
D r e x e l a s I w i l l be t h e r e u n t i l t h e end of t h i s m o n t h s )
6 ) <*o t o W e l f a r e O f f i c e and f i n d out i f Mom c a n coma by
Pullman because of her h e a l t h *
l o w some o t h e r
t h e man o f
things:
X am d e p e n d i n g upon y o u , Tom,
s i n c e you a r e
the family.'
7 ) *hen Mom comes o u t , a s k w e l f a r e d e p a r t m e n t i f s h e c a n get
t h e f i r s t m o n t h s l i v i n g e x p e n s e s a s p r o v i d e d i n t h e WBA
r e g u l a t i o n s f o r f a m i l i e s who need i t .
I
8i
^ e l l w e l f a r e d e p a r t m e n t t h a t I have a l r e a d y s t a r t e d proc e e d i n g s t h r o u g h t h e I l l i n o i s P u b l i c A i d C o m m i s s i o n t o get
a f u r n i t u r e g r a n t , '^he a p p l i c a t i o n was p l a c e d i n May»
9)
£
10)
* h e n Mom c o m e s , t e l l h e r t o b r i n g c l o t h e s h a n g e r s . D i d y o u
p a c k away t h e s t a m p a l b u m , p h o t o g r a p h a l b u p m s , y e a r b o o k s , e t c ?
F i n d o u t i f t h e WB* w i l l h e l $ w i t h t h e p a c k i n g a n d s e n d t h e
t h i n g s to u s , ( l i k e the sewing m a c h i n e . )
Freight takes
a l o n g t i m e t o a r r i v e so i t w i l l be b e t t e r t o get t h e t h i n g s
s e n t a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e « x he Army i s s h i p p i n g a l o t o f
t h i n g s t o t h e war f r o n t so t h a t c i v i l i a n g o o d s t a k e s much
l o n g e r t o c o m e , maybe o v e r a m o n t h .
I would l i k e i t t o
come so t h a t * c a n h e l p p u t i t i n our a p a r t m e n t . Have t h e m
send i t t o above a d d r e s s .
'
e s u r e you get your s o h o o l
s c h o o l or h a v e t h e m s e n d i t
4267 ^ o t t a g e Grove Ave.
t r a n s c r i p t s from the high
t o y o u a t o u r new a d d r e s s ,
1 1 ) D o n ' t c a r r y t o o many t h i n g s on t h e t r a i n w i t h y o n a s i t
makes i t t o o i n c o n v e n i e n t t o t r a v e l .
Have mom make y o u
a b o x l u n c h « and t e l l h e r n o t t o g e t a l l e x c i t e d . I h o p e
y o u d o n ' t g e t l o s t i n a n y s t r a n g e , c i t y . Be s u r e t o f i n d a i t
how l o n g the t r a i n
s t o p s e a c h t i m e so you w o n ' t get l e f t
b e h i n d i n c a s e you g e t o f f t o ^ i g h t s e e " a b i t . I f y o u come
by S o u t h e r n P a c i f i c , you w i l l s t o p for an hour i n Kansas
C i t y and t h e t r a i n s h i f t s a r o u n d s o d o n ' t g e t l o s t « Maybe
you had b e t t e r c a r r y a l l t h e a d d r e s s e s w i t h y o u . I t w i l l
t a k e y o u a b o u t two or t h r e e d a y s t o g e t h e r e . You d o n t
h a v e t o w o r r y a b o u t p e o p l e on t h e t r a i n b e i n g u n k i n d o r
a n y t h i n g l i k e t h a t becauss they a r e Americans just l i k e
s o c k t h e m on "the
y o u a r e . I f a n y o n e c a l l s you a n J a p
p u s s , or thumb y o u r n o s e a t h i m i f h e i s t o o b i g . That w o n i t
happen though.
D o n ' t wear a l o t of h e a v y c l o t h e s as i t
w i l l be h o t h e r e . B r i n g e n o u g h c l o t h e s f o r a c o u p l e o f w e e k s
b e c a u s e t h e f r e i g h t w i l l be s l o w . You c a n c h e c k t h e b i g
b a g at the s t a t i o n and you w o n ' t have t o c a r r y i t w i t h y o u .
I g u e s s t h a t ' s enough i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r t h i s t i m e . I hope
w i l l b e a b l e t o f o l l o w a l l o f t h e m . I ' l l be s e e i n g y o u a b o u t
29th.
Brother
Chas«
that
the
you
June £2, 1945
4257 ^ o t t a g e G r o v e Ave.
Chicago, I l l i n o i s .
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ill^
^ t w u
Commonwealth . ¿ à i s o n Company
c / o S e r v i c e department
78 W» Adams.
Chicago, I l l i n o i s .
Hear
*>ir:
<^e would
would
July
t u r n on t h e
1st,
appreciate
it
electricity
v e r y much i f
and c h a r g e
it
your
company
t o us
from
1946;
C h a r l e s and B e t t e I Q k u c h i
4 2 5 7 ° o t t a g e Grove Ave, A p t . # l
Chlc&go, I l l i n o i s .
KQ h a v e
till
was
r e c e n t l y moved
formerly
in
into
the
apartment.
t h e name o f B e t t y B a r c l a y
and
Raymond.
I'hanlc you v e r s much f o r
your
service.
Sincerely
Charles
yours.
iiifcuchi.
?he
electric
Catherine
V
June 22, 1945
4 2 5 7 wo t t a g e G r o v e A v e .
Chicago, I l l i n o i s .
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P e o p l e s Gas L i g h t a n a ^ o k e Company
1 2 2 S o u t h M i c h i g a n Aveenue
Chicago 3, I l l i n o i s ,
c/o Service department.
i>sar
¿>ir:
tfrom July
t o Charles
It
1st,
1945,
and B e t t e M k u c h i ,
was f o r m e r l y
mond . We h v e
in
just
will
you
please
4257 C o t t a g e Grove,
t h e name o f B e t t y B a r c l a y
moved
into
charge
the
I h a n k you v e r y much f o r
and
the gas
Apartment
Catherine
till
#1.
Ray-
apartment.
your
service.
Sincerely
yours,
C h a r l e s iCikuchi
4 2 5 7 C o t t a g e G r o v e Ave,
Chicago,
Illinois.
Apt,
#1
C h a r l e s KiVuchi
I waa
Di«*rv
lr> t ^ e o f f i c e a b o u t
Itykai
I dash over
there*
Thia morning,
f o r a bout a h a l f h o u r — m o s t l y
social
work. Helen
la
trying
• h e baa her baby i n l a t e
about
of going into
iean ^lien*"
I
t«lked
the f i e l d
S e p t e m b e r * She e m p h a s i z e d
tirte!
don't
s h e went
t h i n k he w i l l
on t o t e l l
a bit
before
the fact
that
Helen s a i d
his
t h a t . Mas
family
be d r a f t e d
more a b o u t
of
tresis
13 h o u r s a d*y now* Be h a s g i v e n u p t h e
and
have
t o Tie 1 en V i y o s h i
t o f i n i s h up h e r M. A .
t h e A*my a s a c h a p l a i n b e o a u a e o f
ronaibilitiea,
^
%\
t o cook f o r r a e
ahop t a l j c a b o u t
s h e wou 1 1 be m a r r i e d a y e a r by t h a t
was w o r k i n g
1945
nine hours tod»y, and T « t i l l
t v i s evening» Bette has
t o go i n t e r v i e w ¥ l o l e t
before
June
idea
r^s-
becatiae h e
their
present
plana I
•We h a v e g i v e n UP t h e
w h i l e beoauae
t o be m t h e r
W!U h e l u s
h e r e as
Idea o f
transportation
expenaive
la
goinrr badfc t o Hawaii
too d i f i o u l f
t o go b*ok
t b a Churoh B o a r d do n o t
to get* t t
there with a
o u t . Itaa b a a g i v e n UP t b e i d e a o f
for a
is
going
child unless
getting a
the
church outj
eeem t o b e t o o e n t b u s i a a t i o
about
s e t t i n g UP N i a e i
o h u r c h e e , a n d X & on 1 1 blame them* Mas works
t h e playgrounds
f r o m 8 - 5 a n d t h e n h e comes home a n d e a t s a n d
t h e n go*a down t o t b e M i c h a e l
8-10 e t e r n i s i n g bottles.
cause
it
will
be u e e f u l
ve ae H o s p i t a l
I want
In Ms
him t o g e t
where be works
used
In
from
t o c h i l d r e n be-
church work. Adults act
a lot
like
o h i l d r e n anyway*
•I
g u e s s we w i l l
be i n C M o a g o
f o r quit*» a w h i l e jtfWe a r e
f o r t u n a t e I n h a v i n g p r e t t y good b o u s i n g . 0 u r
garage>
ren as
but we h a v * a h a r d a n 1 t h e owner
far
t o not have
But
I want
a s we know*
d o e s not
i s over a
object
^o
We h a v e n y e a r v s l e « v e on t b e p*oe
to w6rry about
t o get
apartment
to Fawaii
sudden e v i c t i o n l i k e
e v e n t u a l l y as i t
some o f
will
be
ohildso we
tbe
better
ffieel.
for
.
v
us.
OhaileB
Kitachi
J«ne
DlfXf
2 2
1 9 4 6
'
H i
f
Add
to
Ch-54,Violet
It
Violet
was
d r i p c i n g warm a l l e v e n i n g ,
was made
apartment
plans
easier
join kiyoshi,
hours
Violet
while
»outh " i d e ,
in e l l ,
and d o i n g
is
most
of
puzzles
and
leaving
for
Minneapolis
and Uaocy
and
I was
In
and
between,
brought
eat.
¿'he
making
next
week
another
there
with
to
are
to
apartment
about
c a r r y i n g on a l i g h t
girls.
f o l l o w up i n t e r v i e w o f V i o l e t
girls
taking
"oodlwra.
time
the
are
visit
things
three
the
with
drinks
the
»onny
47th
soft
my s o c i a l
up a s
t h e r e was m e s s e d
t o move.
on t h e
by c o o l
tot
five
conversation
I o o m p l e t e d my
her
life
story
up
to
d n te.
d
onny
mentioned
that
her
out
here
now. he
is working
was
very
worried
atout
not
know what
f o nd
as a
tiiae.
said
it
secretary
that
definite
no d i r e c t
ir
about
move h a s
about
t o get
prevents
her
She d o e s n ' t
obtaining a
joining
b e e n made
what
married
Part
to
but
in
tut
she h a s n ' t
yet.
She h a s
the
t h e man power
outside
(Plus
her
interests
working
the
Hotel.
She
t a k e n any
been pro-
for
future.
did
I had
Stevens
Nancy
she
is
if
inaefinitelpss
do
she
that
6irection.She
eligibles.
t o h a v e many
at
suburbs
club.
^anoy
Nurse °orps
this
eventually,
from meeting
job,
of her
she wants
work
th y j o b
in
She s ^ i d
i n t e r v i e w her
the Cadet
the
because
apartment,
night
the
one o f
i n some c o u n t r y
folks.
could
up w i t h
slong.
seem
her
c o i n * her
in
resettlement
a large
i
was
a cook
family
here,and
fed
a c t i o n of
as
do f o r
to get
etill
t o push her
certainty
wants
out
s h e was
crastinating-
body
she could
impossitle
*onny
her
fathei
months,
needs
is
her
but
someun-
She pr o h a b l y
shortage
night
aside
work.)
from her
work.
Chsrles
*ikucfai
Violet
here.
of
Diary
was g l a d
*he w a s n ' t
ti i d r a f t
since
from hsrjob
mads
f o x her
last
ligated
th
Violet
brother
wanted
to break i n
a month
for
small
rent
the
after
the a p a r t m e n t
ana
th t .
only has
was
thinks
th t
although
she
be any p r o b l e m
Job.
tot
she f e l t
She t h o u g h t
in herapartment,
is
off
a l r e a d y found a vacancy
in her
place
anxiety
a visit
She
t h i s weekend,
interested
the
t h r e e months
permanently,
in l a w h a s
t h e new g i r l
be
(Actually,
because of a l l
Housing won't
to leave
r might
a bit
too
but
that
t h e $52
s t e e p for
one l a r g e bedroom,
ob-
a f mily.
narrow k i t c h e n
bathroom.)
^uriug
towards
self
and
hour
a more
enlightened
attitude
towards
nothing vicious
the c a u c a s i a n
Violet's
ss a result
discriminating
sttitudes
o f her
seein*
contributing
their
istic
than
force.:
of Xiyoshi*s
in her
J?art
living
of
hers,
t a k e n on
to i d e n t i f y
of
conditions
living
economic
of h e r
(his wallst
her-
t h e JSisei
they
intensified
o f them
the mistake
to a racial
of
character-
s y s t e m wnder w h i c h
a t t i t u d e may h a v e b e e n t h e
was
her
relationships.
t h e N e g r o e s were
e p e r i e n c e w i t h one t f e g r o s t
i n a f a e t o x y out
to get
she has
efforts
t r i p . She mads
low standards
to l i v s .
but
prejudice
enough i n t h e a t t i t u d e s
t h e poor
to a s t i f l i n g
race
i s a somnon f a u l t
towards
recent
t r y i n g hard
comments,
prejudices
the South d u r i n g her
rather
i n her
the majori t y . This
t h e y a r e not
were
expressed a naive
the l a s t
more w i t h
adopt.
Violet
anb X s p e n t
T h s r e wss
many o f
the c o n v e r s a t i o n ,
Negroes
t o adSpt
in
parents
1945
slmcs t a y e a r
after
She t o o k about
in Minneapolis
some r e f c e t t l
and
all
t o go b a c k t o D a y t o n .
because her
up t h e r e .
at
October.
to v i s i t
be r e m a i n i n g
would l i k e
settled
hioago
t o f o l l o w i U y o s h i down t o F l o r i d a ,
t o Denver
she w i l l
c
t o be l e a v i n g
been
J&ne £ £ ,
they
result
one t i m e when he was work
stolen.)
U h a i l c B JLikuoM
li
xy
J u n e ZZ,
V
it
ia
t o o bad % U t
Violet
didn't
1 9 4 6 t>>
#
get
a ch no«
to
attend
%
-aitioch College
think
i
did
would
sty,
(end
moat
steted
it
when I
aid
conflict
ana
to
h vc
the
not
of
related
Just
are
stopped
written
ny
for
so
the
fol
ow-up
my C h i c a g o
h ve
become
life
months
was
going
his
induction
used
before
to
tried
as
that,
oeen
ahe
is
she
th
it.
t
**er
originally
iiiore f o r m a l
interview
1 alwaye
to get
his
distorted
have e
real
feelings
viewpoints.
until
fter
Invariably, I
have
(oxoept
Violet
seems
t o i. v e a
race
relationships
her
doesn't
could
gather.
have
lot
because
broaden her
*he
I
the
calmly
to help
I
all
things
improving
attitudes
any
prej-
Violets
interview.
will
ago
th t
i came
it
here
because
k l y o s h i . got
taken'and
I've
most
experiences
a year
since
t o be
far
out
almost
the n e g r o e s .
as
about
comments
issue.).
1 only
t h e ¿ews
was
el
think
objections.
and,
applying:
ttoible
t h e more
discuss
personally
to include
it
hectic
can
by
^he
the
a
country,
up b e l o w a s
reserving
t h e Mi
seums l i k e
never
by
compl« t e d ,
personality
"^ojly,
to
t o get
t h e H i s e i . Ah e n ,
to
thing.'"
drawing © person
they
to
against
three
seme
In with
this
remarks duilng
a
the
this
hex a U t i l e
the Uegroes
" e d u c a t e " h i m o n some o f
tolerance
udice
about
tee« a d e
of
i n . the evening d u r i n g
between
that
ills
enlightening
lie g r o s s
break
possibility
o f her
r cial
h- s n e v e r
interview is
things
as »he would h ve
the
not
fiisei)
earlier
dlaoovered
of
it's
reconciled
fox awl
in
she g re
"But
comments on
year
the
succeed
arguments
she
a
u n d e r s t a n d i nir
tetter
the
toi
drafted
wee w o r r i e d
life
running a l l
over
next
week.
to
citj
a stranger.
this
It
hardly
it
certainly
h e
teen
lest
December,
for
about
ana
o u r wi o l e
be o v e r
worried
WS<F
about
meet.
the country
when he
*hen,
to
since
see
him.
I
It
DarnJ
ever
looks
get
i>inee
becsus
away
like
settled
tht
«1 une 2 2 ,
Diary
3 kikuchi
it
is
going
to be a I o n ?
down. *t
least
he
b e g i n n i n g of
t h i s year
X wad ao w o r r i e d
and 1 w a n t e d
will
time
him as much as
for
the »ore
tiiS t he would be s e n t
t o be w i t h
b e f o r e we w i l l
be i n k n e l l i n g
I h a v e b e e n on
1945
year.
constantly
to *urope
possible
a
right
b e f o r e he
left.
H
would
was
*hen kiyoshi
call
ne
i?oing
was
to him Just
t o be s t n t
from Ions distance
2te s a i d
there
that
so
toy the
since
that
a
at
wa
that
1 woulu
of
thty
tna t s t
all.
say
said
W
*nyway,
it
my bag and l e f t
.. i v e
have
the
three months,
A
low,
sfraid.
i* t u r a l l y ,
cut
I don H
Florida
nasty,
the
w i t h *er
X was
excited
1 don't
think
I will
of
it
ever
left
get
o a a p * Sol y
p e o p l e were a l l
looking
t h i n k a n y t h i n g more a o u t
Just
l i k e one o f
the
.hem.
service
cut X d i d n ' t
it
besides
fighting
h a v e any f s a r
far
of
end o f J a n u a r y when X p a c k e d up
overnight,
of absence
I hadn't
*hen X g o t
**way.
I h v e done a l o t
y employer
to tne s t a t i o n ,
t o be w i t h h e r
all
t h * way.
t h e r e mci s
I met
husband
another
at
e v e r y o n e on t h e
i
and h e wo? Id
c e r t a i n l y wa
been working
way
t o l d me t h a t
f r o m my * o r k ,
t o me when ¿ r e t u r n e d . I b a t
because
right
s e r v i c e m e n ' s w i v e s down
I hsd when X f i r s t
am a o e s p t e d
anything
who was on h e r
traveled
aisei
tfe&t my n u e u a n a was i n
for
he
he phoned me
t o l d me t o come
«lone.
that
was a b o u t
Job b a c k
and he
One n i g h t
because 1 thought
t e n weeks l e a v e
t h e m t o do t h a t
girl
time
i
p r o m i s e d me t h e t
training.
oe a l l
so i was
suspicion.
them i f
oo I d
not
thst
c o t l d always
he
t r a v e l i n g so f a r ,
b e c a u s e X k n o w th&t
I
his
few o t h e r
feeling again
terrified
me * i t h
t o for
in F l o r i d a
resettlement
strange
drafted,
a s s o o n a s h e founa' o u t what ©i^mp h e
t h e r e were
prospect
g
first
fort
nice
of
than
ffisei
Blanding
t r a i n was
so
so
.n
Oharlee kikuchi
Dlarj
Jono
I
friendly,
mostly
i uever
soldiers
nd
outrageously.
cokes
and
rac ific
fhey
The
colored
thing
race
exits,
i
double
like
segregated
ti. t way,
have
that.
In
the
I wou d go
in
the
tried
they
to
to hel
jmess
I always
¿he h a k u j i n s
of e* ecse
the c o l t o e d
beoate e
race
they
signs
All
of
to use
t o make
the"whUe"
so
from the
at
the
different
everything
e v e r y t h i n g was
e x p e c t e d me
they were a l l
bring
i>outh was how t h e
e v e n had
used
us
time I
w h e r e no c o l o r e d
1 am p r e j u d i c e d
Negroes
staell
h a v e no
t ride
the
colored
uiKu.rstf.nd
tr.c
when
s o much end
entrances
people were
to consider
friendly
shocked at
at
tut
and
expected
myself
t o me a n d
first
from the w h i t e ,
at
all
in
is
town t o l d
x
aori'i
better
i had
relieve
for
one day
thought
they
the way
* got
used
up.
against
that
and
filthy,
I never
felt
I never
to see
they
all
ti em.
went
of
the
system of
like
out
I don
should
?hey
those
A
hose
don't
that
towards
o f my way
irty
to
"egees
t mean t h e m no
be i l l
t h e m t o be s e g f ^ g a t e d .
that
that
w o r k e d down S o u t h .
are dirty
although
prejudice
i
saw how i t
dressing
before
i got
I
because
they
t h e m . But wi eu
-outh,
think it
right
people
narm because
in
lot
i n e v e r y t i t l i n g . 1 was
s e g r e g a t i o n was
i
1 guess
¿ h e r e were
t h e i)ie g r o e s
with
returning
such a long
the
flirted
it.
M
in
for
¿he x s w e r e
They would
Just
sociable
me s t o u t
restaurants
in fact,
separated
they
town n e r B l a n d i n g ,
t h e s&xie w a y .
ente'r.
te
t o go t o
in
them,
t r a i n 'am
"white" ©nd"colored.*
and
segregated
a s one of
my a n c t ; * t r y .
i n ©very t ; in g .
s marked
they
t o even d a r e
stout
t h e m we r e
to
surprised
static
but
wsnted
American g i r l s
that
r e s t r o o m s were
on the
a n d many o f
Just
*as
railroad
fears
f l a t t e r e d me q u i t e a t i t .
tandwlohes,
ssem r s t l
w
sailors
¿'hat
too.
hean't
the
o n c e h a d any
treated,
The s t
r e a s o n why t h e y h d
tlon
t o put
tut
master
the
C h a r l e s Kikuehi
colored
venere
people
in different
1 disease.
reasons
only,
people
the
of
A lot
and
the
the
sections
of
that
station
S o u t h had
June
was
because
segregation
master
a kinder
told
feeling
is
me
thai
for
had
4 \ V
s o many
sanitarj
that
the
tww*rds
.
1945
22,
hakujin
the "egroes
that
Northerner.
"I
don't
worked
mind
t u C ones
in
what
are
colored
educated
came
u
to
one w h i l e
^ee,
but
w
sex fiends*
A
but
l o o k e d a t me,
to happen as
oah,
but
i
hate
fear
of
care
the
can't
help
it.
I got
insulted
be
I
because
bus
them b e c a u s e
those
sayinp
felt
I
work
to mingle with
only Nihonjin
to b e / i n a
so many o f
shouldn't
s o much
l was d o i n g d o m e s t i c
X didn't
X would
X have an a c t u a l
is going
flihonjin,
p e o p l e up h e r e
h ic.ogo,
tije s o u t h ,
with Negroes.
tell
the
with a very
when Jl f i r s t
a
- iary
crowded
you c a n ' t
a outhexn
these
when
when any c o l o r e d
^egroes
things,
flattered
men
#
being
the
hakujin
stared
at
me.
"My
at
the
first
stay
guv a t
three
down
house
x
the*
would
first
tr.ree
the
only
moat
of
think
8aia
do
±he
to find
that
the
same
dajs
out
amazed
for
x
of
ana
only
me.
poor
was
one
for
JHaei
and
it
girls
the
would
save
because
stayed
for
the
that
f i f t e e n miles
jobs.
*hat
seemed
That
was
time domestic
that
the
a domestic
away
the
to be
but
another,
worker
standard
there.
1 found
it
X thought
curing
h e l p e d me s e a r c h ,
X soon learned
1
t o l d me
expenses,
Job.
a full
l o w down
fortunate
there
room and b o a r d .
x'he> e x p e c t e d
wives)
taking domestic
the Chaplain
nothing.
vacation.
town wes
a domestic
o. f e r e d
ana
glorious
servicemen's
them were
thing as
almost
o f w a g e s was v r y
"finally,
other
X l o ked
the places
was
post(for
housing
most
alternative,
that
to hire
on t h e
nights.
would be h a r d
so
in Florida
Job
^ h s r l es & i k u e h i
which
paid
Diary
•*& a m o n t h ,
1
end
» cabin all
down
there
for
t h i r t e e n weeks
that
long,
but
i
basic
rot
training
his
(^or
notes.)
"In April
¿iyoshi
Ai^oshi
immealately
parents.
so
sister's
relatives
was
sfter
Me h a d
wired
place,
also
we
didn't
going
be
sent
over
and
it
wasn't
"We had
out
until
made
to Chicago
later.
*11
preferred
of
V--* day
his
we w i l l
his
That
to
duty
*nelling,
i 'aad
of
the
his
and
get
as
far
"•»• t h i n k
Chicago.
as
that
the
1
J*rom what
th,:•
are
Brents.
so
come
had
call
In
live
there
than here,
another
thing
will
be u p
there,
1 a l s o ha ve
was
ead
ana
around
is
is
is
¿Liyoshi
allllve
is
up
after
. lans
some ¿ » i s e i
they
more
is
go a t
all
o f my
friends
in
and
together,
there,
his
much m o r e
thai
ia
come
husband
to Minneapolis
too
is
her
n;my and
that
child
in
Snelling.
t o l i k e ^ i n n e a p f e f e i s much
me,
Kiyoshl's
fort
cut
the
t h a t we c a n
resettlement
tell
for
he
at
the
to wait
to
our
there
visited
to
overseas
see
us
plans
back
cut
^nelllng
family
to
see
to
sent
thought
ow t h a t
sent
to
we
sent
gone
his
my m o t h e r - i n - l a w w o u l d
wife
am g o i n g
and
he got
and h i s
people
there
son b e c a u s e
robably
t o be
to meet
Ziyoshi
family
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may b e
mine
liyoshi
be
experience,
to leaver
reported
that
oldest
will
brother)
troths
the
going
me and we w o t . l a
their
after
parents
(¿Liyoshi's
'a
in
that
plans
with
s t i c k with
to lock
tfy
other
sons
he
as
to
aowe came up
resettlement
a l o n g and
this? month
live
far
soon as
came
ana
two weeks
very
tentative
and
parents
the
furlough
h e was
stayed
h i m when he
Florida
we went
discussed
get
as
that
here
his
curing
hir
I
finished
to Chicago w i t h
got
1945
planned
¿liyoshi
of her
Zl,
to myself.
I hadn't
until
details
finally
for
but
ut
more
two d ys
mostly.
Maryland.
all.
to remain
positive
parents,
to
in
t h e n come b a c k
diary
hicago.
our
and
furlough,
previous
w
decided
June
v nd
basic.
present.
better
than
pleasant
to
relatives
living
there.
Charles
The
kikuchi
only
t o me
thing 1 regret
that
be a b l e
they
i hate
t o get
t o remain
the
th*t
ana
a l s o given
a pay
"Um not
as
I V$ s u r e
trying
t, at
to get
of
about
got
to
it
oame
very
easily
i y oshi
iness,
workfeft
work,
it
end
like
a company
it
was
take
of
out
o f a job
the
mail
1 was
that
or
that
now * f i n d
of
of
t o get
work,
back
metho
t h e Army end
work,
the
but
goes
my
it
thinking
since
I
when 1
the
idea
I wou d l i k e
that
into
work
important
into
s so
lot
idea
changes
«hat
and
*
dietician
1 c a n g i v e up
all.
is
offered.
t h e most
that
me a t
is
g i v e n up
o r k was
business
Minneapolis
office
the
some d r a s t i c
dietician
bother
it
to
less
kind
undergone
up i n
s o m e t h i n g . My company
me t o go b a c k
1 like
but
to
1 can h e l p
his
own b u s -
four
months
s a v e up e n o u g h m o n e y .
i learned
j o b which
doing
but
to
supervise.
job i f
doesn't
that
that.
of
I'll
1 even wanted
gets
i f we c a n
the
w a n t e d me
- returned
f i r m t o do
t o IEAXN some
w en he
in
the
and
and
«1 t h i n k
nice
i'he company
in charge
to s o r t
so
i n t o my j o b ,
an a d v e r t i s i n g
has
to Chicago,
QO now now i s
put
to get
1 h a v e more
now.
before,
first
t
but
having a career
i n my l i f e
1
a week a f t e r
the prospects
encouraged
before,
married,
hey
w i t h my h u s b a n d ,
girls
be a b l e
in with
have
thing
job
atout
I will
me
goin* b:ck
A
t h e n , w gi
I was
been
h e com any m i g h t
inneapolis.
beoause
other
hos
raise.
successful.
doing
was
four
worried
o f my f r i e n d s
1
uch
x
lurch.
to break
my p l a c e was
1 had
that
may be
the
given a promotion.
department
j o b . My b o s s
Job up i n
week
t o l i k e me v e r y
j o b 1 was
i s my
leave him in
one « o r e
understood
seemed
to
leaving
me a n o t h e r
for
1 9 4 5
DU*I
the
I am g i v i n r
first
time
£>eing a s o r t
research
a lot
of
work.
in the
three
up now.
I had e v . r
office
work
± started
it
or
was
interesting
held a regular
is
out
nice
doing
I
if
it
some
office
is
with
routine
*Juries
Klkuchl
typing
take
of
of
Mary
envelopes,
on r e s p p n s l b i l i t y
th
business
on some o f
of
that
they
got
mail
de
stencil
th ir
foi
ou*
poet
there
that
war
be.
back
us.
tasting
the
job
1946
t h e way X coul d
of
typing
from f l o r i d a ,
I was
four
and
so*e
I was
promoted
girls
was
put
t o be
I had
responsible
X heo
friends
are
the
proper
all
of
numbers
in
likely
he
about
for
to
see
txie
of
to get
none
I have
gone
X think
the « a r n e s e
life
the centers
already
out
out
of a
a r e more
drafted
by
can
' t move
we
will
there
is
nothing
to
life
settled
now a s h e
them,
my p a r e n t s
thatthe
the
end
it
out
them seem
heard
in
their
farms
anymore
after
in ^olor
do.
here.
after
of
as
will
that
going ba£k
kino
we
of
k n o w how
we
believe
to live
are
out
i d n't
save
all
started
there,
I don't
to
replace
that
back
of
would
of
t o be
is
be
terrible
camp l i k e my
able
WK* i s
this
operating
t o make
golug
year,
to
and
force
vast
out.
that
of
get
that
car, l o o k
because
provisions.
a way,
want
to
can get
krmy.
to g e t
new i s
I think
the
Mhonjin
getting
haTS
now,
anymore
my own p a r e n t s
be
doing
have
coast
independent
so t h a t
them out
easily.
don't
t o worry
oil
so
but
ti a t
out
A
something
i f iLijoshi
a rents
the
be a n x i o u s
I will
*lght
our
of
won't
¿irst,
he irete
Ones
A will
learning
traveli nr.
ti e w e s t
more
farm there
life,
A lot
"I'm glsd
My b r o t h e r
besides
to c i t y
to
in California,
force
to
X also
permanently
after
will
for
41
t h e work
witn
the
recently
to Minneapolis,
f o<
from c i t y
t e going
if
up
X spent
l usiti uss
there
all
and
work d o n e .
in Minneapolis
a r o i nd
to
When X carae b • c k
mairi r e a s o n
t h e money
long
pleased
2 2.
artrnent.
t o work.
live
was
x progressed
work,
assidine
"anen X get
money
so
letters.
the
in charge
s
supervisor
June
th i s
is
t h e camps
a good
by
every
idea
for
the
method,
not
W t o
by
cruelty
4
Charles
i;ikuehi
ûiary
tiiouif.i.. A f t e r
t hie
is
the
s a v e mone^
won
A
we do l i r e
test
t o pet
i
than ever*.
discover
because
sines
older
the
the people
If
they
that
I did
realize
themsèlves
in t . democracy J ¿ u t ,
if
that
that
out
i n cvis
ana
I
and
fox
it
isn't
find
until
tell
tlo
am
here;
they
find
off
they
tut
out
for
influence
heure t o o much c o n f i d e n c e i n t h e
don't
,
of oamr,
hsve anj
them w i l l
to
t e much w o r s e
r 11 o u t
t h e y come out
t at
jots
t h e dox
they w i l l
bad a t
1945
think
t h e H i h o n j i n c c n e out
n o t h i n g we
people
to g e t
stqy
Jots afterwatds
believe
like
never
they'll
wax.
fox post
t be a b l e
will
time for
June
^iasi
\
anyway « ï h e y
think
and h a v e a good
"The
trouble
all
what
happening
'¿'hey t h i n k
of
brood
out
to fly
fox
that
ueoause
all
shift
"GosfeS
in *ule.
not
o f the
to
even
evauue
I don't
in
i f he d i d
and
like
have
to run around
this
i have
the
t o *o
sorts
the real
but
anymore
t o l e a r n how
us,
however,
old
they
people,
t o my
sister
husband
does
p-uess t h e y w i l l
my b r o t h e r - i n - l w w * was n o t
by t h e
have
it's
a n y m o r e and
her
so i
uuxned.
one camp o p e n
birds1
t o Wat a n ,
that
about
least
going; t o h a p p e n
country
lose a lot
birds
about
they'll
pushes
a l w a y s be w i t h
at
now
being
so that
bird
little
too keap
is
timid
especially
here,
a mother
especially
I wish
all
so
those houses
s are not'young
know what
be s o p e s s i m i s t i c
"liyoshi
e< me out
£he «KA w o n ' t
themselves,
faith
with e l l
t i m e comes f o r
t o be d e p o r t e d .
bfctter
have
o f camp j u s t
the
are
ere going around,
be t h e
¡¿he d o e s n ' t w a n t
h a v e any
have
will
the WKA w i l l
for
o f camo j u s t
t h e camp p e o p l e
rumors
tneraselves.
A think
can't
that
in C a l i f o r n i a
it
out
when
is
those
that
t o be p u s h e d
come o u t
time*
bsoeuse
is
t h a t we a l l
evacuation.
But
he
so
doesn't
everything.
of gooc
plans
for
t h e f u t u r s . We
Charlea ^iknohi
,
Diary
.
to
build
i n small
starts
oux home
apartments
anyway.
it
I'hatV
lis
that
own b u s i n e s s ,
start
and
to w o r r y about
yet
so
in
other
the war.
near
tte t
there
of
of
in
that
things
have
t h e Army f o r
long,
I'll
Japan occupying
it.'
go t o k n e l l i n g a t
quicker
suddenly
They p i c k e d
out
he
uncertain
next,
start
any
our
some o f
isei
j o i n him even
1 had
a child
1
and
safe
We a r e
young
can
help
up.
that
I f Kiyoshi
to
right
to Europe. Kiyoshi
but
got
the
in with
chances
the
for
get
stay
in
willhave
t h o s e who go
he
not
has
t o be
be
I know s a i d
they w i l l
who go t o C e l l i n g
after
children
h i m t o be
meantime,
i f he h a s
give Kiyoshi
any c h o i c e
assigned, to C e l l i n g ,
550 o f
the group at
many o f
Kiyoshi
to C e l l i n g .
then,
any
from C e l l i n g
years.
not
b e c a u s e he
^ut,
business
to
wanted
infantry
coming hack
better.
school.
got
hadd
build
i s how l o n g w i l l F i y o s h i
at
than
if
t h e money s a v e d
soldiers
ten
he w i l l
own f a m i l y .
«Japan s o
least
we h a v e
t o s e t t l e down on
I want
In the
live
«»hen K i y o s h i
to have
t o o much
rush.
'¿to N i s e i
h e r e were
intelligence
plan
same t i m e .
to
an a m b i t i o n
second
ready
t o go -to o c c u p y ^ t i r o p e a s
w e r e much
chance.
worry
the
A4
any
t o go o c c u p y
first,
¿'he Army a i d
h e was
not
J. w o r r y a b o u t
the
go
i n much l o n g e r
he wanted
not
One o f
t h e y Whey w i l l
out
is
by g e t t i n g
the
t h e Army?
at
me b e f o r e we
ways
"One
I would
want
b e a new o n e and
We d o n f t
b e c a u s e we a r e
I don't
hat's
t a k e over
time yet
Kiyoshi
until
not
some
of
stay
will
to nothing.
account
in
it
1946
M
s a v i n F money,
I em w o r k i n * and
r u n down
sound
x
2ii,
,
because
o f my l i f e ,
has
and
•
ev n t u a l l y
all
why
up f r o m t h e
fox
V
'"^.p;--
plai
June
I guess
and h e had
Mead
the
matter
t o go
they
didn'thrve
t h e m who d i d n o t
want
to
didn't
even know where
of his
know what
he w o u l d n ' t
letters
h e was
like
go
to
he w s
t o me w e r e
going
to
t o be p u t
as
there.
and
All
didn't
in
be
a
the
going
so
doing
i n a Jap
to
C h a r l e s Kikuohi
Uaxy
uniform cither,
the nisei
b o y s now.
much b e c a u s e
eoldier
without
he's
tactics,
and
after, he'e
sent
out
with
soldier
*aeriuin
feeling
want
to f i g h t
will
have
I hope
for
1 am not
what
they a r e g o i n g
rumors
will
say
see
and
that
at
be put i n t e a m s
t h a t so m u c h * '
That's
all
about
1
it,
the
but
sent
w
t o do
Celling;
etc
aps
are.
that,
be
goine
be
sent
to
train as
how u n c e r t a i n
Jap
train
that
at out
he's
their
chaiges
w
the
going
ap
t o be
to convince
not
over
the
for
t h e hakuj*in
the
yet.
I don't
longer.
i?ri a s s i g n -
i don^t
know
although
occupation;
we
soldier
live
teams.
tacific;
of a l l , that
are
a
a ploaant
they w i l l
those
soldier.
things
all
Mhonjin here,
all
and,most
s i x weeks
t o go i n t o
It's
be g o i n g o v e r s e a s
the
there.
e s p e c i a l l y when you
on one of
with
seems
t h e Banzai
in order
t h o s e who
out
letter
t o show t h e h a k u j i n s what
of knowing
might
we w i l l
to
like,
very
soldiers.
training
learn
training,
camps
a thing like
t h a t we w i l l
us
and
this
is
rumors
soldier
Japan's
J u l y 14
his
of
other
on.1 J * o r
t o put
After
against
secret
starting
through:
ment
are
Just
that
Maryland, ^e
e v e n b e ©ble
acts
any
thati (reading his
to l e a r n
the s a t i s f a c t i o n
that
like
would
like,
to l i k e
they l o o k l i k e
u n i f s e m he has
how d e a d l y
train
Just
1945
t o do w i t h e l o t
going
that.
looks
to
are
t Camp M t c h i e ,
a team t o other
soldier
going
they
that
about
even have
like
is
soon be
t r a i n l i k e a Japs
*rm*
Jap
said
the
he w i l l
thin's
as
although he's
like
to
Just
stationed
the piece
going
think
being reminded
is
he don't
t h e Army
I don't
£iyoshi
to kex):'*aro
to like
whet
they would
I ' h i s i s whet
tlid
*ut
¿tat's
Jtjne 2 2 ,
others
are
i n t h e Army.
It
other
that
ell
think
there
you
going
to
I went
was goo3
in
^
a way t h a t
another
in
l s
he
did
year.
*e
the
ten years
four
m:
just
klyoshi
i
that
husband
it
were
t h i s war
of
would
can't
when
win.
it
they
care
how many human U v e a
suicide
policy
Phey w o u l d h a v e
the
like
"i
believe
they
are
all
they
v.ant,
will
have
don't
don't
don't
feel
other
fighting
why
J a p a n and
Japn
Hie
for
of
that
all
is
the
three
My
or
bring
gosh,
killed
in
n should
face
an«
America« ever
soldiers
land.
these
*e
fight
Japanese
to
know
they
don't
followed
would
lives
a long
time
rebel.
away
like
leave
have
close
country
us
alone?
plenty
in
countries
this
are
politics
at
all
of
trouble,
it
splits
working
as
for
t o t h e m and
i s in*
and a l l
seems
families
our
of
1
"hy
c o u n t r y and
it
I
though.
believe
jealous
all
Japan
though.
happiness,
I don't
they
that
it.
connection
1 j u s t want
in
and
t h e war
feel
this
for
t o do t h a t
c o u n t r y . My o n l y
in
man l i k e
can say
stand
after
I don't
here
last
government
am* d e m o c r a t i c
all.
other
together
the
p e o p l e won^t
o f an A m e r i c a n .
a lot
be l i v i n g
can
right
countries
for
all
In
years.
getting
to throw their
make h e r
Japan at
interested
accomplish
should
will
rights
the
not
that
«-ut i was b o m
the
1 bet
If
ha
for
t h e Army c o u l d
t o aave
lost.
than
out
surrender.
are
while
h i m In
neceaaary.
want
the Japanese
a part
the
just
it
then
well
future
keep
of
as
t o a ee h i m f o r
our
instead
1946
Ao.
t o be o c c u p i e d
anceatr,,
is
but
for
get
and
not
are
aense
get
he w i l l
Japanese
just
to do.
c a r e about
1 don'u
ask
going
know i f
end
is
that.
more
solders
say
I
"hey
«Japanese
don't
that
months
civilian
cities
I ill
tiling
t o me. Wap^n m i g h t
thousands
as
t h e Army w o n ^
thinks
that
a
plan a
1 hope
1 wish
bsok
ooiuofco
to C e l l i n g
can't
though,
but
those
sent
-ee.
years,
BO many
get
service,
w i 8 h
June 22,
Diary
C h a r l o « Kikuohi
us.
in
all
that's
I8m
to
up w h i l e we
future.
I i
Charles Kikuchi
Diary
June 22,
1946
.
"I'm very
next
week.
Kiyoshi
for
happ} right
I're
been
so l o n g ,
two m o n t h s
traveling
s o much,
dreamed
that
stuck
out
the
sure has
aocount
it.
different
gether
way
"I
all
out
don't
me g e t
married
the
ideas
she
that
nerve
too.
still
M
osh,
if
i would
have
she
thought
it
was
all
bymyself*
&he
ue
thing
up
like
the
of
want
t o b e among
they
act
I hope
in
out
t o go
tool
x
t h e USA when I was
ana
&ee,
the
evacuation
marry Kiyoshi
h i m s i n c e we w e r e
evacuation
on
f r o m two
us
brought
been v e r y happy
of
those
i n Deliver
and
that
want
I
to-
living
snooty
hadn't
had
for
realized
m ve made
some
a shoxt
she c o u l d n 't
was
small
I wouldn't
have
funny
time
ago,
underst
nd
met e i n d e p e n d e n t
me t o come o u t
too dangerous
still
know w h e n s h e
educational
s y s t e m and
a baby
¿>he d i d n ' t
woulu
been e x p e n s i v e
t h e m t o o m u c h . My f o l k s
x
that
with
from him
&aok home my f o l k e would
baishakunin
to oppose
her.
more
the
t o be
Ohio.
a m a r r i e d woman and
idea
t o meet
Minneapolis
been able
California.
but
i was
uy t h a t
thought
twon d e v e l o p
been
h a v e met
state,
that
It's
i n my h o m e t w o n among a l l
when 1 l e f t
"One
in
to
separated
s o much o f
««hen 1 s a w my m o t h e r
-l was
I don't
never
the
been
has
± got
in ^eyton,
o f my l i f e
people.
had
of
thinh
minded
me.
I woula
&r t s
it
f rm c o u n t r y
for
I've
drafted.
cut
I ' m going
that
only
i would s e e
be en good
of
in
I've
s i n c e h e was
never
because
fortunate
otually
around
in
now
me
here
¿gain
to remain
that
than
as
i n Chicago
i h a d grown u p ,
and
will.
is
that
there
Minneapolis;
b e i n g away
them a l l
natural.¿he
I
is
think
not
that
going
is
awful.
f r o m s o many ¿ a p e n e s s t
the
time*
Japanese
t o be
I
Japanese
kindai
and •»• w o u l d n ' t
I l i k e Caucasians
s e e m t o be s o
a
snoopy
because
and
they-
üharlos kikuchi
alwasys
want
Diary
t o know e v e r y b o d y »
see
a Japanese
just
can't
that
way
l n
stand
filth.
in d r i v e r ;
Chicago
to live
community,
is
sloppy
the
slums
and
back
district
sections
forget
biggest
of
about
city
their
was
If
all
not
as
pretty
optimistic
"apanese
are
at i r t i n g b a c k
will
bick
be
though,
scattered
all
to C a l i f o r n i a
there
lUhonjln
bad a s
the
because
to keep
over
and
I
that
t h e USA.
¿ut
h ve
people back
back
eventually
with
resettlement.Ihey
r e m a i n and
they
settled
i have
care
has
I
chance
I
it
get
lot
so
me.
A
he
scared
but
I'm
Mhonjin
the fUsei
as
can't
will
they
plan
of
optimistic
decent
to
them
the future
group w i l l
in
get
majority
of
expect
and
for
they
myself
do okay
because
them so much.
a job
of
want
-^ut a l o t
like
.eriously,
to Minneapolis,
Ifl l
t o ,:,eet
here
thewhole
broadened
just
sensitive,
seem t o be
1 guess
c o u l u make a
either.
to
to discuss
When I go
ted.
more
down o u t
talked
kiyoshi.
aegreg
feel
future
llltle
there
of
so d i s a p p o i n t e d
and
their
morst
h ve b e e n
the
s o many
that
drift
t h e war
^ven
St.
in
i think
will
and
ntlnue
will
Clark
think
they w i l l
the hakujin
apart.
out
and
here
don't
they
c
cleanliness,
cities
that
it's
Flhonjln
time,
for
I
*
Uihonjin
tue large
hoaslng
of
the
the
passion
and
in ^ a l i f c r n i a ;
concentration
slum row.
the
inCalifornia
the
the
the
iverytlme
slum d i s t r i c t
t h a t way b ok
1945
though.
"I'm
i'okyos
was
business,
always a
on - l a r k s t r e e t ' s
in d i r t y
get
and
s private
It's
It
June 22.
with
friends.
1 won^t
some
let
Caucasian
I won't
ignore
t o h a v e more h a k u j i n
them a s
they
are a l o t
myself
of
completely
f i r m an
my H i s e i
friends
fun
be
and
while
i
think
friends
1 have
they don't
think
Charles Fikuehi
of
us as
Diry
inferior,
except
"My ¿¿ain h o p e now i s
able
to
s ?e a cent
I get
up
C o s h , we
Out
to work,
spent
of a l l
the
bt,ok t h e r e
to us.
hakujin
I
first
aren't
far
places
p e o p l e and
loft
to
the
save
the future.We
I
be
a l s o be a b l e
traveling
s e t t l e down a s
It's
and
started
been a
to
put
I've
of
when
for
it
trouble
it
a
while,
extra.
and b a c k
resettlement,
I
thought
a better
to
boost
so
think
go
nice
picture
of
my m o r a l e when
that
JODB down
d a r n good
life
we've
greater
I
here.
we m i g h t
is
for
that.
there
2ia.d s o
1 am l o o k i n g
expectations.
A
%
been
jear.
something
Denver
1945
haven't
t h e p e o p l e were
1 am t h a n k f u l
with even
save
and
thie
save a l l
staying
t o get
needed
only
I 11
e
in s i n c e
b e s t . 1 iyoshi
the
so much
to-^lorida,
been
certainly
future
but
a s we w i l l
x
marriage
for
traveled
first
so p l e n t i f u l .
to
to
x
c a m p . But
our
ones.
I have
the
some df j
- ¿ h a t ' s when
since
forward
IH1
so much
thai. 1 l i k e Dayton
ignorant
allotment,
to Minneapolis
« h e n I go
the
because
o n l y s a v e d some o f K ' s
*
June 22,
"
•
Oha- l e a f t . k u o h i
Poroe
the
of h a b i t
typewriter
Xesterda^
for
Last
u
night
Hospital
only
to
came b a c k
She h a s
five
sign
her
until
to
some
tests,
side,
last
her
Snelling
U.S.fl
pains
tonsils
boys,
boys
vacation
see her
so
that
were
the
that
she
being
dull
fun.
food budget
in the
While
On t h e
is
rather
nursing
there,
tomorrow and
family.They
and
it
tailed
she
said
returning
packing
after
t o Mt.
Sinai
tonsilectom^.
the
She
and
operation.
Emiko
is
doctor
is
going
to
^ive
sine
the
so
her
said
that
the
her
up
vacation
of
them t o
come b a c k
there,
on h e r
false
She met fe l o t
rather
She
is
she a s k e d
comparing
so t h a t
pain
swallcw
She
1
go
has
kept
she
but
also
I went
that
call,
floor
would
t o Yo.
oallupon
b e e n on t h e
Alice
made Emiko f e e l
quarters
My
she
there
nice.
I
are
last
came home
9th
i n many w a y s .
she would
office,
the
out
already•
that
toothl
that
12:Of
t o go
to
extracted
she
I drag
said
appendlcs
and d e o i d e d
hospital
afterwards
the
that
from her
but
was m o r e
Sinai
t o do
1945
voice.
up
up
said
v")cents
her
I went
came
yet
a eoolal
E m i k o 1s
form for
be h e r
but
of
I got
she
it
suiteaee.
sleep,
t o remove h e r
restful,
ÜSO a s
Mt.
of
lost
t o w o r k bn M o n d a y . S h e
d o c t o r * to a l l o w her
t o M i n n , was
nature
and
23,
from 6 - 1 2 .
started
night.
can't
the
laundry
iimlko was w o r r i e d
t o o t h while
8-5 in
Bett© has
doctor
side
it
the
after
interview.
consent
the
return
been having
some
I worked
practically
hours
the
I t 1s
to bed.
in
June
I am e x h a u s t e d ,
interview Vlolot
f o l l o w *p
from Minn,
expected
too*
to
¿»at.
thing.
going
she d d the
da,/.
After
left
funny
e v e n i n g was m o r e
working a l l
her
then off
t o mak
visited
a
I n s t e a d of
and
last
mana e d
Is
was a h a r d da./
dinner
Violet
too.
üiary
to
the
the
the
massed
so g u i l t y *
t o ISniko^
The
room
I c o u l d p i c k up a
is
starting
would be
to California.
going
her
to Gila
I a s k e d Yo
to
to
Charles
Kikuohi
deliver
u message
now«
it f t e r
and s a i d
news,
i t 1s
i got
that
be p l a c e d
j->iary
furniture
I
the
help
grant
for» me on Monday4
That
there
s o muny
the
booka
t o t a k e down* They w e i g h l i
f o r me
course
to carry
Fortunately,
l onl^ had
¿oin^
over
ve c a n ,
I
week a s
was
apartment
pretty
to a f r i e n d ,
obvious
that
e
auitoases
he
he d o e s n ' t
girl
opinion.*he.y
tried
to rent
was n o v a c a n c i e s . T h i s
moved
I
We o o u l d
noon,
front
the
think*
certainly
a n d X made
about
40 more
terrific
of books
have
too a f r a i d
of
room, but
Nisei
been ver^
possible
The
to get
of
the
belongings
Sat*
in here
good
nite*
refer
know*
It
even
during
unfavorable
o t h e r day
Mrs* B t o l d h e r
morning, a co pie
each
if X could
he d i d n ' t
other
a r e damn R e p u b l i c a n s ! I
the
full
that
any
are
public
t o Buy
vacatl n ,
was a
J. a s k e d h i m
said
the
The B ' s
I hope
with
remain here u n t i l
and
with the B's
year*
but
to help
have
l e a d and i t
we w i l l
but
good
up*
though o ^ r e l a t i o n s h i p s
past
oheck would
t o t r y a n d t a k e a s much o f o u r
but
phoned
I have
t o go u p t o t h e c o r n e r
t o l d Mr* B we were m o v i n g o u t ,
this
that
yet*
the day* 1 s t i l l
to large
s t r e e t c a r * We a r e
next
of
anytime
certainly
t a k i n g some o f mj b o o k s down a b o u t
in the
here
would b e ,
t h ngs
apartment
the place
tripe
trip*
was
t o NY t o d a y on h e r
three
struggle
and the
the grant
1945
Imanelson
I w o u l d 1 1 :e M a r i k o
we h a v e
in cleaning
started
are
s h e went
know t h a t
Miss
furniture
apartment.
buying but
She d o s n ' t
the
m e n t i o n how l a r g e
$200 s i n c e
t o f u r n i s h up
s h e o o u l d come o u t
home f r o m t h e h o s p i t a l ,
in the mail
about
use her
t o Mora s a y i n g t h a t
± c o u l d get
-he didn't
June 2 3 ,
a Hi.'ei
that
there
young C a u c a s i a n f a l l o w s
in*
We a r e
g e t t i n g hot
uncomfortable
amount
of
w e a t h e r now, a n d t h a t
f o r me t o d a y .
work * h i c h h a s
1 went
to
t h e new
t o be done and
it
Is
made
it
e v e n more
l a c e and
surveyed
staggering.
1 don't
the
Char
a KikuchI
know i f
will
the
Diary
I will
try
be a b l e
grime
came f o r
some o f
to take
ceilings
brought
of
th
first.
the
All
I had
day l o n g ,
t o use
three
i will
another
on Monday*
One o f
fellowa
couch which
she g a v e m e .
It
will
with her
said that
r e c o v e r e d . Maybe M a r i k o o a n do i t
oouch
Just
single
like
bed,
that
and an easy
whole w o r k s , but
dining
6e t
room s e t
that
time
said
s e v e n of
later
quite
¿he was
at
the
and she
in the
willing
that
building,
of
got
them.
up an o l d
a
studio
I get
to let
the
is
a n d she
the
the
I may
from them.
t o be
over.At
apartment
is
quite
a n d I met M r s .
quite a bit
"University*" This
some h e l p f u l
said
old,
hints.
that
the
me h a v e
it
81 y e a r s
it
studio
took
Bette
of
s e e m e d t o be
students used
b e f o e she
t h e r e . The
the
out
they conid use
Mary h a d g i v e n h e r
gave u s
group
two d e s k t a b l e s
v e r y much* M r s . D a v i d
t o be v e r y n i c e
Just
to
down a n d
t h e Work S h o p . Too b a d !
a while
being connected with
them)
Mary a l s o g a v e me
theological
accomodated
evening a f t e r
about
tenant
for
easily
impress her
oldest
some o f
he
she
the
rest
s i n c e fche h a s
renovated.
tables
t h m were l i v i n g
so i t
in the
buildup
that
us
c h u r c h men d e c i d e d
and small
apartment
spacious
to
the
chair*
the
Barclay
She
article
in very handy a f t e r
for
a c o u p l e more c h a i r s a n d one or
Mary
in
which she
as
( s e v e n of
Mary b r o u g h t
oome
soap*
that
to borrow one.
p r i s o n a s he h a d e s c a p e d f r o m a C*0* camp* The
a very n i c e bunch of young p e o p l e *
strong
a ladder
¿ r o u p s h u l d oome a B t e r
the
I
scrubbed
real
a n d t h e y e a c h o a r r i e d one
that
I
so a p o l o g e t i c
try
work camp s t u d e n t s
but
a i d e s * T h e n Mary
d o much w i t h o u t
but
1945
I am d r a f t f e d ,
a n d s h e was
I o n't
are h i g h ,
furniture
t h e n dec ded
before
completed
furniture
ladder*
..alls
a lot
h e l p move
tasks
after
the
the
and
it
f r o m t h e bedroom w a l l .
Remarkable d i f f e r e n c e
things
finiah
t o do t h e h a r d e s t
oily
hid
to
June 23,
but
She
one
avid
of
seemed
she
is
seemed
the
she had l i v e d
there
for
fifty
that
yearsJ
She
b u i l d i n g 50 y e a r s
apparently
thought
but
go a t
let
it
building
Negroes
street,
much s m a l l e r
building
people
get
space
if
it
is
for
free
suppose
it
building
another
of
the
occupy
is
is
rooms
in
must
Bette
the
lost
haven't
room yet
thing
Mrs.
for
vacancy
old lady
so f a r
the
estate
so t h a t
our
exterminator
and
rent
second
of
fioor,
worked so h a r d
so
there
that
office
but
is
there
are
made up my m i n d y e t
there
I followed
is
s o much o t h e r
painting
as
about
whether
a
flat,
for
spray
but
offices.
with
below u s .
today.
for
the
t o be d o n e .
a while
after
All
purposes.*«
a restaurant
paint
The
from
are
t a k i n g a few c l o t h e s
X will
1
them.
living
I did
bit
steam
1 1 : 0 0 a s we w a n t e d
painting
a trade
The
give
quite
entered
contact
are
start
next
I won't
we w a n t ,
some b u s i n e s s
in a long time as
we c o u l d
the
t o come a r o u n d a n d
the house
until
a
we m e t .
t o get
water
we h a v e n o d i r e c t
section
for
a bit.
in an unfurnished
thebusiness
right
in
that
that
company d i d n o t
the
the hot
building has
said
s o •»• t h n k t h a t vee w i l l
to raise
is unusual
David
t h m because
another
that
is a
there
| 5 4 a month r e n t
Oth-r
all
anything
covering
that
in
She
say
a f e w o u n c e s . My b o d y a c h e s a n d my f i n g e r s
out
as
sure
is
real
wanted
service,
a n d 1 w e r e down
closet
covenant
t o pay
the
the
water,
This
t h e whole
hve
it
large,
entrance
to
from China.
t o o much s i n c e we g r e g o i n g
because
very
the
sorry
There
that
free
etc.
I haven't
I
not
garbage
roaches,
felt
seem v e r y n i c e
said
s e r v i c e . We g e t
heat,
She
negroes had
anymo-e b e c a u s e
object
if
s e man l i v i n g
s o we d i d n ' t
b u i l d i n g because
aooordmg
the house
came
I know f o
than us.
a l o n g . M r s . D.
a lease
it.
the
from u s ,
in
Now I w o n d e r
on t h e
get
first
a Chin
"Chinese" and
Orientals?
covenant
the
a g o when h e
that.
c o u l d not
aoross
something about
we w e r e
included
restrictive
of
said
to
stiff.
clean
down.
front
It's
high
I
beda good
school.
*
O n a r l e s KiKuohi
The
living
any
room w i l l
p l a n k s . The
also.
the dining
the brushes
After
friends
by n o t
thinks
all
of
t h e n go
time
for
all
theml
ell
room h a s
floor
if
o i l y grime
Guess
it
is
1 will
I won't
Attached
been newly w a l l p a p e r e d
them out
of
ice
B e t t e &ot
t o move,
as
it
after
r u i n e d most
quite
but
a bit
fairly
u s . What
Jack's
a horribe
a n d Wanga
is
safe
going
thoughtII
letters:
done
she d o e s n ' t
would t a k e a
have
truck
t o move
Sunday p a p e r s
For
the
reading
the c l a s s i f i e d
in ourplace,
t o pop u p .
to
< f e w more
some k i n d
t o r e l a x while
t o go t h r o u g h
pinapples
iiraiko w u J d come home
t r u c k of
read the
of
using.
cream and
one ay em a l r e a d y .
be a b l e
I feel
so
they
better
have
dining
but
letters
after
the
l a r g e toedgoom b e t w e e n
I wish that
when a h o u s i n g c r i s e s
hit
and the
of
to p a i n t ,
a delivery
I'd
off
t i m e . Mary h a d a b o u t
s o much f u n
t o get
hallway
the
strengh.
old
have
I have
cleaning
things I
the
t o m o r r o w we p a c k some more a n d move
things.
papers as
our
of her
to sleep as
won't
the
is
h o u s i n g anymore!
never
it
it
i n two m o n t h s ,
sunda^
living
properly
i willhave
t h e heavy
p a i n t e d and
The
r \ I t/v
1945
so b i g and 1 d o n 1t
is
be
friends.
h e l p i n g her
t h e heavy
a n d t h r o w away
t h ngs.
only
to revitalize
all
to
we came h o m e , we a t e a p i n t
t o d ~y. She
haul
it
be o k a y i f we wash t h e
by Mary a n d h e r
paint
seven of her
t o carr,,
t o do as
bathroom willhave
room a n d t h e
I will
order
June 23,
badk bedroom h a s b e e n p a i n t e d r e c e n t l y ,
r o o m was d o n e
that
be h a r d
The k i t c h e n w i l l
w a l l a . The
in
Diary
but
and
first
the
sedtion
one c n
I certainly
hope
Charles
Insert:
Rlkuohl
Jaok's letters
Diary
June 23,
June 20, 1946
2436 S a c r a m e n t o
Dear
Chas^
onJiine 2 6 ,
^
^
iQm
wh> d o n ' t
.you h a v e C h a n g e d
then
it
at
your
found a p l a c e ,
I'm
s e n d i n g Tom b a c k
Ifyou can't
support
our
sure
food
to let
t o SP,
fafe
suddenly
as
well
"relocate"
if
I have not
out
but
that
those
x realize
that
who h a v e n o t
have
a m o n t h or
any h a r d s h i p
city.
argument
public
sentiment
rationalizations
if
that
or
tat
purposes,
Chicago,
all
get
practical
it
out
of
their
of
finance
support
him.
t o y o u . To
as
finish
a lot
it
it
of
up.
would
still
s o he c a n get
to
t o be
of
near
isol
of
sent
out
I maintain
here.
the
is
h e r e . The m a i n
family
a d r e a m come
w o u l d be
travel
the
come
to that
family,
tlon are
present
let
and s e n d
the
here
true
for
faraway
or
all
In
out
willing
fear
this
family
them back
of
secondary
s e e i n g C h i c a g o . Of
prejudice
system,
Junk
u n t i l Mom a n d M i y a k o
persons
could
the main d e s i r e
matter
for
that
toChloago
fear
t h e e may be a » l i g h t
their
t o come o u t
they
wanting
,n C a l i f
of
onLy
flat
you u r e
expense
to
a
that
I believe
two
stubbornly
travel
for
e e t c . T h e n Mifrako a n d Mom
t r a v e l e d and t h e s e
t o accept
The
to
t e l l i n g Tom
stillhaven't
it
t o Chicago
a s E m l * Bet
insisted
send
chance
Inducted,
f e d up w i t h C h i c a g o a n d d e s i r e
reason
I„ll
Chicago
temporarily,
you t h r e a t e n
ee get a
get
to
in Chicago will
w o u l d be n o e x t r a
a trip
for
him up
you c a n no l o n g e r
to Chicago,
them up
of
Inducted and
from t h e ,
oefore
Tom t a k e
the big city
Mariko c a n put
is
on u s
Instead
t o l o o k abound
you a r e
since
wrangle h i s
you s h o u l d
cun a l s o
are
here
t o capp
spoils
better
see
out
time
t h e ttR* o f f i c e
anoth, r person here
If
be
the event
transportation
his
of
^ M
St»
on g o i n g o u t
p l a n s . You c a n p u t
the
you p l e n t ,
In
leisure.
planning
a i r a u d j
y o u go a h e a d w i t h I t
that
would g i v e
i s
1946
course
case,
see
t o S*
I
Charles
Insarti
Kikuohi
Diary
June 2 3 ,
(J
1945
2
where
of
t h e y would be h a p p i e s t
sunshine,
meat,
cherries,
butter
tolerate
people
etc.
someday
It
Living
is
will
sug e s t i o n s
advised.
After
student
adviser
Soi
course.)
can't
out
that
bette
Bette
readings.
get
to
aette
to
pass her
those
she
preliminary
have
they w e r e n ' t
take
t o get
it
is
hich are
of n e g l e c t .
the
important
to concentrate
those
nursing
to grasp
books
for
i
the d e t a i l s
if
Bi.
courses
I
likely
the
by one
of
F's.I
the
to appear
in
outside
in i t s e l f . I f
you
s h e c a n come o u t
the
suppose
two
still
would
and t h a t
or
*ette
one
you
t o get
series
Eventually,
things
the
suggest
on them. With a l l
and
program,
Remember
another
are a course
her
regular
studying,
education,
t o be
(Bette
Soi a n d
preliminary courses
going
results
for.
Soc.
intensive
Bette has been s t u d y i n g her
result
the
prepared
a n AB i n t w o y e a r s ,
those
courses
forgeen
the
stresses
success-
f o l l w w e d t h e fcfec
to take
scholarship
Join theoadet
had
enough t o a l l w her
impossible
Some o f
that
comprehensives
of
the
learn
itis
anoth r
d i d not
quarter
Otherwise
learn
and hope
of
it»
go b a c k a n d t a k e
a n exam, a n d
reading,
Shangri-La
in getting a college
«ere not
apricots,
ltwhen thousands
o n l y one
quiz kid
will
their
system which
corners
oranges,
plenty
o u t h e r e a n d p l e a s a n t e r . Why
t h o s e a d v i s e r s must
w i t h you t h a t
failures
as
taking courses
In a
fundamentals.
agree
all,
was w i l l i n g
t o be
cheaper
and h d taken
was^advised"
have
peaches,
i t w o u l d h ve been b e t t e r
advisers
actually
l o n g r u n . We»re h a v i n g
of C h i c a g o a n d ohoose
reach
too bad t h a t
f u l l y . Maybe
o f any
is
l o ^ k upon C a l i f
thej
the
watermelons,
the discomforts
there
in
doesn't
oan't
want
h e r e a n d go
to
Charles
Inserts
jLx*uohi
Diary
June 23,
1 9 4 6 -o f H
3
Cal.
o f AB! s ,
Speakin^
Leland
Stanford
Palo Alto
duty
other
not
October
ha r i d ,
being
state
University
and a l m o s t
until
she
at
is
which a r e
exams,
good
made
only
papers
first
sure
and only
nowever,
fo
provisions
time
too
her
are
spent
heat.
attached
&H.tONiCL.k,
ancestry
are
showed
France and
wouftded,
¿ears.
By
that
time
to acquire
full
citizenship.hight
economic
for
out
S.
"ihere
domestic
as
is
current
quick
t h e r e may be
Mj
er
of
salary,
standard,
epoke
ata
paper*
some
now,
that
I
Jack.
recent
Nisei
soldiers
of
covered
battles
49 d i e d
help
shortage
evacuees—was
t h e War
of
solution
of
publicity«
Japanese
a n Army
in
Italy
and
wouftds,
1651
est
Coast
in
these
think
that
t o t w o West
and 3a c k
offered
Relocation
times,
which can
of
work."
meeting
of
Occidental
housing
tonight
said,
by
the
evacuees
College,
"where
provide
with domestic
many o f
tjpe
of
Coast
Authority.
h o m e s , " Myer
n e e d e d a n d d< s i r e d — h o m e s
to aoopet
the
captured.
Aarlcan
thousands
to
of
naturalizations
Eurpean war,
in a c t i o n ,
domestic
Director
a supplement
their
be
Japanese
are
help
six
the
( U . P . ) L.A, — P a r t i a l
problosm—the
Myer,
some
in
total
frilled
and
for
( U . P . ) s American
t o d a y . The
June 19;
returning
Dillon
clippings
i n o l u d d 361
Chronicle.
the
to take
is
1946
3 4 m i s s in,-
o n l y ward
h e r .HN. On
permitted
taking
from
whole day a t
g e t t i n g a n KN o n a c c o u n t
citizens
s u f f e r e d 2111 c a s u a l t i e s
compilation
graduated
permitted.
newspapers
June 19.
the
t o get
/S/
See
she
Now s h e h a s
she h o . e s
about
when
she
seven
for
hers
Sunday.We
from the
which
not
received
last
wilted
a citizen,
board
Delores
rooms
wages
at
would
s p o n s o r e d by
C h a r l e s xiikuehi
Insert i paper c l i p p i n g s .
Diary
June 23,
1945
q f 7
0
4
by
the
Friends
Outlining
assailed as
that
all
owe
where
Pacific
they
live,
theater
fact
battle
of
iviyer d e f e n d e d
from the
with
eight
a five
The
The
job of
Members
of
spending public
i n normal
targets
the
long as
of
religion
them t o
ei
the
soldiers
that
of
Japanese
all
beliefs
parents
Japanese,
no
Emperor»
are
barred
from
t h e A^my d o e s n o t
"that
Pacific
Nisei
and
t h e WRA d e c i s i o n
service
trust
in
them
on c e n t e r s
in
to
soldiers
are
serving
in
Burma."
release
befoi e
50,000 loyal
January
evacuees
2 of next
year,
argument!
life
family
for
of
shoi
d be
w o r k e r s makes
Congress
funds
the
cent; r s
is
destructive
to
ties.
resettlement
the
suspicion
have
Jobs
c o m p l e t e d n o w , when
more
repeatedly
to maintain
centers
and
good p o i n t s ,
Nisei
only pushes
caping.
Ni
of
popular
Myer
persons
plentiful
than
the
ever.
d e m a n d d t h a t WRA q u i t
able
to
take
their
place
life»
Myer m a k e s
of
the
*nd normal
w a r t i m e demand
As
binds
institutionalized
initiative
thu
said,
relooat
point
States
United
s a i d were
operated,
Japs»'
i s , " he
tfrea
the
on g r o u n d s
the
w h i c h WKA h a s
he
that
that
under
m y t h s what
in
to Japan;
against
"The
every
born
also denied
t o fight
a m e r i c a n Way»
trie d i f f i c u l t i e s
children
He
the
the
unsupportable
allegiance
matter
of
remain
occupied
their
residents
will
be
hostility*
but
1 don't
as
domestics.
That's
the
group back
into
# f t * »
seo any
Tutties
solution
speed and
something which
in his
it
offering
solves
nothing,
t h e y a r e now es-
Charles
insert«
nikuohi
paoers clippings
CHKONICLE,
June 14 i n
Safety
iidotor—Whenever
ripped
i
r e a l l y mean i t ./hen t h e y
to
of
first
been four
attacks
there are
California!
multanen's
arrested
but
that
hold
by t h e
which
peace
protection
of
officer
is
officers
the
law will
Multanen
be
returned
January 2,
Why d o e s
s a y «One
offiers
to enforce
is
of
to consult
the Attorney
the
first
t o keep h i s
the law.
evacuees
i n my won c a s e
He c o u l d h v e
Crosby have
is
1 9 4 5 « T h e r e h« v e
u n d e r s t a n d ! For
felony
received
guilty.¿his
and
Instance:
un and h i g h powered r i f l e
for
General
against
since
1 can't
decision,
why A t t o r n e y
their
incidents
shot
R o b e r t W. Kenny
p l e a * of
w i t h i n a w e e k . But
Justioe
law enforcement
of a peace
Is
the equal
some t h i n g s
g i v i n g out a
or
left
t o wonder w h e t h e r
in California
i n my h o u s e . Why d o e s
chief
say
i n my a r e a
isn'tMultanen
before
begin
i n 21 s h o o t i n g
anoeatry
Why a r e n ' t
Why
the h o l e s
suspended s e n t e n c e upon h i s
arrest
Japanese
others
buckshot
^
5
s h o o t i n - , t h r o u g h my home w i t h a g u n , L e v i
s i x months
the
1945
all*
For
a
June 23,
Valve:
I l o o k at
t h r o u g h mfc home
given
Diary
f r o m SF.
confiscated
killed
the
s o * one
voters
General
Jobs of a
j o b " The
of
police
first
T h a t ' s why h e w s
Kenny a n d G o v e r n o r W a r r e n d o
Job
elected.
nothing
jobs?
As a n A m e r i c a n c i t i z e n ,
v o t e r , and
answers.
It
seems
t o me
i f we c a n ' t
lessness
is
going
to master u s ,
taxpayer,
ia s t e r
like
lawlessness,
beginning with
C h a r g e s K.
I'd
Fresno.
Iwasaki,
^eedly.
the
t h e n law-
Charles Kikuchi
I n s e r t s Wang«s l e t t e r
to
Diary
Bette.
June 23,
1945
. L V
VfikitHfOr
A f t e r 8 2 d a y s , t h e B a t t l e o f Okinawa i s o v e r , a n d o v e r 4 5 , 0 0 0
t o t a l c a s u a l t i e s * Yet Wang r i g h t i n t h e m i d s t o f i t w r i t e s s u c h
Oalm l e t t e r s t h a t one would h a r d l y know t h a t t h e f i g h t i n g h a s b e e n
s o d e s p e r a t e over t h e r e J
I g u e s s he w a n t s t o e s c pe*
##***
14, June
Okinawa
Dear
1945
Bettei
i o u might
stage;
only
rooks,
say
that
I am r e v e r t i n g b u c k t o
I ' d be c u t t i n g o u t
¡ueens,
kings—rather
w r o n 0 w i t h my m i n d .
t h a n paper
Throughout
r e a d i n g a book,
or a t
falling
X see bishops
asleep,
chessmen-- .awns,
the day,
night, while
de-grace
± oheokmate h i s
the movie,
while
Lonely
heart",
across
the
while
board
you
king
attack,
see),
Just
across
and
the
defense,
or
the
board,
final
coup-
night
at
the
boldly
'¿'his
through Captain from Csrstile
I a g a i n saw that
definitely
before
i n "None But
e y e my b i s h o p d a s h i n g
t o b r e a k up my o p p o n e n t ' s
is
swoop* L a s t
t o fathom the message
browsing
or
outtir^
bishops,
I am w o r k i n g
letters
i n one f e l l
J: s a w i n my m i n d ' s
leisurely
t o escape,
trying
kniglits,
fllasting diagonally
w r i t h i n g u n d e r my m e r c i l e s s
paoer
Something
while
writing
m> o p p o n e n t
as
do-Is.
the
afternoon,
(we've
got
bishop charging across
the
field*
•Ahy?
joker,
which
¿et
is
Father
desires
the
1 am no m o r e
t o oh s s
t h a n say p i n o c h l e
is
constantly
on my m nd*Anu why a l w a y s
invariably
sacrificed
for
ohose
an e c c l e s i a s t i c
by t u r n i n g o u t
b r i n k of
a n d my m i n d
the
chess
addicted
board*
sanity
will
career
sake of
"position"?
f o r me a n d I
forever
see
it
will
bishop
because
his
teetering
go t o t h e
gash-headed bishops
it
frustrated
be be a n a g n o s t i c ? My m i n d i s
n d c h e s s * One d a y
Is
tlx
or
fliting
chess
across
on
side
Charles ¿ikuohl
I n s e r t s Wang's l e t t e r
-iary
June 2 3 ,
1945
2
One o f
the
objections
B o t h y o u r May 9 t h
example» and as
you have
period
t o thin
you s a i d
days
with a
comes home
fits
single
political
t o l d me.Chas
some unknown
acquire
one
I began
reason»
to
the
in the
field,
I suppose,
nursing
a sore
t o be
t h a t MB e t t e
complaining,
however,
you co
ldn't
toe»
p l e a s e s me, youf 11 only
w r i t i n g . . a n d when
I
two V- m a i l s
t h e n your
says without
try hard,
t o t h e KXXKX i m p r e s s i o n s
I write
force
stodgy
a r e not
o v e r l y handsome.Kver
g i v e n by w i d e - e y e d a d m i n ,
since
And f a t i g u e s
t h e most
for
«.rmy u n f o r m s »
¿tegular)
a i z d schooner»
pants
for
s t a r t e d when
from "home",
we s o l d i e r s
erratic
today,
was h y p e r s e n s i t i v e
h e r r i n g bone t w i l l ( b l u e
¿i ( f o r
is
t h a n no mail»For
letter
worn n o t h i n g b u t
anes
it
essays*
Contrary
uniforms
together
f r o m C h a s » A e you s t u d y i n g
t o f e e d me«"»
try hard at
that
o f a c u t e m e l o n c h o l l a » T h i s was when
i'ou f l a t t e r m e , a n d t h o 1 gh I t
me t o
better
the bishops»••»»And
letter
g a i n much e x p e r i e n c e
arrived
is
you b a r e l y g e t
is
l cried easily,
began t o n o t i c e
V-Mai l
h a d d e s e r t e d me f o r
t o have
a n u r s e ? You n e v e r
only
a
and obscene b a n t e r
a n d x was p r o n e
came a l o n g
before,
i had not
plummeted,
rough c a j o l e r y
once
against
letters
t h e n V- m a i l
&...1 my f r i e n d s
My m o r a l e
first
a n d J u n e 2nd
t o c l o s e » But
of n i n e
I have
think
fatigue
It's
ure b i g enough
how some o f u s
I
part
there
jacket
cut
are almost
is
like
jeans
as
dyed o l i v e )
ill
the
a zoot
s lis
sacks
of
potatotes»
fatigues»
Jap-
i n my s i z e
34
o f a medium
s u i t . 1'he b a g s
t o hold a sack of p o t a t o e s ,
look--like
we've
f i t t i n g as
enough c l o t h
t o canvas
to drape
leaving Hawaii,
our
and t h a t ' s
i n my
exactly
Charles
inserti
ill
with
the
I l o o k e d l i k e a damned c l o w n w i t h p l e a t s
vollar*
shirt
i>on't
We a r e
in
f
ont, b ok,
sa$
that's
rapidly
time
late
cake
tent
a couple
for
desert
this
our
upturned helmets
and w e ' l l
but
in
ago,
the
that
the
other
and w e ' l l
down a t
beginning
It
for
the
stinking
legs,
isn't;
night,
on my
n d e v e n my
I've
sign being
done
it.
unmistakeable.
and a
feeling
i n a wooden f l o o r
shortly begin
tables. You
t h e rauddj
of
e
may t h i n
still
s t o m a c h o v e r c o m e s my l o a t h i n g f o r
have
I eat
our
our
that
is
table
and
"spam" w i t h u s
o u r army
And y t
in
to polish
g r o u n d was o u r
d u r a t i o n of
stuffi
I n my c l o t h i n g ,
on o u r h a n d s . We h a d c h o c -
ourseats.However,
l i k e l y h ve
GodI now I h a t e
every
it
e v e n i n g ; we p u t
"v.'hen we © a t , we s i t
strange,
rison,
t o g r o w heav,y
of du^s
trouser
preposterous;
g o i n g ga
begins
not
greedy
pockets,
the lemonade, movies
boredom as
boots,
that
t o sewing p l e a t s
% (M
I've
result
assorted
1945
In desperation,
sleeves,
Ice
June 2 3 ,
Diary
Alkuchi
Wang' s l e t t e r
it
careers.
b e e u s e my
i t . My s t o m a c h h a s n o
principles.
Will
;yourself
I
¿ou c o n t i n u e
I n ¿our
look forward
¿our
studies
f r e n z i e d Quest
t o ¿our
for
during
the
summer? D o n ' t
K n o w l e d g e . Take
letters.
Xours* always,
/s/
Warren.
time
out
strain
to
write.
Charles Klkuohl
Diary
Sun* J u n e 2 4 ,
1945
^
i I?
I have b o d i l y
board,
when i t
tried
to
is
overdo
pains
toduy1
usually
soft
things,
but
I don't
t o f o r a l o n g t i m e . Last
was
I
four
ayem.
thought
est
for
t h e r e might
that
i will
don't
want
t o be h a s t , /
while
so I had b e t t
returns
I has
but
not
Just
be
some
only
lit
a n d buy a l o t
oette
slept
t h e NY S o h o o l
but
tomorrow,
when h e
in his
he
returns.
post
1 sort
over
it
r all
bargains«
and m a t t r e s s .
that
as
The low-
not
I
I
worth
department
quite
the
in.
t o have h i s
He d o e s n ' t
program,
rie
is
He went
to visit
a trial
as
for
his
afte
like
still
all
the
t r y and have
t o work
politic
democracy
if
thej
up
it
lunch
will
in the
first
to
ire
coaches,
t o NY
with
for
him
h e l p him
Veterans
l l y conscious
the
to
railroads
be g o i n g b a c k
since
Groggy,
p a r e n t s . He
old f a s h i o n e d gas
s h o c k e d h i m whan I c o m m e n t e d t h a t
Hew York c o u l d do more
out
induction notice waiting
mind at
He w o u l d
me.
finished his
Work.
He w i l l
he a n d K^mi w > u l d
to v i s i t
I h a s t i l y got
Just
in order
using
evacuated
war p l a n s .
of
lienny
Social
to needly
they a r e
sail
¿xoeots
rehabilitation
ever.
that
o n e s we w e r e
tomorrow,
me
wife
of
t r a v e l i n g by c o a c h was
thi
>apers
t h i n g s which are
t o take
onl
said
like
present,
t o t u r n away a n o l d r o o m a t e ,
with his
so hard p r e s s e d
of
the
I
than
g a v e me was $ 2 5 .
n i n e h o u r s when Kenny came
California
that
the
something
section aft
sale
I
tasks
typed longer
reading
furniture
for
I
classified
I guess
vacation.
sjbept
e n t e r t a i n h m while
year
buy b e d s
Bette.
accumulated
night
finished
the
r allww Mariko
from her
unwilling
gradu t e
I was
a washing
work i s
a s t u d i o c o u c h l i k e Mary B a r c l a y
thiniv
she
time
doing physical
I l o ked t h r o u g h
that
prioe
the
like
says
t o have
have
t o a n d by
that
like
I
1 expected
stiff
and blubbery,
w e i g h on my m n d .
notbeen used
forgot
My h a c k i s
as
J a CD i n
c o n c e n t r a t e d on
Charles
raoe
Kikuchi
relationships
Japanese
the
the
»hy
group
(Chinese)
in
some o f
the Nisei
the
sun for
things
like
California,
the
valley
talked
to
1
boys
We were
a dollar
that?
we m i g h t
are
t i l i n g s . We
to
ilt.
and he
not
that
that
I t h i nA that
ever
s t a r t e d out
it's
t h e s e hot
a bit
Most
just
took a
It's
onlj
like
9:30 tOo.
of
the
to
disatlsfled.They
our
f
out
only
back
under
the
in
'i'he r e t u r n e e s
in
shootings.
sending angrj
quiet
started
today,
our
are
spent
all
t o bed t o
that
I
shall
of
we s o o n b e g a n
and v e r y h u m i d — f i r s t
fatigue,
t h e da,y was
but
year."
t o p a c k some more
but
I
letters
down t h o u g h ,
b,y t h e e n d o f t h i s
very a m b i t i o u s - l i k e ,
think
Detroit
future
those
he had b e e n
and I
a n d s h e went
I
(?)
Japanese
I talked
California
all
here
paoking,
this
sort
get
out
her
to
get
a n d we
so t h a t
evening,
time
many
we d i d manage
swollen
t a k i n g two more h e a v y b a g s
shower
t h e Yenan
a g o we r u s h e d
is
again.
empty
Despite
of
KIght
i n C l e v e l a n d and
of
things will
t o o k o v e r mne l o a d . My h a n d s
feeling
it.
b e e n o v e r 9 0 » From now o n , we c a n e x p e c t
days.
done.
Jobs
w o r k e d up a b o u t
Bette
all
returned.
gangs
go e a s t
said
of
that
a n h o u r . Why d i d we d o s u c h a c r a z y
I t 1 s been over 92 d e g r e e s
tBils ¿ e a r
only
quite
"Almost
fields
in labor
well
the gospel
for
because
of dominates
two m o n t h s
in the
is
^
Orient.
factories
but
^
Kenny s a i d
and t h e y were v e r y
.85 cents
ivenny l e f t ,
our
quite
the
1945
apologists
direction
who s o r t
a r e a have
an hour,
as
of b e i n g
this
spreading
in
in nice
t h e camps w i l l
After
In
there,
I f be"ng
the newspapers«
more of
Kuniyoshi,
working
a measly
area
if
turned in
Parlier-Heedly
t o JLwasakl
I doubt
instead
the underground,
movement
h e r e a n d now we a r e
hot
. June 24,
oomraents on C a l i f o r n i a :
farmers
making over
in
interested
Communist
t o me,
country
group has
artist,
is
Kenny»s
this
forces
the
Japanese
now t h e
s*ld
in
democratic
reason
of
Diary
I
did
tfette
old
t o bed b e f o r e
letters»
midnight
Charles
üi^uohl
BO t h a t
x
Diary
c a n o a t o h u p on a l i t t l e
oette
things
"Looks
Buchanan S t .
Just
hav
like
The$
cars
inesses
barber
sit
which
is
trying
th'ng
like
It
in his
is
living
the
University,
she
biased
but
was g o i n g
our
living
also.
event
until
the
Japanese
but
¿ h e - e must
on t h e
subject
"distaste"
of
because
B e t t e r make
so that
d r a g g e d on f o r
but
after
üstte
this,
st.
things.
of
priority
daily.
It
it
that
t o get
and the
taiks
will
would be
of
agreed-
of urgent
t h e more d i f f i c u l t
that
said
I want
a list
I hope
because
I may be h e l d u p
I am d r a f t e d ,
the
nearer
pattern.
before
it
Park Ave.
and I
least
I expect
months.
t o Lake
l a c k of a l a d d e r .
I » e o e i v e my i n d u c t i o n .
mid-July,
Grove
work p a c k i n g o u r
I can have
resettlers
resettlement
ofIntegration,
it
have
gotten ourapartment
family
only
I would
p e o p l e " do not
the d e v e l o p i n g 43rd
of
soldiers
i n which
hundred
One
caucasian
the
c o l o n a t y . Some d a y
have
bus-
so t h e
I'hat's
a r e a a n d west
Some
restaurant.
district
be s e v e r a l
den* the
so m u c h , " s a i d
w i t h two N i s e i
"poor
Nisei.
Japanese
by N i s e i
suburbs,
i n a good d a y ' s
t o do f i r s t
th
the
room c l e a n e d up a t
panted
district.
Doi
after
down D r e x e l .
exclusively
to a Nisei,
I can't
new a p a r t m e n t
stroll
store,
t o w a l k down C 0 t t a g e
r e f l e c t i n g our
at
to
^ I>
s o many
stare
section—food
Voo b <d we c o u l d n » t
feelings
He p u t
in that
3.3th-43rd D r e x e l - E l l l s
reactions
or
saw
and gave us a r i d e home.
in housing,
in the
they
our n e w l o c a t i o n — t h e
too close
Our
mj
oar
t o own a home I n
much c h o i c e
in that
(we w a l k home
a n d we
only
in groups
around
s e f t l out
I d i s l i k e about
in.
i n SF,
is patronized
to
afternoon
streetcar)
corner
they d r i v e
have d e v e l o p e d
p i c k e d u s up
is
on t h e
shop t h e r e
owner
on t h e
1946
sleep*
a n d I w a l k e d up 4 3 r d t h i s
t a k i n g a load of
tíette.
June 24,
bathroom
work I h a v e
done
not
the
in
be
terrible
if
It
Charles
¿ikuohi
Priority
list
i^ary
for
thinga
June 2 4 ,
t o be d o n e b y Ck
(<J
1945
Immediately»
1« Move t h e r e s t o f o u r b e l o n g i n g s o u t o f 4 7 4 3 D r e x e l b y n e x t S a t .
2 . a r r a n g e f o r moving t r u c k t o t a k e the heavy bags and boxes*
3 . Move what we o a n e v e n i n g s *
4* C o n t i n e f o l l o w u p s a t same p a c e i n w o r k , e v e n t h o u g h i t may m e a n
e x t r a h o u r s , ^ l s o d o a s much o f h o u s i n g a n a l y s e . s ^ s p o s s i b l e *
5 . N o t i f j d r a f t b o a r d of change of a d d r e s s , e t c .
6.
bed and m a t t r e s s , and wait f o r o t h e r f u r n i t u r e u n t i l e x p e r t
woman* s ( M a r i x o ) a d v i s e o a n b e o b t a i n e d , ¿isk h e r t o w o r k a week o n
h o u s e , c l e a n i n g i t up a n d snaking c u r t a i n s e t c .
7.
a i n t l i v i n g room, bathroom, h a l l w a y .
8* P a i n t b e a r o o m , d i n i n g room f l o o r s *
9 . Wash k i t c h e n w a l l s .
1 0 . ucout a r o u n d f o r f u r n i t u r e buys i n s p a r e t i m e , i f any l e f t *
11. i o r k on Mom's r e s e t t l e m e n t .
1 2 . F o l l o w U_J on p r o g r e s s o f s c h o l a r s h i p p o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r B e t t e .
13« ;vash a l l w i n d o w s i n n e w a p a r t m e n t .
n d —o u t a b u t J o b p r o s p e c t s f o r Tom, a n d a r r a n g e m e n t f o
school
1 4 . * i—
f o r h t m a n d M a r g a r e t i n t h e F a l l , Get h i s t r a n s c r i )S i n o r d e r s o tl at
t h e r e w i l l be no d i f f i c u l t i e s .
15. Clean alooves, scrub f l o o r s , c l e a n c l o s e t s , f i x r o l l i n g door,
f i x b o o k s h e l v e s , f i x leaMting ¡Cauoet.
16. Get s t u d i o c o u c h r e n o v a t e d .
17. Clean p a n t r y , baok p o r o h .
1 3 . Got w i n d o w s h a d e s .
1 9 . ,r ] t e p h o n e com,; ny a n d c h a n g e p h o n e t o o u r n a m e ,
20.
f I ? A C g i v e s v e r v b i g g r a n t a n d we a r e a b l e t o g e t o u r f u r n i t u r e
r e a l cheup (but g o o d ) , t h e n t h i n k about f i n d i n g r e f r i g e d a i r e . ( a l m o s t
i m p o s s i b l e t o my o n e a n y w a y )
2 1 . S t o r e my c l o t h e s a w a y , a n d a r r a n g e t r a n s f e r o f
A
2 2 . Make p l a n s f o r f i . u n c i a l s u p p o r t o f f a m i l y a f t e r ± g e t d r a f t e d .
F i n d out about
Army a l l o t m e n t s .
2 3 . Bu v d i n i n g r o o m t a b l e a n d c h a i r s .
2 4 . Look f o r r u g b a r g a i n * f o r l i v i n g r o c m .
25* F i x e a s y c h a i r l e g .
2 6 . Odd o a i n t i n g j o b s .
.
.
t *.1 h «
2 7 . Make B e t t e s a v e c v r y p o s s i b l e c e n t -for s c h o o l s i . e x
£ be
' viriK h e r an a l l o w a n c e a n y m o r e . W i l l out 6 f f ^ ' s s m a l l a l l o w a n c e , t o o ,
• i n o e sh» i s g e t t i n g $5 month r a i s e i n Cadet N u r s i n g .
2 8 ? Aak ^ o s h i e i f s h , h a s d o u b l e b e d s t o r e d a * a y w h i c h s h e w a n t s t o s e l l
oq
Miiv mo > f o
bette to clean f l o o r s .
,
to! iri to'get
e a l e s t a t e agent t o put apartment i n ourname. (next m o . send ^ e t t e to Jo t h i s for ppyohoiogloal r e a s o n s * )
3 1 . P u t h o o k on b a o k d o o r .
Hi
in
^ t n d ^ t e t o ^ u r n l A
the
on a
stairway
light
in evening,
and
turn
it
off
morning.
I guess t h a t ' s enough f o r a s t a r t . I b e t I w o n ' t even get
l o t of t h e s e t h i gs b e f o r e t h e i n d u c t i o n n o t i c e comes*
star t e d
Charles
It
«Igbt
nliht
l a 8 t
be
the hot
eithar.
a n d T got
up a t
I
to m k a
• o v l « * van
«eather,
Uayb. lt
arrancante
t h e movine.
He e . t l m a t e d
of
.talmay
by b l m . e l f .
to olimb.
extra
«ant
bis».
t
Lotti.. dito*t
I
typed
lt
at
train
f o r UT a f t e r
I
bare
i. «Uff
tip
too «any
a
of
tb.» « r e
control
nolioy » «
te be
dol^ar.
«any
flirtiti
ta><n, o v e r
atre*tcar>,
over
with an bour o f f
on t b .
I doubt
t o do.At
«Uh
if
I
but
beoauee of
to
will
t o so
t b e SSA b e r e ,
t o p l a y UP p r i v a t e a ^ n o l e e ,
hi»
to
ao.tly
talk.«
fiald.
T oonoluded
tbat
rrlvate
nr.vloua
to
aft.rnoon
f o r men i n «he
the M g
.o
I w o u l d be a b l .
lunch, «
t h e e«me. Kenny s a i d
lt
tban
(re^eon unknoim)
Ha l . f t
the o p p o r t u n i t à
o o n r e o t ^ W.thOolumbi* 0 . ,
lot
tbe
« o r k , and
thoae
1 w o u l d b a i * h i . *o
today
te 5,
thin-.
oomoarln* t h e H.T.Sohool
«a.
golnf; t o l i f t
t r y i r R t o p e r e t o * . m . t o coma a n d v i . i t
After
of
ae«m.i
the di f f a r e ™ e a . T d o n . t
ooire t o t h e o f f i c e
8oolai
moat
He
I
t o d - y and 1 « I r t i * not be a b l e
t e maka u p
about
W
th. *.ek.
and t h e r a « e r e not
Coirmene w i t b K e n n y . M u r a e e .
that a .
In
hle
bow he 1 .
a f . « daye hefore I a « d r v f t . d .
do
«
lat.r
haul
or, n y
«ith
would o n l y ooet " f e w
e t e a d i l y a l i A»y l o n * , 9
lunoh
for
t h e o l d «egro «
told h i » that
abort
tbt^s
»1««»
On t h e way t o e o r t ,
t h i r r . over m y e e l f on t h e
K i T . t h e n«n a n
t o ohoa
five boure of
I hav.
..e
1945
.l.ep
Tf 1 b a r e no r e t h i n * .
(my b a c k
the l i t t l e
I
that
b . oily «
I had p l a n n . d
talee a l i
for
and I don.t
ali
imi«
dtdnlt
1«
t o o o « e a n d move my . t u f f
v.aavy V * . .
it
I
t o be r u n n l n « . h o r t .
t o be a n i o . old w n
•ino.
'«t
f i n a l i * ended up « U h
TtSO.
• ttìd a n d t i » « • • • t .
.terrei
Mon. J u n e 3 5 ,
Di' - ry
Klkuohl
t h a * . T Stìhoel
cberltl-a
«formante
and b l n d e r
*o
had
t*at
r*o*re...
0
Kenny h a e b e a n
soinr
to
aobool » o e t l y
M e o bae b.en a o t l v e witb
dwlonad
qulte a bit
in t b . w . t
t h e JACD i n Wew Y o r k . Pa
elnoe
tbe time h » m e
ti» year.,
sewa
my B e r k e l e y
bvt
to *a
ve
ron^t*.
be
Charles
Klkuchl
On
tained
Diary
t h e way home X d r o p p e d
the apartment*
Togo waa v e r y b u s y
Jean,
giving
t i m e a n d w o r k i n g on t h e
gular
job,
some o f
out
She
aald
the churoh
here
and
be a b l e
that
to get
aha w i l l
of
this
I n her
basement,
down
the
thet
that
In
said
¿11 of
IkeAa a s
summer.
rot
s
household
is
really
the
two f l a t s
right
and
the other
girl
Quite
now;
Otto,
nurse.
J a c k * a t c w was
la
g e t t i n g ready
just
Bette
snother
feddy,
and
load
wanted
t o kr.ow my na&e.
rented
¿he a ent
i ml*ht
she might
the c r a t e s *
1 also
If
thet
she
still
had
she lied g l v e o
o f her
McClurg'e
and
the
for
1A s t a y i n g w i t h
her
the
next
for
given
t o Mon-
¿oshie
so
there
for
alao
that
oar.
Mrs.
there
over
Iked a ,
day a o f t
from cadet
hi« last
real
all
(her
name
took
is
t h e day and
not
he
estete
company
as
flat
the
know s o o n i f
he
¡ass.
e v e n i n g and we
during
h o v e my name a t
neme s o I ' l l
and M r s .
^avls
to the
in
^himitu
the paat Z dsys as
and h e got
this
Toahi
had
the
aro b a c k
fall,
two t a b l a s ,
things
t h e g a s man was
i n C a t h e r i n e Raymond's
family
who was
family
to
ted
furniture
temporarily
J ) o r o t h y on
some m o r e
does not
phoned
^here are 11 Individ uale l i v i n g
^ 0 8 h i * and h e r
He went
sister
aha p l a n s
scholarship
full,
to another
extra piece of
Lillian,
and
the e x t r e double
it
la a t a y i n * with
down on t h e s t r e e t
us t h a t
that
thought
to
eomln*
to unpack
t o go o v e r s e a s
told
out.
alao
be
time
also staying
I packed
him to m e n t i o n
basement
L i l l i a n and
David)
fiad
for
b o a r d e r , t f a r y Uatau&awa, Mr.
Donald,
part
t o d o l n * h i a own re-
Jean aald
She
that
s t o r e In her
a child,
Mar.. M&tsusawa
said
furniture
t a n a where ahe has a c o l l e g e
that
aha
of
upstairs.
Job a t
I had ob-
e v e c u e e a would
furniture,
the r e s t
t o t h e Xkedas
away by K r s .
added
be p o s s i b l e
of
1945
the Irienda
lo addition
t h i s way*
to ask her
^he
waa home and
a number
86,
?o*o know t h a t
working for
might
extra plecea
street.
&he
wife,
t h e y would n e e d
evening
oeen given
it
¿osto h a a
let
report,
JAQL
groups
l o o k when
Toshie
his
to
speeches,
eome p i e c e s
have a couple
in
June
any
to
is
object-
Char l e a
kikuchi
iona.
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t h a n k you v e r y much f o r s e n d i n g t h e t r a n s l a t i o n o f my
m o t h e r ' s l e t t e r t o me*
I h a v e f i n a l l y found a u a p a r t m e n t and
I am v e r y a n x i o u s t h a t my m o t h e r » H i y a k o and Tom r e l o c a t e d a s
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and I would l i k e t o h e l p g e t t h e m s e t t l e a f i r s t *
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t a k e c a r e of f i r s t , i f p o s s i b l e .
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y o u a s I a s s u m e t h a t you h a v e b e e n t h e c a s e w o r k e r o n my
mother's case*
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c u r r e n t case worker*
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foxmed h e r t h a t s h e was e l i g i b l e t o r e c e i v e f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e
f r o m t h e I l l i n o i s * u o l i o Aid C o m m i s s i o n e a c h m o n t h .
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e a s i e r s a i d t h e n done.'
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a s s i s t a n c s e r e e x t r e m e l y r i g i d end i t i s a most d i f f i c u l t m a t t e r
t o o b t a i n t h i s a s s i s t a n c e w i t h o u t g o i n g t h r o u g h a c o m p l e t e "means
t e s t " b a t e d on t h e Old Poor L e w s .
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would l i k e t o s u g g e s t t h a t t h e
f u l l y i n v e s t i g a t e the State*
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a r r a n g e m e n t c a n be made w i t h t h e m b e f o r e i n f o r m i n g t h e p e o p l e i n
cemp t h a t t h e y e r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y e l i g i b l e *
* f t h i s i s not d o n e ,
1 9 m a f r a i d t h a t many r e s e t H e r s a r e g o i n * t o f i u t i t h e m s e l v e s i n a
ve/y d i f f i c u l t s i t u a t i o n .
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long time public a e s i s t a n c e .
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em t o e p r s s u m p t i o u s f o r a d v a n c i n g t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n *
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c a s e - , X t h i n k t h a t I w i l l b e a b l e t o make eome s o r t o f f i n a n c i a l
p r o v i s i o n end I w i l l o n l y r e s o r t t o t h e 1 1 1 i n o i a P u b l i c * i d comm i s s i o n when e l l o t h e r r e s o u r c e s h a v e b e e n e x h a u s t e d .
I m e n t i o n e d t h i s b e c a u s e I t h o u g h t you m i ? h t be i n t e r e s t e d i n
some o f t h e i n t e r - r e l a t i n g f u n c t i o n i n g o f p u b l i c w e l f a r e b o a r d s i n
v a r i o u s s e c t i o n s of the c o u n t r y *
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m e n t i o n e d t h a t she i a e l i g i b l e f o r a f u r n i t u r e g r a n t .
X have alr e a d y taken c e r e of that m a t t e r through the
so t h a t t h e r e is
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no n e e d f o r your o f f i c e t o d u p l i c a t e t h e e f f o r t .
o n s i m p o r t a n t t h i n g t h a t X would l i k e t o h a v e d o n e , n a m e l y ; would
i t be p o s s i b l e f o x y o u r d e p a r t m e n t t o o b t a i n a c o m p l e t e m e d i c a l
x e p o x t on my mo t h e r .
I f y o u a x e ao qua i n l e d w i t h h e x c a s e h i s t o r y ,
you w i l l n o t e t h a t she had a x a t h e x s e r i o u s s t o m a c h o p e r a t i o n l a s t
summex anc a f o l l o w * u p o p e r a t i o n was recommended by Dx. I k i .
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d a t e , t h i s h a s n o t t e e n dona and I am p a r t i c u l a r l y a n x i o u s t h a t a
h e a l t h c h e c k - u p be made on my m o t h e r b e f o r e aha l e a v e s t h e c e n t e r
s i n c e I do n o t h a v e any x e a o u x o e s fox emergency o p e r a t i o n .
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m e d i c a l x e p o x t on my m o t h e x c o u l d be s e n t t o t h e IPAQ t o a t * b e
a d d e d t o t h e l x o a a e h i s t o r y f i l e s and a c o p y s e n t t o m e , i t would
c e r t a i n l y r e l i e v o my m i n d .
A l t h o u g h t h e Itf^C i s x e l u o t a c t t o pxor i d e any monthly p u b l i c a s s i s t a n c e , i t might p x o v l d e m e d i c a l caxe
i n emergencies«
( 2 ) The n e x t p o i n t w h i c h I would a p p r e c i a t e b a v i n s y o u r a t t e n t i o n upon l a t h e m a t t e x o f a s u b s i s t e n c e a l l o t m e n t d u r i n g t h e f i r s t
m o n t h o f x e e e t t l c m e n t f o x my f a m i l y ,
I u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e w«H,A>
p o l i c i e s pxovlde such a x e g u l a t l o n i n the event t h a t the family
needs i t .
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s t e n t s i f s u c h a s u b s i s t e n c e a l l o t m e n t c o u l a be g r a n t e d .
The
I n i t i a l e x p e n s e s u p o n l e a v i n g t h e o e n t e x axe vexy g r e a t and I do
n o t h«.ve a vexy l a x g e r e s e x v e t o t a k e c a x e o f i t a d e q u a t e l y ,
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y o u c h e c k i n t o t h i s m a t t e x and l e t me know i f s u c h a s s i s t a n c e c o u l d
be p r o v i d e d t h x o u g h t h e O i l s s o c i a l w e l f a r e d e p a r t m e n t ?
( 3 ) S i n c e my m o t h e r h a s b e e n i l l o f f and on d u r i n g t h e t h x e e
y e a r s o f e v a c u e t l o n , w o u l d i t be p o s s i b l e u n d e x
provisions
t c p x o v l d e P u l l m a n a c c o m m o d a t i o n s f o r b o x out t o C h i c a g o ?
It is a
v e x y l o n g a n d d i f f i c u l t t x l p f o x a p e x s o n i n hex h e a l t h c o n d i t i o n
t c make.
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h e x t o s h a x e t h e same P u l l m a n b e r t h ,
I do n o t c h i n k t h a t my m o t h e x
w o u l d be a b l e t o s t a n d t h e l o n g t x l p i n a c o a c h s e a t *
( 4 ) My m o t h e x h a s b e e n on a s p e o l a l d i e t s i n c e h e x o p e r a t i o n «
C o u l d y o u r d e p a r t m e n t p x o v l d e a c o p y o f t h i s d i e t t o me so t h a t I
w i l l know what hex f o o d n e e d s w i l l be?
( 6 ) I s e n t a t e l e g r a m t o my b x o t h e x , Tom, t o t e l l h i m t c come
out i m m e d i a t e l y «
I d o n ' t k n o w y e t i f h e l e f t camp t o d a y a s s c h e d u l e d , b u t i n t h e e v e n t t h a t h e d i d n ' t , c o u l d you p l e a s e woxk on
tnis mattex.
I f t h e r e i s a p o s s i b i l i t y that immediate a c t i o n can
be t a k e n o n t h e r e s e t t l e m e n t on t h e t h x e e membexs o f my f a m i l y ,
p e r h a p s t h e y c a n a l l come t o g e t h e x ,
However, due t o the deployment o f t h e s o l d i e r s fxom E u r o p e t o t h e P a c i f i c f r o n t , t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s a r e v e x y s t x a i n e d and I s u p p o s e i t w i l l t a k e
a l i t t l e l o n g e x t o o b t a i n P u l l m a n a c c o m m o d a t i o n s f o x my g o t h e x .
I n t h e e v e n t t h a t my m o t h e x b e c a m e i l l e n r o u t e , i t would be a
d i f f i c u l t m a t t e x f o x me t o a r r a n g e f o x m e d i c a l c a x e so t h a t I f e s l
t h e Pullman accommodations w i l l give p r o t e c t ion a g a i n s t such an
emergency,
( 6 ) W i l l t h e W. K. A* a s s i s t i n p a c k i n g and s e n d i n g t h e f r e i g h t
t o my new l o c a t i o n : 4 £ 6 7 C o t t a g e <*rove?
I am s n x l o u s t h a t my
mothex does not o v e x - b u x d e u h e r s e l f with packing t h e heavy t h i n g s
s i n c e s h e w i l l a l x e a d y be u n d e r a p r e a t s t r a i n of e x c i t e m e n t a s t h e
time fox l e a v i n g t h e centex draws n e a r .
I t was u n d e x s i m i l a r cond i t i o n s t h a t my ¡fe-thex had s p s x a l y t l c s t r o k e u p o n l e a v i n g t h e
T a n f o r a n A s s e m b l y C e n t e r , l e a d i n g to h i s d e a t h s e v e r a l m o n t h s
later,
i h i s seems t o b e a n i n c i d e n t a l f a c t o r b a t I k n o w t h a t
y o n a r e a w a r e o f how t h e I s s e i do w o r r y o v e r l i t t l e d e t a i l s .
a f r a i d t h a t my m o t h e r ' s u l c e r i c c o n d i t i o n m i g h t be a g g r a v a t e d
s h e had t h e a d d i t i o n a l e m o t i o n a l a n x i e t y o f p a c k i n g t o w o r r y
about.
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t h e a b o v e m a t t e r s as s o o n a s p o s s i b l e b e c a u s e I am m o m e n t a r i l y
e x p e c t i n g my i n d u c t i o n n o t i c e i n t o t h e Army.
I ' l l have to a r r a n g e
f o r f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t of the family a f t e r they get out h e r e
t h r o u g h t h e e x i s t i n g Community a g e n c i e s i n t h i s l o c a l i t y .
I t may
be p o a e i b l e t h a t I may n o t h a v e t o r e l y u p o n t h e m a t a l l i f t h e
s e r v i c e men's a l l o t m e n t i s l a r g e enough.
I r e a l i z e t h a t I am r e q u e s t i n g y o u r d e p a r t m e n t f o r a g r e a t
d e a l o f s e r v i c e i n my f a m i l y r e s e t t l e m e n t p l a n and I f u r t h e r
r e a l i s e t h a t t h e r e h a s b e e n q u i t e a s t r a i n on i t s s t a f f b e c a u s e o f
t h e l a r g e number o f r e s e t t l e d f a m i l i e s who r e q u i r e some a t t e n t i o n .
H o w e v e r , I w i l l be g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t i v e o f a n y t h i n g t h a t c a n b e
d o n e t o make my m o t h e r ' s r e s e t t l e m e n t e a s i e r .
I suppose that the
s c h o o l t r a n s c r i p t s f o r Tom a m M i y a k o w i l l b e g i v e n t o t h e m u p o n
departure.
I f any emergency d e v e l o p s which p r e v e n t s t h e r e s e t t l e ment p l a n s t h a t I have o u t l i n e d from b e i n g r e a l i z e d , I w i l l l e t
¿rou know by t e l e g r a m i m m e d i a t e l y .
At t h e p r e s e n t , I am w o r k i n g on
the program as o u t l i n e d .
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truly
yours,
Charles
Elkuchi
C h a r l e s KiVuahi
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wlnute b u s i n e s s
for July 5,
busy with
last
eo h e w o n ' t
fortunate
tha•" I d i d get a r e g u l a r
but he w i l l
'have
be
too
the ti~e* It
w»e
f o l l o w UP i n t e r v i e w f r o m
Mm s e v e r a l weeks a g o *
I am h o p i n g t o get a n e x t r a 91s ooupon f r o m
him to give
so t h a t
to Louise
she w i l l
h e l n me move some o f my
tp
little
tbl^ge
It
In h ^ r
is Me
afternoon,
w f t * we
and a f t e r
fortunately tMs
Icebox*
In b e t w e e n a l l
regletration
tlmeet
o a r on t h u r s d a y a f t e r
the ot*e~
fe^—etood
tNere ere 9 l o t
was f o r
f40 for
registration
another
my l i f e ,
The
but
of
feel
t h e A^my*
I guees I
this
notloe arrives,
like
that*
but
today,
nrobably
it's
%
I went
t o p a y my
Sign of
the
this
just
scholarship
I might
to et*rt
not
get
try an'
g<»t
nothing lost
fl5
taking
the other u n c e r t a i n t i e s
drafted until
I
In
Auruat
get a no the 7* c r e d i t
rjolncr t o s c h o o l a «rain a f t e r
just
tuition
h a * t o pay t h e
-u&t b e an o p t i m i s t
so I miarht a s w e l l
t o o much l i k e
is
them a r e h e r e o n t h e 01 v e t e r a n ©
time with a l l
I f i rur ? t h a t
I'll
the heat
l e a e wool a e a n
for houre*
t h e one c o u r e e , a n d I
at
o n my good d n y s
I won*t
girls will
feel
oouret
office
dny
more men s t u d e n t s on t h e campus
sumrrer s e e * I o n and so many o f
eohool p"an*
one c o o l
things
i n fceu l i n e s
wxork*
In*
<ret o u t
s t a r t e d when my i n d u c t i o n
as I w i l l
g e t **y f * e s
h*ck*
Charles
I
likuohi
went
t o my f i r s t
as
supermen,
the
f e
rsrular
a
larger
tougher
still
d o i n g government
free of
olaee
leoturee
were given
oovireee
so that
At
It
t o k e e p ue h a p p y •
so i e l
I s * simple
Kenny s * y s #
ratter
eomething
T*ore were
olase
are
I
of
deoided
and
t o (fpfc a good
for
eta.sk p e r m i t
wae g r a n t e d
tige
in
s o I went
b o o k s on
because I
t ve
Canadian
profs and
ste r t e l
Social
the he«d of
t o Caned«* t o (to g o v e r n m e n t
for
a while,
Pol, jgvis
use
anrt T r * n
Peaaanlf
documents
that
muoh
looks
least
hour,
T w o r k e d f o r U. o f
the oool
w*nt
to
of
mrry
privilege«
it
nallf*
(pres-
delayed
Casaldy's
until
o n e o f wjr
h e went
b*ok
r e a - ! o n * o f Mtoa G r e e n 1 e
work.Also
of Wlf s b o o k s ( b u t
so much a b o u t
of
i n Soclolo?ry*)
the
some
but
s t a c k e X crot
not
t va t
Abovt
ooir-le of
tbe
it
started
to
3 t 3 0 I »ot
ani
bo8ke
book b u t
i t . WI o r i g i n a l l y
n e g l e c t i n g t*y work s o T r u s h e d b a ^ k
for a
time
l i k e most
oonsoienoe ahout
workei
Ifd
drawing out
t o o k s. h * l f
t h e S o c . Wei• S c h o o l
aholl
the
X don i t
X n a u r a n o e p r o g r a m . He m e
aoroes a lot
get
change but
t o r e e d one o f
Amerlo- . X * e a r
so r * r e t h a t I o n n 8 t
l i f e Metory
the/oaee
In
into
h a v e e n y exams
t o r e n e w my f e l l o w s h i p
that
t o e e h e v s eoir^ i r f l u e n o e ! )
t o mova
alraa&y.
by a t
the l i b r a r y » T^i«
t o me o n t h e b a s i s
f o r a While
U.C.
perusal
l i k e * muoh
t o w r i t e a n 4 exams
they donft
have
workere
start
looks
r e p u t e ' * t o be o n e o f
olasstoday*-
social
Twee
t M bo^k
we may h n v e
for a
I *on't
f i r e men I n
but
next
o n e 1 *! way t h r o u g h ,
to b l u f f
thle quarter
professional
the books
Is
then,
This
that
t h a t we wsxc
work u n t i l
h e r e a n d t h e y g i v e ue p e n e r s
t o much work o i l e d on b e o ^ u e e
etudy.
so
Insurance
t h e NY S c h o o l ,
to l e a r n
until
tMnV
f o r s hout 1 0 m i n u t e s
is
olassrooivu
to t*ke.
like
in s e s s i o n
1945
a n d i m m e d i a t e l y we
The p r o f must
o l a s s « «j»He room w^e p a o k e i
better
June 36,
tble afternoon,
o l a s s s&a o n l y
prof
s o t h a • w© a r e
aeeignments
olase
t o r e a d 1 3 b o o k at
were a s s i g n e d
are
Diary
to
a
oruilty
the
h o u r s m o r e b e f o r e c o m i n g home.
offioe
C h a r l a a KiVuobi
I
\r\py
dttn't
get
be ehipped out
that
d i d not
need
tie
number
h a t t l « * ec f a r
ao w i l l t n c
tc
-He f o r
-aXI o%*er J*p*u ' a
fe*l
8nel>-l?tg* Wa
gplr.c
1 have
these
ate
r i c e pctddlat
tr
I n FY r.ow
p r i o r i t y and
the
R l e your gar
brother
a n d H^ro tr a f e s l l n g
ae n M a
family
for
of
about
t'hiir
be
«toa^oba >
t h e IHani
\<p I n H l n n .
rton't
*;
\f V
i | ,; \
that
hi a f a t h o ?
r r r i t a a l e t t e r « a^.ying, « t w l '
noma f i n a l » t o
Ha ooulft n o t
shipping
airrlvel at
It
to
re-
rjet
tha P a o i f i o *
ma
Har©
robbed and
i s an unsolved
ain^
it
\
oaae*
S n a l l l n ^ t o l d him a l l
very budly a ^ o a t
alx yenre
but
t h * 1 * 0 * o f a, t r a v e l
heme i n H ^ m i i
murdera**
for«*
over t e r e ,
t h e Tslr nds becmuse o f
b r o t h e r who J u e t
ttsa B a o t f l o
b e i?oing o v e r s e a « f r o m
established«
January H e
mother ^nd younger
of
ttey £ an.ld $|Y>
> 111 | \
to e r l l l
f r o m H a m 11 ei*1 « a n t
inoreaaad military
t o l d f i s l k o th& 4 ; l a r t
dat^lla,
he
l - n o c < i n e e w&a
beofc t o
Thfttv> way
i V
a o l d t e r a muat n o t
Tlie o t * a r
fcrow Whtol> w i l l
? l c a e now b e c a u s e I f v i ) g o t
transportation
6000.
ao a%ny
no maoh a n y m o r e * , a n 1 h e l o o k e d 111tm
-cold r m t k o t t h t l e fiha m a
to aoheol
up
I
alnoa
capture* in a l l
w a r . The J a r * n e « a
fo
In eix
on 0*1 raw** o r * r
been
will
I n OMoatgo now»
interrretara
r-on* t eoern t o want
in in the
l e a s e d ^ an b i o
not
of
t o S n e l M n * ao
t^rouf*
t h e e m p e r o r now*
H i » f a t h e r w«.a i n t e r n e d
bis
Rle r & r e ^ t e
set
!^er
I n t h e e*ure
X* y h * T o r i
p e r a o n a l l y i n s u i t e d . F o r t u n a t e l y meat
•
*
t v a t o l o a « t o t h o J « p a , I bort*«
Ho?c K.
Xla
all*
after
afcich * a a
T«>,ro tft'Kmr Hi • r >oya
ho
eae
»r?
d u r i n g ths-
Satow la
traneferrad
s o l d i e r s war** o ^ r t u r o d
mate t V a n
7*4® a e X wag
from S n e l l l n g and he
To« S* m $
tfte new o l a e * w i l l
icuaaff t h e *rmy w i l l
oaea
r e t u r n * Jaok
to be n e a r Mft*
l o u l e * aat'd t h a t
Jawre**
that
ro o v e r s
t o Wlr^«*f)olls
t h * e « d^y
upon h i e
tali
about
1945
t - o u i e e t t».$el home y a a t e r d « f y
received hie last
g r o »!>• L o u i a e
SB,
how« f r o m t h e o f f l o e u n t i l
l o i n & aov-a t y p i n g ,
brother
will
Blnry
the
b e o a u a a ho h a d
h e w^a a t
0*C.
Chatlee KUuoM
^i^ry
¿une
f b e Army 1 « e e n U n * «Hàite » f e w » I n a i
intelligenoe
but
t b e r e beabeen
»eli
Hooi
after
Hlver.
b l a naiae e o e
He
a-s« a l a o
n^ere bave
etber
llip^inea.
Otber
He* c a l e r ò * l e *
tbe
are
Ar«>Tlc»rf
an
•Elee*
euorenaio"
baen
cf
atory
to 1 t a r o
over
Cblaa>
the
«e* S e o r ^ i a ,
**Maai
Pfcoirie a - e a ,
t at
f
44i
Vie t o l #
in
df&votton
t b e UO « b e r e
to de^ocracy
tbe
t h e J«*pane*a
beo^a
te ^ k e
it
in
«oìdiera
a - d on
ine
aome
nst
Paoifio
varine
•Tbe
l«,ftir*age b a a
tb*y wer* m
tbete»
t o be
t'*
aura;
to r a r r i t .
^een
oftan
Si sei
la
role
t h e >3orni
in o t
l u t a r * ! * and
o f o e r a t i o n a . T h a i r V* o*irrvaloeble.
ailiing
And t b f a ha a b e e n
to inour
p*ove& nbassealvee
b a v e d©f*e no euob d e * d a
t h e « « b r a n e b e e o~
*b<ir
te rei bla
for
bava
nartinniia*ly
tbe
tbe e e r v i o e
ìiavy
bava
enliatmnt.
Ber* r t s - n t 1 * e x p r e e a e i
a r r l o i t a le
auffer renrleale
expl&natlon*
tweeter
aratilo
e f f e o t l v e « * . • «to durati, u o o o r d l n g t o «en
eoiaralee
n * v e " e<Mm f i *
v vlt*l ani
tba J a p a a a a e
i n l r e p t à vmd h e l p f t i l * . • ' f r e y
or
Gap11
Peet
viatori
a of
t^eir
l ' e l a f e of
wgu & i ^ r d e »
a o l d l ^ r e b« ve r t a y a i
prinoipally
rialte
Tndiat
\rvasio*e.
«btraoteriatlo«
«teatina
l a d g e of
arul I n i w e t o f c
rolle a t
nfcea t h e « a o a f e r e d X i a « i
tbvan
t>*
bave a t l l l
innari tal
of
t v«ir
bel leve
indio
neve
Haobiya
tbe bonor
t b e S o u t b a n d So t b w e a t
t b e CBX f r o n t * ani- m n y
'«••«»He
of
Frank
l « e u e d a «aa»nbl*t
J a m n " wbieb
fror
tba t
o n ttiaton a i r i o t ì a e r
Mietei a r e I n Bursse,
a o n t t e r a i »1.1 o v e r
Exee**te
etrioken off
ftelo^cme*
«'telnet
wostly
Qua«, a n d ITI t b e M a r i a n a « a »
in the t e a j a l i e n
Nlaal
Paoifio,
^fft
Tbere b a i be*n
a 3 o n Ofclnawa r e o e n t l y . Xt wae o n L e y t e
waa k i l l e d
?
eo??e o o * b e t .
tao Jlma,
• t o r t a a o f N i * e l OU S a i r e o t
to the
1S4S
rraeon fcr
ite
allarme about
t ^ r t tNr f - a n ' a f n m i l t e % i f s t i l i i n J a p a n » « i t f h t
f r o w t b e j a r w i n a e * . Xt
aaama t o u a a a r u i o u e
Xn many oa<r a f
tba
f^willea
of
fe * *
a r e net
in
barita
KlVuohl
J u e 38,
t h e han la o f
t h e enemy &t
all
but
9
TTnited 8 t a t o a G o v e r n m e n t « T*ey a r a
beoauae
t h a Var
Demooraoy
Deja r t r a n t
to permit
thei* t o
to haar a out
treataent
le g o l n t
me W e
out
h a y a n 1t
rotura
reccrd ln
lt—ir
o&y
fc
of
got
to their
drswers over
thjnjsre o v e r
the**,
* XÍV;HÍÍ,V t o a t * r t
andaelcowel
of
the
us
dpor
*ft«r
per
t q u a t e «11«
rlli
rlght
B e t t í ? got
Sha
tlr^ht
becusa
3 c t "C'
t o lool: a r o u n í
city
any
N" w a t t r e a e e a
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la q u i t e b i g .
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r*ta
It
t o * c e p t h e fcop
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mora
rata
^ountryl
oaoking ber
ln
o f me trine- b y
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yet,
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mov* i n OT- E a t * ,
^ t
atlll
cfcs* «oaa o f h«py
thrftw t^fr» i n «
be^or^
el
over
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fur-iture
blanket
the
help
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ln
do*iu
the oloaet» I
pflp an* l e t l l n g bar
l o n ^ to
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for
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t h e pl * * a * r a o u t
t o h* v e f u n
the wbole
ir
worlr.
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the w ?
maj a t me b e e a u e e T
aba v a n t e l
t-ve-y c b j s o t #
as
thmt
u p t h e b* f l k a t ^ p a » f C ^ i e * 3 0 h a a
t^in any othar
o b l l £ t d by u r p * c M r g
to
better
abe c a n
o^lltng.
that
üfc* a l e o
* *uitCj>ae.3ha a a d ! T toeV a l l
oou.r'
folie** k m t i m & n
fawilt»
over and © f f e r e d na
tro t h e h o u s a *
qlosod
they
ir l
$l*ei
that
end I olenn*d
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omo
en o u r fc* sfc p o r s h »
and
that
hornee* «»The
thelr
i c e box ir tm ah>* a t & r t a p u t t 1 . n ¿r '.o* i n H
rigbt
l n American
t f c l e w^r» T h e l r
to a e a u r e
oam^e 9
relooation
faltb
on T ^ u r a * a y *o
thi litóle
l ^ d y Wro 1 1 v o n n o x t
la
9
d9 l n
wa m c k e d s o » « v © r e t h i r * ? e a n l t o o k
t e >Tlng
so«« of
lot
detaln
the
b o t e a t borne, 11
í f v»I« e v e n l n g ,
Loute
t h e banda o f a n a g e n o y o f
laofca a u f f i o i e n t
Ir a v e made a m a g n i f i c a n !
ought
In
1945
treanaa*
bad a
tog$t
< r al
over
ohanoe
a
we w l l l
bave
^vvX- "Ue
A
THE JAPANESE AMERICAN CCMTT7EF, FOR DEMOCRACY regards it ac one ef r',s
t a s k s , to introduce to the Airi.-icoli public the Ja-psu^se p e o p l e ' s s t r u g g l e a^p.in^t "lie
ai- !-ocratio r u l e of the m i l i t a r y ¿.Liqus, which 3n esrtenco forms the "backside of he
saaia p e o p l e ' s movement for freedom and deinocrs,<:•«/. It d e s i r e s , also in t h i s vay,,
p a r t i c i p a t e i n the United Nations" e f f o r t s not only to win t h i s war, but also to secure an e v e r l a s t i n g peace in the Far l a s t .
It is our plan to p u b l i s h m a t e r i a l on the democratic movement among the
Japanese p e o p l e . This pamphlet, the f i r s t of the s e r i e s , covers the program ana
a c t i v i t i es of the Japanese P e o p l e ' s Emancipation League. The J . P . E . L . ' s present
headquarters is l o c a t e d in Yenan, but i t s forerunner was the well-known "Anti-War
League" of the Japanese s o l d i e r s , which s t a r t e d in Chungking several years ago and
spread over various places i n China, n a t u r a l l y including the Border Regions. The
J . P . E . L . deserves our s p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n . Though the movement i s c a r r i e d on o u t s i d e
Japan, i t s l e a d e r s have long been a c t i v e i n a n t i - m i l i t a r i s t i c s t r u g g l e s and have
strong popular support. H i s t o r i c a l l y , as well as l o g i c a l l y , the J . P . E . L . can be regarded as the c o n t i n u a t i o n of the p e o p l e ' s movement i n Japan during t h e years following World War I . The League r e c r u i t s i t s members from among Japanese war p r i s o n e r s
taken by the Chinese Armies. These r e c r u i t s are now convinced a n t i - m i l i t a r i s t s who,
i n defiance of death, are working upon the Japanese s o l d i e r s and c i v i l i a n s in China.
In the near f u t u r e , they a s p i r e to c a r r y t h e i r s t r u g g l e into the heart of Japan
proper together with the United N a t i o n s .
It is very s i g n i f i c a n t that l a s t summer (19UU) the American m i l i t a r y
mission headed by Colonel B a r t l e t t went to Yenan and took the occasion to exchange
opinions with the Japanese P e o p l e ' s Emancipation League on the common f i g h t . The
f i r s t r e p o r t s about the J . P . E . L . appeared in the e a r l y 19UU issues of the A l l i e d
Labor News. Subsequently, a r t i c l e s about the J . P . E . L . appeared i n the New York Times
of J u l y 25 and August 20; the Herald Tribune of August 22; the August issue of
Amerasia. The concensus of a l l the dispatches i s that the J . P . E . L . c o n s i s t s of uncompromising a n t i - m i l i t a r i s t i c Japanese and that though some leaders are outspoken
" l e f t wingers", they are s i n c e r e l y endeavoring to r e a l i z e a democratic program — a
b a s i s on which a great c o a l i t i o n of a l l the a n t i - m i l i t a r i s t i c forces can be b u i l t .
chapter
so that
articles
through
As f a r as the contents of t h i s pamphlet a r e concerned, the t i t l e of each
speaks for i t s e l f . All the a r t i c l e s are t r a n s l a t e d as l i t e r a l l y as p o s s i b l e
they can be used by research students as source m a t e r i a l . Most of the
were reproduced in the New York China Daily News; the rest were obtained
the courtesy of the seme paper.
We wish to extend our sincere g r a t i t u d e to the New York China Daily News
and to those i n d i v i d u a l s who a s s i s t e d us in t h i s p r o j e c t .
Japanese American Committee for Democracy
> would a p p r e c i a t e the Japanese American Committee for Democracy "being mentioned as
n ' i t o r - p u b l i s h e r of t h i s m a t e r i a l i f any of i t s contents are quoted or used as
^erence.
H
•
ries
Kikuchi
it
^ie.r y
•va3 <3'»V0Ìte r i t i p n o t
evening.
i
woiktd
1 went
over
un t i l
a.x ui; j: X i / o
e
wantao
1
t-ì k e
tnOUght
ti.:st
~ idc
a
x'row |oi/t
^ G.
a a .¿y o f f
couxu
to
om
to
see
d r t . g ou t
coi•
tiu.
iion
over
doctor
e ie
was
«11
was
gol np
get
bit
aUu
to
an
out
a
him in ne*t
day
witi
at
he
- i o Dna
and neke
o f her
her
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tilt
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of
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ne
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ano
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ner
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Lettor
t i rea
gettine
who
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a cxueh
te
ie
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two y e a r s
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out
¿miko
wae
iu
the
jsLt)t te w a s v> . ry
iììco t
her
started
a te t i o n i
woxil
1945
t h e uownpoux
intorvertiew Nidori.
f r om w o i k
ahouiu
27,
cut
iiomtj t u o e no
yoi.
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Bue
in
o v n / MIIA > ;gre» d , " L I t MY i e o r t
it
sii
miju
day,
office
t h e '»nx ti
t h e ^e
to
- m i ¿o
a
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t e l o g r a m o w o i t i m * me
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1
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to
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that
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il'tiolie
the
feuyp^cted,
a
sua
1946
« r e n i n * and B e t t a
to c l e a n out
tub
1 va.'¿5 vex;:,
•
a
things
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i a go-
to ftuni&h
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auout
up
1>Wf
4 2 5 7 Q o t t a g e Grove
Chicago, I l l i n o i s *
June 28, 1945
^ a ; KIkuohi F u r n i t u r e g r a n t *
Lear tors* u n a n e l sons
•thank you v e r y much for* f o r w a r d i n g t h e f u r n i t u r e
g r a n t ohock f o r ¿152.31* at t h e r i s k of b - i n g t o o don n d l n g , I
w o u l d l i k e t o know h o * I am e x p o t « d t o f u r n i s h a s i x room f l a t
o n fcU,D a m o u n t t
I d o n * t s e e how i t o. n be don* , a n d 1 w <u d ¡bike
your of f l o e t o s o r t of r e v i e w t h e c a s e *
For t h e p a s t f e w d a y s , I
ia ve b e e n g o i n g t o a g r e a t many a e o o n d h a n d f u r n i t u r e d e a l e r s
a n d my minimum e s t i m a t e t o f u r n i s h t h e s i x rooms i s $ 4 3 0 * 0 0 * I n
a d d i t i o n , my summer s e s s i o n c o u r s e a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y a m o u n t s t o
;SO*
I have g i v e n B e t t e $600 f o r h e r next s c h o o l yetr s s a b i r t h d a y j r e s e n t beoau&e I liad p r o m i s e d h e r t h a t I v o u - d s e e h n r s c h o o l i n g
t a k n c u r e o f and I f e l t o b l i g e d t o k e e p my w o r k .
Now, i f I h a v e
t o s o e n d t h a t much to. f u r n i t u r e , i w i l l b e f l a t b r o k e a n d x
t h i n k t h a t i w i l l h a v e t o a p p l y f o r p u b l i c a s s i s t a n c e f o r my
f a m l l j * F r a n k l y , X had c o u n t e d upon a l a r g e r f u ~ n i t u » e grant
a n d i t h o u g h t t h a t 1 wouflLd be a b l e t o t a k e c a r e o f my f a m i l y
s u b s i s t e n c e n e e d s f o r a number o f m o n t h s w i t h o u t a s k i n g f o r
o u t s i d e r e s o u r c e s , but I f i n d t h a t t h i s w i l l oe i m p o s s i b l e u n l e s s
X c a n somehow o b t a i n a l a r g e r f u r n i t u r e g r a n t .
r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r from the 3 i l a S o c i a l Welfare Departm nt s t a t i n g
t h a t m j m o t h e r wo i d be e l i g i b l e t o a , 2 0 0 f u r n i t u r e g r u n t a s t h e
v ." Sin^unw
P r e v i o u s l y , I h a d w r i t t e n t o thorn a n d a . k e d t h e » n o t
t o h a n d l e i t t h r o u g h t h . t end beoauee 1 d i d
«hrt, i d be d u H e a t e d . -.3 a r e w a r d f o r t h a t , I g e t a r m m i t v u n r a
« r a n t of ¿48 1 e a a 1 3 * r i o u s l y t h o u g h , I f i n d m y s e l f i n a v e r y
d ^ f f i o S l t P o s i t i o n u n d I am a s k i n g y o u r k i n d n e s s t o r e v i e w t h e
dirriouit
T am v e r y a p p r e c i a t i v e o f what t o a s
m , n t t
rooms on t h a t
«»mount o f my f u r n i t u r e g r a n t . - uw v x y ¿n
.120*00,
davenport ^ 6 . 0 0 , and ®
s
#
g o t t e n t h e a p a r t m e n t ^ . t h o u t b u y i n g t n e s o lii a
onlj
1 0 2 . 0 0 f o r a l l t h e r e s t of t h e t n i n g o , una
a n ira o s s i b i l i t y .
nf
i n c a n v a s s i n g a r c nd SOF.> • o f
on t h e c h e a p e s t second
t f ^ t ^ r - r f t h f c ^ S
places
basic
Without
essentials:
davenport
|26.00
5
s i n g l e bed
kitchen stove
20.00
f i n i n g room s e t
25.00
d o u b l e bed
2 more s i n g l e b e d s 1 0 * 0 0
doable mattress
16.00
that
leaves
obviously
t h e s e c o n d hand d e a l e r s , I got e s t i m a t e s
the a e o o n ^
»
i..otal
on tl
following basis,
. s t ' p ^ o s i
g e t t i n g lower
So
Y o S e c ^ d in several
q u o t e s . )s
different
Ret
Dear
Shizue
4267 C o t t a g e G r o v e , A p t . # 1
Chicago, I l l i n o i s .
June 28, 1946
ftlKuohl
Mr*
Fukugaij
I n ray l u s t l e t t e r t o y o u , I s t a t e d t h a t I h a d
r e c e i v e d a f u r n i t u r e g r a n t so t h a t you s h o u l d not d u p l i c a t e t h e
e f f o r t * however, I l e a r n e d a f t e r I sent the l e t t e r
t o you t h a t
o n l y a n e m e r g e n o y o h o o k o f # 1 5 2 was s e n t s o t h 4 t I o o u l d buy
some o f t h e i m m e d i a t e h o u s e h o l d a r t i c l e s .
I n my m o t h e r ' s l e t t e r ,
she m e n t i o n e d that the G i l a w e l f a r e department had l i s t e d $200
Would i t be t o o much
f o r v j h i c h si;© was e l i g i b l e f o r f u r n i t u r e .
t r o u b l e f o r y o u t o h a v e t h e d i f f e r e n c e made o u t t o my m o t h e r ? I
d o n ' t c a r e t o g e t t h i n g s a l l t a n g l e d u p by d u p l i c a t i n g y u r e f f o r t s
s o t h a t I t h i n k i t i s b e s t t h a t i t bo h a n d l e * t h r o u g h y o u r d e p a r t ment.
a c t u a l l y , I w i l l have t o spend w e l i o v e r 4300 t o f u r n i s h
o r
s i x room f l a t s o t h a t i t may b e n e c e s s a r y f o r my m o t h e r
t o • o o n p u b l i c a s s i s t a n c e o it h e r e u n l e s s I c a n g e t a l a r g e r
f u r n i t u r e ¿ r a n t s i n c e I am u s i n g u p my l i m i t e d r e e o u r c e s f o r
this purpose.
I would a l s o a p p r e c i a t e i t v e r y much I f you w o u l d l o o k i n t o t h e
• s e t t e r o* a s u b s i s t e n c e g r a n t f o r t h e f i r s t m o n t h out h e r e f o r
our h o u s e h o l d of f i v e p e o p l e . ( i n c l u d i n g t h e t h r e e i n d a m p . ) I
s h a l l n o t make t h e i n v s t i g a t i o n s on t h i s a n d a t a l l s i n c e I n a v e
f u l l oo n f i d e no a i n y o u r d e p a r t m n t a n d I f e e l s u r e t h a t ¿ o u w i l l
do e v e r j t h l n i poss I b l e .
I ,•'« 1 s h t o t h a n k y o u a g a i n f o r a l l t h e e f f o r t s y o u a r e m a k i n g I n
my f a m i l i e s b e h a l f .
I would not a s k f o r t h i s h e l p i f i e d i d not
r a
n e e d i t , b u t I know t h a t you w i l l ' u n d e r s t a n d t h i s . H o p i n g
that
OA w i l l b e a b l e t o t a k e c a r e o f t h e a b o v e m a t t e r s , p l u s t h e
t h i n s i mentioned in the other l e t t e r , I remain
Very
truly
Charles
yours,
^ikuchi
Charles
CE-42
June
Diary
-68-
kikuehi
27,
1946
%
social
although
left
up
her
financial
thet
night
order
to
take
tirea
end
not
is
most
been
made me p l a y
I was
there
heard
o h i l d r e n out
I
for
Sansei
aware of
children,
c h i l d r e n have
does r e f l e c t
the
fiisei
very
very
¿here
do n o t
their
hand
order
her
to
support
out
to g e t
up
early
about
nap i n t h e
too bad
here,
the
at
she looked
It's
of
to spend
Z> h o u r
e^es*
that
week so
she only s l e e p s
because
usefully
sort
the kids
has
but
of her
stout
even-
very
that
her
1 guess
just
after
t i m e went
now,
and
it
to
isn't
personality
was
I'm
the
first
they
rapidly,
dinner
that
and
I
Midori
took
the
came home and Tommy k e p t
to
between
home
to
the Hisei
the H i s e i .
development.
them a s e g r e g a t e d
Jsnie,
time
any c o m p a r i s o n b e c a u s e
over
the
interview*
by v e r y
stay for
come o v e r
contrast
and
and
our
r u s h home and p a c k .
cream before I
sharp
in personality
the
lied t o
lest
two c h i l d r e n ,
s n hour
¿hey w a n t e d me
I
1 s a w <*idorl
but
so meny a d v a n t a g e s
in
that
extrovert
they couldn't
the
until
Midori
a £ or
development
freely
that
if
In
j o b In
now s i n c e
them f o r
some i c e
a s k i n g h i s mother
I ' m always
tie
with
felt
last
on h e r
around
a ^ear
them s p e a k ,
i n v i t e d me b u t
so
1 think
come
she l o o k s a f t e r
tell
tut
from C l e v e l a n d
takes
the whole a f t e r n o o n ,
talked
t o Ken,
s e e how
judgmental*
They a r e
blocks
childien
I had
to
I don't
any
however,
t i m e more
about
a m a z i n g c h a n g e was
Zk and Tommy,
fhe
his
t o be
just
snd
t h e n she
beginning
spend
in a position
¿t's
snd
here
the c h i l d r e n
she nsd d e e p l i n e s
didn't
is
successful
p r o v i d i n g her
take « night
too b a d .
oare of
work,
The p a c e
didn't
quite
job*
very lo^al
sllotment
session
isn't
night
not
sister
aohool
a f t e r n o o n was
of a h o l e
younger
it
after
is
and
a high
ing.
husband
Midori
Her
this
from h e r
t o go o u t
Her
so t h a t
Z hours
pace.
backing*
at
tired
i n one h e l l
£ kida.
summer
in
the
Midori had
her
with Midori
she was r a t h e r
she keeps
he
visit
pattern
And
I
it
visit*
and
the
Sansei
oertainly
certainly
of l i v i n g
the
to
hope
look
that
Charles
Kikuehi
f or w a r d
to
their
because
future
has
*-en w a s
time
for
mo n t h a h a s
t h a n her
lax
which
share
of
pays
and
he n e v e r
about
t o move
half
because
satisfied
restless
took
of her
w i t h hex
i s bees use
but
1 have
really
until
about
3 weeks
walked
place
last
end
decided
that
that
a year
has
support
w o r k i n g out
faixly
here.
J u n e and
there
to sign
was one
a hotel
apartment.
passed
just
just
living
couldn't
wasn't
a lease
impose
w i t h me
that
After
He r e n t e d
it
She
feels
weeks he
f r o m Mr.
want
fairly
she
I last
is
not
a r e comto re-
to get
with
a
since
then,
aatisfsitory
¿'oshie
find
saw you.
H o u s i n g was
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for
an apartment.
was
for
us.
another.
I
fce
cancelled
had
at
longer
the
ao I
took
while
did
1 ' o g u r i who owns
get
the
a
the
Ken
t o k e e p on l o o k i n g
finally
one
F i n a l l y we
s t a y w i t h my p a r e n t s
h e would b e a b l e
several
doesn't
main problems
after
Midori
her J
u p o n 1 ' o s h i e eny
to
time
adjustment
since
it
BO im-
following
any p l a c e
on when
very
she
s m o o t h l y by n o w .
disappointment
we c o u l d n ' t
so
I
on h e r
were a b l e
*e w e r e
but
to r e a r ,
t e e n our
b e c a u s e we n e v e r
ready
apartment.
have
Ken was
t h e r e a s o n why
seems
moved
ary
that
recent
s h e h a s had more
to obtain.
interviewed
to C l e v e l a n d
another
1 suppose
that
alone
when I
C children
into
rent
so d i f f i c u l t
have
the present
year
walked but
It
At
last
last
minute.
initiative.
doesn*t
b e c a u s e h e was
afternoon
we moved
almost
the
fox
support
the
things
place
economic
she
in a
resettlement.
during
economic
the worst
since
and
end
; <••
and
shift
concern during
children
since
and
chief
her
aettlement
Bousing
so t h a t
she h a s
by M i d o r i
hardly
bars
Her
allotment
life
m e n t s made
"It
Vitamin
times
housing is
.
adjustments
on a n i g h t
and 1 a g r e e w i t h h e r
difficult
Amex i c a n i «ed
astisfactory
¿>he w o r k s
activities.'
housing
flairly
March«
been f i n a n c i a l
are very
1946
hopeful.
t o make
last
J u n e 27 t
generation
produces
social
in providing
mature
third
been a b l e
drafted
candy f a c t o r y
any
the
l o o k s much m o r e
Midori
since
Diary
-69-
for
tempor-
fish
shop
Charles
on
Kikuchi
Diary
-70-
the fie ax J l o r t h S i d e . a B
assembly
and-relooation
had
opened
on
Just
top of
£en sent
had
the g a r a g e
me
found
a
horrible
wove
out
another
at
apartment
badly
over
from Gila
t o move
in
and
there.
stand
another
as
cooked
month
the
so
per
family
family
that
was
group.
and
of
the
soon
for
a rent
as
find
for
dirty
full
boarded
room and
but most
faced
that
families
an
a
I
and
did
lay
was
a
alley,
for
going
hard
to
apartment
like
there
that.
were
to
find
place
so t h a t
a month
X'hey
i'oguri'a
mula
give
was much
some
afford
I
felt
Mx.
Toall
come
out
they
had
because
move o n
to
daughter-in-law
They c h a r g e d
that
and
bedbugs
o f J S i h o n J i n who h a d
¿,'r.
he
It
cramped
tried
old
a place
and
us.
because
we w e r e
stayed about
couldn't
to
thing.
dirty
there.
they
He
evtn d i r t i e r
that
condition.
board
well.
something good,
day
a permanent
them only
the
£-room a p a r t m e n t .
^very
unsanitary
think
t o be
\<\
\ P
both
rented
immedlately
insisted
that
at
1945
a £-room apartment
and we w e r e most
aa possible.
I
it
was
n f c i c h was
couldn'tfind
Just
couldn't
there
it
I
b u i l d i n g was
everybody
person
groups
Just
Most
they c o u l a n ' t
place
I
The
they
there
too high
rooming house
the p l a c e .
furnished
neighbor
£7,
we ¿ n e w h i m r e a l
dingy
and
9 s week f o r
t h i s was much
guri's
saw the
dirty
our
t o Chicago
opportunity,
but
to pay
the
expected
I
was
first
of
to r e t u r n
to l i v e
the
that
house
I had
it
very
hated
"We h a d
that
and
so
i n back
way down when
f h e p l a c e was
I
centers
was
end
telegram
place
Xogmri
boarding house
h o u s i n g and
m o r a l e went
sp*ce.
up a
Mr.
June
about
too h i g h
special
that
*40 a
rate
either.
for
for
Charles
Kikuchi
"I
he
is
snd
Diary
-71-
didn't
a
h l a m s Mr.
business
it
is
opened
man.
always
He
busy
up a n o t h e r
Togurl
is
daughter
manages
but
i
couldn't
stand
preaaing
and
of
I didn't
for
that.
that
want
for
these
well
the meat
boarding house
oldeat
Just
so m u c h
doing very
because
his
Jons 2»,
Mr.
conditions
in his
fish
shortage,
fiihonjin
on
^oguri
Clar*
store
top of h i s
must
t o g r o w up
now
in
he
store
be d o i n g
it
and
vary
was: s o
that
•^
because
recently
areabecause
my c h i l d r e n
1946
well
de-
kind
of a
s i um.
"Aftarwe
found
ate
this
the
niahad
building
about
it
third
floor
it
is
of August,
out
I
The
a
high
the
that
am f o r c e d
is
to
of
real
first
eststa
pay
the
must
be
aest
be
intr a r e
why
¿he
real
estate
g tting
fairly
a
they ware
redecorated
out
able
The
is
a
a
fixed
good
of
the
to r a i s e
but
only
of
fur-
on
the
the
end
it
was
full
of
there
are
her.
free
since
rent
we had
to manage
apartment
each month
all
the
newly
above
to
help
pay
kicked
families.
some
The
for
former
another
so
and
they
that
they
in
the
decorated
so
t h e Q.CA c e i l i n g .
the
single
building
here
rent
feel
JSihonJin
6 hakujin
daughter
Clark
I don't
being
this
rooms were
the
and
because
fear
altho
amount
profit
oper-
thing
cooler
woman m a n a g e s
and
gets
it
for
and
oouplea
and
good
was a b o u t
practically
here
to 18th
own b u i l d i n g
It
1 like
people
is
to
apartment.
and
other
son
manager
^ome
who u s e d
it
through.
¿-en f i n a l l y
v 1 2 . 5 0 a week
for
p o r c h and
A Hihonjln
and her
fairly
high,
quiet
younp
company
manager
rents
this
living
moved down
present
into
to
axe
6 weeks,
3-room p l a c e .
back
building
floor,
oompsny
K i h o n J i n manager
building,
here
about
came b a c k f r o m C l e v e l a n d
pretty
i'he
a
cornea
first
10 U i h o n j i n
the people
on t h e
a large
be n i c e
for
nihonjin
for
bxeeze
we
buildin*
place
apartment
when we moved
'¿here axe
^iaei
is
little
we h a v e
1944
that
He k n e w t h e
o f my a p a r t m e n t ,
4*OBt
in
before.
beosuae
October
now.
a
is
that
"This
like
lived
apartment.
and
around
had
higher
rent
buildthat
We
too.
Charles
Mkuchi
"When we
Diary
-72-
first
moved
The
p l a c e was
full
of
the
furniture
and
send
scraped
the walls
off
and
us
to
the
place
All
I
fix
d i d was
move
out
home
t h a n any
"I've
last
because
of
locked
tion
the
around
of
lying,
went
by.
not
tainly
Very
take
it
"In
have
no
^ihonjin
husband
place
are
only
be
work
into
It
here.
into
signs
would
the
still
taken,
came
I knew t h a t
di scour acinic
but
there
right
was what
f e e l i n * and
I
housing
because
of
I
next
and
give
all
they
d a y when
said
want
I
that
they
It
cer-
they meant.
wouldn't
have
discrimina-
knew t h a t
the
out
of
would
I
like
*»en * o t
kind
is
places
to
resettlement.
any
cases
for
I hate
more
since
sret
of
better
be out
landlords
but
to
all
ourselves..
now and
since
apartment
a number
been
Just
in
of
£ months
feels
I know how i t
has
it
lived
a lot
papering
place
filthy.
cleaned
about
a livable
too d i f f i c u l t
ran
#e
it's
like
a lot
the
know t h e
I
1
building
16
in
get
against
who was
of
along
them a t
here
« h e n we
first
apartments
so
left
that
Caucasian
guess
them o u t .
they
all
the l a n d l o r d s
except
him.
moved
into
were
pretty
tenants
occupied
to
ro
by
soon
as
soon
it
will
resent
it
here
very
this
nice
t o us
t h e y move
be
all
over
¿he
the
three-
How t h e r e
out,
other
Hihonjin.
slightly,
I
a s my
why we g o t
building
and
rent,
Caucasians.
very
because
very well
the hi*h
That's
As
left
for
also
for
here.
do
ith
b e f o r e was
pltubbing here
5 Caucasians
pushing
I
well
it.
pretty
t h r o w out
t o o k us
the
a smaller
shortage
few of
manager
seem n i c e ,
of
th> t we h a v e
it's
to
was
1945
a^ain,
K i h o n j l n moved
only
It
fhe
complaints
of
all
that
it
from C a l i f o r n i a ,
before,
originally,
fourths
we had
floojs.
finding
orientals,
this
did
that
hunting
wa 8 a m o s t
through
all
apartment,
own
scrub,
so much.
i'he
our
did
cut
acute
excuses
were
of
so
the
place
April,
i n my h o u s e
sorts
did
putting
thought
drafted
for
up.
other
this
bedbugs
s c r u b and
after
into
Jfune £ 7 ,
but
the m h o n j i n
I
they
seemed
all
to
Charles
Likuchi
"I
just
Diary
-72-
d o n ' 1 know t h e BfihonJin l i v i n g
t h e ones
neighbors
on
don't
seem t o o b j e c t
end
they d i d n ' t
not
v e r y many
the people
h a v e any
other
to move
in b e c a u s e
- v e r y once
I don't
isn't
think
any
families
end
t h e y a r e not
jin
for
things
t h i n k we w i l l
ever
right
going
to r e p e n t
f a i r l y well
a r e not
If
it
they seem to
against
us
There's
the housing available
face
in
too h e a v i l y
is
be
around
in the
district
area.
-Ohere
b e c a u s e most
f o r many
of
years
I don't
condemn
the ilihon-
every housing
vacancy
that
open
a for
that
t o o many
our
them as
dietrict
area
is
p e o p l e move
v e r y much.
*'ight
the group has
it
is.
around
reaching
in,
is
to
However,
here.
the
for
I feci
the
e've
we l e f t
now,
I
1 don't
certainly
saturation
then the hakujin
now they; s e e m t o a c c e p t
a p r e t t y good e d u c a t i o n
that
I'll
even though
had
pretty difficult
that
some
domestic
job.
stay
the r e n t
*e n e v e r
our
reserve
"Ken n e v e r
did
get
funds
settled
work a l l
until
in h i s
last
it
right
takes
are
t h e JNisei
and
did get
they
o f my
ever
c o m i n g up and we
practically
last
this
struggles
job adjustments
summer an>
in
a h e a d v e r y much
another
was
here
half
financial
one e m e r g e n c y a f t e r
into
wee d o i n g p l u m b i n g
think
duration
t h e r e wee a l w a y s
to dig
I
\
done
too r a p i d l y .
so h a r d
think
I have
t o o many more w i l l
in the neighborhood
have a Japanese
because
allotment.
had
that
x
The
t h e number
1 0 0 i n t h e whole
them f l o c k i n g
of
and
.
Ignorant.
apartment
because
isn't
been l i v i n g
are
1
now.
"The way
since
of
¿¿vantage
point
think
all.
but
a r e over
there
moving out
because
Just
this area
that
them because
not
I don't
business.
t o w a r d s me.
I s e e a new f l i h o n j i n
here have
taking
in
1946
too w e l l ,
attitude
in a while
danger
the
superiority
living
there
o*n
building
patronizing attitude
Japanese
building
to us at
in t h e next
have any
i n c r e a s i n g m o n t h by m o n t h .
hope
oor
around here
¿'hey d o n ' t
Just
mind
a s we a l l
be v e r y n i c e ,
but
thie
floor
for
here,
in
this
tome h o u s e w o r k
able
June 27,
out
fall.
gone.
here.
At
Be
first
C h a r l e » ¿.ikuchl
h e was
toi
very
t h e work
in
the
but
so
lot
his
in
business
them s t i l l
intend
could
have
not
he wait
paid
they
way
and he
felt
restaur
the
nothing.
&en
moat
and
nts
side,
always
-:ot p r e
wanted
the
meantime,
his
a regular
because
to
winter,
at
the
but
it
but
dtevena
was
up.
job,
they
8hould
draft
he
were
about
status
Uvea.
found
not
after
When £
that
of
we
still
had
to
Hotel
better
as a busboy.
than nothing.
he
He
so £ e n
didn't
worked
was
to
not
lot
that
the
for
we moved
fallen
finally
1 - A and
to
go
get
that
around
into
chance
e x p e n s e was
p l u m b i n g work kad
done a
jobs.
risk a
The
those
after
started
jot.
told
some
e x t r a work
oh n g e d
the
eat
of
of
to
I
own
did
also
he c o u l d
willing
a lot
also
lot
his
are
Alhonjin.
a lot
en
ever
his
trouble
got
of
to have
everything
had
him
Japanese
with
the
starting
they
The
change
to
you.
^e has
t o do a
Just
the
he
to plan
opened
him
he
our
then have him i n d u c t e d
into
helped
as he
to cheat
business
than
appeals
that
try
a plumber,
disgusted
that
placea
ha
lower
payment.¿»orne
he had
doing
as
of
new
h i m down
lUhonjin
t h e Aimy.
they
lot
were
think
rooming h o u s i n g ,
t¿
excitement
in
suppose
which have
decided
for
I
his
don't
because
but
s o he
u x e a k hiiu
the
with
oomfortable
the
for
know £ e n i s
Japanese
owners
A
ana
t i u e ü«n worked
w o r k on
that
a while
up,
times,
moie
the
Nihonjin
looking
for
they
of
more
work
say
a lot
added
his
would
that
"In
of
They
ken
here
most
business
young and
chisle
charging a
charges.
business
in
already
1946
a
quite
to
sorts
t o do
in
tried
make a l l
good
o f work
contacts
would
not
Japanese
of his
27,
so w e l l , f í e was
they
t o now t h a t
carpentry
out
t o make
and
so
"During
work
iLen d i d
of contacta
lower
all
june
being able
e v e n w h e n he w a s
plumbers.
to
about
14 d i d n ' t
that
prioes
hakujin
a
optimistic
himself;
at
Di^ry
-74-
on a
put
in
off
during
went
to
like
the
job at
there
for
about
to
work
all,
two
1 %
Charles
weeits
niarv
«t®*»
-76-
Klkuchl
ana
he
continued
opportunity,
»e went
to l o o k
peilod
fever
came b a c k and
~e
not
W8B
In
order
store
evenings
to count
that
good
to s u p p l i a n t
"Around
decent
a s we bad
f e e l i n g very
i n the
our
d o i n g some r e p a i r
the Lincoln
sort
o f w o r k he d i d .
making of
Ice.
-ewas
demand f o r
of
Job as
o v e r t i m e as
used
was
his
j£n first
was
worked
after
for
drafted
offered
out
into
business
here.
t h e Army.'
all
plans,
the
but
one r e a s o n or
a
exactly
¿t
sounded
i n t h e summer
a day r i g h t
t h e work
got
the
as
the
plenty
through.
was a b o u t
of
since
In&an
the whole
thing
J o b two y e a r s a g o when
It
the
was d u r i n g
the
he
in
the
that
t i m e we w e r e
none of
got
i don't
to s t a r t ,
fhe funny p a r t
that
And
furniture
h i m t h i s same
offered
so
in a
t h e * a r k Hopkins h o t e l
Beach h o t e l ,
two y e a r s
or
time
ken f i n a l l y
very busy
at
bills.
s o m e t h i n g t o do w i t h
a n hour
t i m e b e c a u s e h e had
two w e e k s
"**urinf
for
had
idgeweter
that
plant
valley
discouraged.
t h a t wss when t h e w o r k e r s
evacuation,
one day and h e w s
So i t
and
had
J o b a s he k n e w what
the
boss
the
down s t
.96 cents
the Ice
resettled
working at
it
in
before
that
boss
this
t o work
Francisco
up,
part
¿en's
doctor
even ¿ o r e
year,
t h e y would work I E h o u r s
"ken l i k e d
he
paid
It
t h e company « g o t
i c e went
and
st.uggle
work.
this
but
every
^en
I c e "ompany a s a p u l l e r ,
know what
l i k e a good
h e was
1946
finanoi 1
expense
¿ e n worked
of
at
every penny,
so t h a t
income,
better
difficult
meant more
t h e end o f J f e o r u a r y
Job at
something
through a p r e t t y
during this
fever
for
June 27,
ambitions
finally
was
out
got
plant,
ice
t o meet
p l a n t . Ken
to do
other
there,
and
he was
the
turned
things.
- e n only
t h e n h e was
that J
here,
t h e m seemed
another. After
that
and h e h a p p e n e d
Job In t h e
ioe
time
several
Ken had a l o t
t o t u r n out
very
unsuccessful
of
well
Venture?,
l\
|
|
fi
wouldn't
a l l o w him to l o e e
money we had
taken care
say that
big
lost
on t h e ^ i s e l
o f our
emergency
business
ac l didn't
any more money
bend would
needs
argue with him.
I
t o f e e d . &em was
for
I was w i l l i n g *
I
so t h a t
b eked him i n
else
for
have
a long
schemes. All
been enough
just
abfeut
80 k e e n on s t a r t i n g
just
re l l y
to have
to
w o u l d be
a s k e d h i m t o remember
through
e v e r y t h i n g he went
a Japanese
it
t r y i n g hard
t o go e l l
that
t i m e * £ u t Ken u s e d
was a g a m b l e and when we d i d h i t ,
we h d a f m i l y
us
in wile
business
t o make
these
in
and
good
things
for,
that
and
k e n wee
1 didn't
think
i
that
was w i s e a t
ana
I
it
did
t im e s ,
seem t h a t
pruess ¿¿en j u s t
"¿it
one
a n a he was
on t h e w r o n g
ken was d o i n g
time,
t o go
into
all
the plumbing
free
^ut
the
barely
that
place
deal
as
is
another
time ken a r r a n g e d
1
st
minute
that
bar
the
the deal
so
thf t he
good money
in
when k e n went
of a
off.
that
none
into
f u n d . On t o p e
about
three days
hospital
und
I had
manage
with ^en
with
in
it
It
it,
thst
k©n was
going
lie d i d
t o uuy t h e
was on Ci
he d i d
n o t want
to
to
forget
that
but
another
at
seil
the place
a s he f e l t
furniture
r k S t . At
down t h e r e ,
t o make
bartender
restaurant
s o t h a t we if ad
restaurant
decided
in a
the o ner,
and he h e l p e d
investment.
be t h e
t o be made
some p l u m b i n g w o i k
a go o f
another
business
things.
share
the
out
so
into a
t h e r e was
business.
of
these
business
deals
t h e Army he was n o t
of
that,
^omrny had
b e f o r e ¿*en went
coctox
days.
this,
ownder
o f money
partnerships
making
bad
could
"anyway,
as h i s
t o uuy
was
I d on t know a n y t h i n g wSout
t h e r e was a l o t
hit
going
tut
bill
to nay.
t o worry about
gone.
I was
aiy Army a l l o t m e n t
did
able
his
Into
not
I had
f oe
severely
in for
that
scalded
t h a t was xafcescSkfcx
and how 1 was
ano
so
l e a v e me v e r y muoh
s o many w o r r i e s
run regged
come
to
the Army and
the children
just
proved a success
during
going
on t o p e o f
three monalhs.
those
to
all
1
just
Ci*. l i e s
rot
Kikuchi
Diary
the a l l o t m e n t
so desperate
during
t o feed
the
heron't
gotteu
out
one month
this
family.
It
over
time
s o some m i s t a k e
that
1 had
t o go o u t
c e r t a i n l y was a l o t
it
yet
has
£7,
been made.
and work
o f w o r r y and
b e c a u s e my n i g h t
job
1946
takes
1
I
in
was
order
still
a lot
of
energy
o f me*
"Ken w a s
drafted
pretty
to save
was
BO w o r r i e d
the
Arroy he
crap
i Zb
ilh^
all
gave
cause
he
answers
feels
he
is
so
the
in
that
he w i l l
that
t h e r e was
in
to
Be
felt
that
other
juat
as
a
is
good a s
they
a u .
but
it
to
the
there
felt
caused
by
the
he
is
in
i n t o 0G8 a t
because
that
¿hat
r e a l l y was
he
right
it,
wants
i s why h e
ha
fight,
Ken
if
has
something
over
bocauae
and
felt
he
no o n e
that
I
guess
now.
be might
had
as well
time.
the
talked a
hia
little
a
do
&en
has
education
to show them that
a cover-up for
the
but
Job.
the p r e s e n t
he h a s n ' t
beof
to
Japan
the
a
slaters
selfishness
into
about
- S *agg.
ell
has
and
draftsd,
heart
life
I o n ? as
to get
ao
his
*'t.
school,
against
economic
*hen he got
s o he p u t
to
strongly
out
that
some i a l f - o r o t h e r e
very
at
complaint.
so
me
about
Pacific
lived
he a l s o
inferior
had
go
further
as
have
to
for
left
any
used
wise
times,
want
into
r i s r h t away
<»o wi t h o u t
choice
little
not
h e ha
trying
°nellin«
^en d e l i b e r a t e l y
perfect,
that
for
He
pot
sent
division
the l a n g u a g e
never
pretty
test
far«
he
He
Sheridan
artillery
got
h e woul • p l a y
for
attitude,
other
field
that
money.
Ft,
very
after
volunteer
J a p a n and
believes
best.
not
extra
b e f o r e be
get
on me and
was a t
language
did
didn't
my a l l o t m e n t
he
but
tried hard
he
to g e t
the
t h i s war was
getting
"•«-en
order
he
a lot
about
After
will
absolutely
no
leaned
In J a p a n ,
lu-n h a s
n a t i o n was
.iiuoji a t
had
way.
t h e , c he
too.
alway*
he
definitely
t o do w i t h h i e
his
f o r me u u t
side
been
schooling,in
is
reserve
t r a n s f e r red
had
believed
t o o and
him a J a p a n e s e
sent
there
worried
concerned
this
as he
he
had
that
frames o n
in
up a
was
WCSK h e was
he
for
June
he
bit
inferior
is
too
foal-
Char l e a K l i u e h i
ings
o;
and
I
understood
a college
a great
stand
Diary
-79-
wouldn't
In p r a c t i c a l
a college
have
he d i d n ' t
confidence
records.
an
without
as
t o ;.e ^ u i t e
it.
knew a l l
think
a
were
1
along
that
thoucht
e n a b l e s me
courre
here
back here
to l i v e
are
is
working
out.
ken's
the
have
and
folks
but
they
said
family.
decided
I don't
Laeuko.
so
Is
The
night.
She
school
thrt
done
self-
a n d not
on camp
he w i l l
be
able
experience
things
with
is
but
for
even
I k n e w t h a t my
wouldn't
taking
the
t h e n she w i l l
that,
^or
folks
work out
very
summer
a summer
After
me.
back t h e r e ,
w i t h me f o r
and
easier
I couldn't
anyone
it
term.
relatives
taking
do
that
now.
if
i would
a n o t h e r move
In t h e
and
session
return
she
center
right
now bi c a u a e
every
step
planned
s h e was p l a n n i n g
t o make
that
will
to
come
again.
originally
can't
more
w a discoursed
have
here
resettlement
She a s k e d me
not
In him.
oack to Cleveland
t h e V«hA i s
that
that
t o make my own way a a
one m o i e
have
regret
ability
d i d n o t make
the h i g h s c h o o l s
upon f a m i l y
to c l o s e
a e and s h e
draft
apartment
w i t h me
ahe
in*
t h e o n l y one who h a s
going
duration,
b e c a u s e he
under-
a l t h o he h a s
sure
really
their
of
I'm
good
t o work a t
I n one
it,
it
sister,
to f i n i s h
^en
into
else
g i v e him a l o t
b a s e d upon
the m e r i t s
he d i d
of
schooling
1846
t i u . e s a s h e was
that
I sort
as he does have
going
in
Cleveland
H
heart
I had
of
more
is
t o camp s i n c e
My y o u n g e r
that
It
my h u s b a n d ' s
t o o crowded
well.
his
of
of returning
while
in
at
a p e r s o n or
so m u c h .
to get
b e f o r e h e went
course,
it
it
1 thluk
for
i'he Army s h o u l d
successful
s r i o u l d do h i m a l o t
i
about
advancements
job p r o s p e c t s
belittled
experience.
opportunity
If ¿en puts
"Of
argued w i t h him about
e d u c a t i o n was good
rationalised
have
f l a x l y well
I nevar
e d u c a t i o n even though he
believer
that
that.
June £7,
his
mother
to r e t u r n
go o u t
until
the
they
are
people
t h e r e for
has
and
t h e camps
to force
to r e m a i n
yet
the
been w r i t i n g
to California
there with her,
with
but
I know d e f i n i t e l y
1
where
to
Charles
Ken
la
coast
Kikuchi
going
again
so
t o be
by
t h e Arm^ •
a r e 4 of J^en's
relatives
to B e r k e l e y
ti ey
won't
of
former
clients
that
for
and
back
a while
ana
not
to
easy
oauk
basement
full
to g e t
of
a coaplete
out
that
othei
i n g out
a
small
down
the
care
of
land
and
i n T o p a z and
they
are
to
1
the
in
getting
of
things
proof
top o f
that,
the
tenant
that
they
of headache „again as
I
I'd
tneir
woik cone
again
to
unset tied
the
my
just
time.
tenant
oome
lost
don't
had more
wvnt
t h a n mt\
left
the
¿en'a
in
friend
the
those
because
call
t o go
friend
¿'his
stole
can't
It
He
of
stored
to l e a v e
friend
here
uroke
too.
tenants
refuses
so
s t a y out
i know o n e
which he had
the
there
o n c e mo r e .
again.
t h e y were
t o be
entnusiastic
everything,
that
I've
not
*ork
to
homes
like
and
seems
wtitten
very d i f f i c u l t
u*e&n& t h a t
leave.
own t h e i r
house
and
any
have
going
gardening
gardening
there
in h i s
basement
they
all
a
into
There
I'm just
practically
list
h o u s i u g and
and
oe c a u s e
back
back
started.
to g e t
and h e had
to
that
until
to go
all
ar-
he
can't
his
family
through
share
base-
since
all
com-
here.
They w i l l
it
of
yet
isn't
"family
like
go o u t
getting
there
f r o m oamp
sort
ever
relatives
started
himself
have
find
1945
not
problem.
belongings
didn't
Jn
¿.si:
Instead
elao
that
len'sx
to ^ e r k e l e >
helped
ticle.;,
X might
plan
t h e m want
California
weie
so
of
be
things
ment
£7,
C\
work a v a i l a b l e
all
longer
oe s o
wno went
of
^hey
trouble
gardeners,
going
won't
lock
type
housing will
about
a
this
uihonjin
together,
h a v e much
plenty
by
sent
June
though.
"There
back
Diary
-80-
be
resettlement
hss
b e e n much e a s i e r
in
for
I
pretty
house
^levelsnd
well.
nearby
b l o o k and
their
it's
out
My d a d w o r k s
fox
that
family,
in
¿ears
our
family.
are
really
the country,
*ugust
in a landscape
g i v e s my f o l k s
¿he^,
next
for
Alot
mother
enough of
living
mj> own
and
they seem t o
nursery
works
sn
in a
income
iu & suburb
t o o many
other
parents.
and
he
has
hospital
to
of
take
Cleve-
¿¿ihonjln
live
Charles
Kiicuchi
Diary
June 27,
1946
-81-
out
that
munity
way4
out
my f a m i l y h a s
on the c o a s t
new e n v i r o n m e n t .
onurch in
brother
are
fiisei
in
first
ttisei
along
it
ana
they
t o have
visit!mr
:r
well.
seem t o b e
which
ever
pone
u.y f o l k s
well
he;y h a v e
that
this
of
Just
10 know M r , c l
get
many o f
not
the
flisei
complaints
care
have
are
nothing
to
indefinite,
ana
a r e much m o r e
place
only,
are
are
return
' « h e n k e n went
with
finances
bills
began
had
decided
the
up.
only
school
When I was
out
in
they
?ot
and
class
all
they
clubs
it
ana
the
and
isn't
liked
they
mates.
make C a u c a s i a n
t h e m and m i s t r u s t
contented
else.
for
t o go down t h e r e
with l i f e
However,
they
stay
feel
I
too
think
pood
contacts,
Caucasians
out
they
fairly
so t h a t
satisfied
there
they
like
so
there
they
feel
that
settled
now.
i'hey
future
plana
their
enough
permanently.
sltho
I
with
t h e y do
life
in
t h i n k ray p a r e n t s
I am b e e s u s e i h a v e b e e n m o v i n g f r o m one
never
the
been completely
rmy e a r l y
allotment
1 decided
alternative.
oeeu a d v e r t i s i n g
don't
and
they are
school
their
the
to
friendly
t o l d me t h a t
them b e c a u s e
in C a l i f o r n i a
than
I've
because
t h e r e was no o t h e r
they
the
anions
now t h e y a r e
into
to p i l e
kids
if
to
¿tight
and
school.
other
some o f
are
fact,
the
because
they might
to another
In
at
t h e y go
been v e r y
and b r o t h e r
high
in
"My £ s i s t e r s
my s i s t e r
everyone
settled
helpful.
fall,
good f o r
fairly
like
their
tiv r e h a v e
attend.
friends
of
too lonesome
get
doing.
t o move a g a i n
Cleveland
is
too a u s p i c i o u s
" p a r e n t s
have
thing
out
that
Joined
some h a k u j i n
com-
i h o n J i n whenever
quite
to
from a Japanese
last
with
a l s o made
mip-ht
of
they
away
don't
h!y s i s t e r s
have
sort
they
a lot
w i t h my f o l k s ,
surprisingly
quite
lived
The h a k u j ' i n p e o p l e
t h e hi>?h s c h o o l
Cleveland
that
They meet
town.
t o my f a m i l y
so
always
workers
and
last
didn't
that
The
April,
Cook C h o c o l a t e
for
a
I had
come r i g h t
I had b e t t e r
a great
ap l y
satisfied.
deal
in the
Job.
a£ter
to
struggle
away ana
o-o t o work
Co.
since
on Ogden A v e .
newspapers
the
the
so
interview,
I
I
Charles
got
a
Kikuchl
jot; i n
Diary
-8S-
the
t o o well
but
it
ttholce.
I'm
the
difference
went
to
at
candy
was
an
for
iUsei
the
i n m a k i n g an
1 0 : SO I n
the
evening
children after
except
te here
about
them i f
"The
as
the
after
nap b o f o r e
i
in
46 h o u r s
job
as
is
as
is
not
a week and
l do
is
a candy
sit
by
I
just
smoothly.
this
vay
X sic
i ' h e company
of
service
promisingthe
job
platform
that
because
because
about
it
"Everybody
stepped
the
us
into
work
are
the
s-ocn do
the
it
in
with
only
far
seems
that
like
joc
as
nothing
t o do
sleep
at
take a
In
a
work.
moutonoue
on
to
get
to
the
i
t o me
of
one
save
from
their
bis
so a l l
time
family
older
to
get
Lets,
in
and
that
commuting.
t h e moment
way
to
I
explain
there.
we do i s
a
a very
Is
working
busy
off.
but
isn't
work
oper-
are
c ocolate
I keep
and
out
a career
really
an a d v a n c e m e n t
been nice
we a r e
shift
the workers
It
it
of d o s i n g
the n i g h t
of
However,
went
that
in
Ky
w h i c h k e e p s my h a n d s
a habit
short
1 put
something
Most
see
I
shift
over-time.
pretty
to
1
rest.
it
people
after
t o o much
enough
then
plus
it's
from here
all
from
work.
drowsy
I have
In-
looks
worry
g e t t i n g my
vitamins
has
I
shift
isn't
seem t o s e t
children.
way
the
They
any
and w a t c h
and
10
at
an hour
regularly.
plant
place.
t o me and
interested
hours
65,? an h o u r .
the
But
paid
very
other
who was
My s i s t e r
f r o m w o r k and
get
wives
isn't
at
I never
I am a l w a y s
job which adcs
work pays
place
t u r n up
men's
I was
ano
e m p l o y e a&out
them d o n ' t
women or
that
evening.
for
pay
any
4ade
the night
i would
molding machine,
as
have
hasn't
really
»sleep,
while
the machine
there
H
iOt
I get
1945
doesn't
r housewife
morning.
there
I come home
the
that
anoth
the
work but
la
and
I w o r k on
in
around
t o o gouo
operating
all
ates
leave
just
children are
4 hours
tnot
7:00
difficulty
I didn't
£7,
a s k me s t o u t my n a t i o n a l i t y when
income.
J- g o * t o
I'he company
it,
the plant
extra
until
away.
took
I was
f c l e e p 3 or
like
in
I
job.
n o u o d y was
only
so
¿'hey n e v e r
terested
the
right
income
only
all.
apply
factory
June
Hone
possip
of
about
Charles
their
kikuehi
hushand
household
this
us
and
t o end
too hard
to
very well
the
ladies
for
poet-war,
be
in
average
have
30
In
their
"I
the
The
only
I
catch
thot
ates
the
the
ntver
in
tell
and
look
after
children
is
already
that
I could
do
it
to
at
it
discovered
goes
this
advertisement
in
job
the
Most
of
so
a
money
t h e y might
that
increased
corner
by
store.
start
any
for
to
of
there
the
are
I went
it.
it
rest
have
quit I
It's
by
way.
typist
am o n e
I won't
typewriter.
in
£hey
resent
take
paid
Just
friendship.
have
r. t
te
because
factory
I could
an average
t o l d me I c o u l d
as
each
them.
workers
their
to
seem t o
I
to
a f e w ro-
talking
that
the
seem
are
ebout
of
t h e money
they
^here
It's
A lot
to save
as
living
doesn't
after.
them J u s t
we
possibility
Just
to
I'll
up a n d
rent
up w i t h
it
to Cleveland,
home,
a little
t o l d me t h a t
and
and s h e
I have
m ke
business
lined
and
are
feel
the candy
returns
children.
look
they
earn a
the
the w o r k e r s
th,«t
my s i s t e r
the
for
always
appreciate
at
so a n x i o u s
order
are
superior
I
all
outstanding
as
them about
kind
about
much,
of
nothing
feel
to
in
it
rest
fter
A could
an hour
lady
is
I don't
prospect
ft.el
s w the
rhe
there
they a r e
to
work and
"I
but
time
workers
s h o p who
to continue working
vice
cents
the
t h e Army.
plan
Job
the
iny h u s b a n d
summer,
another
Job
t a l k about
of
is
one
night
my r a c e
way,
one a r o u u d
this
a s k e d much a b o u t
educatfd
college«
and
to r a i s i n g
1945
t a l k a lot
are
young c h i l d r e n
own l a n g n e e e ,
Americans
to
them a t
up and we d o n ' t
t h e ir
never
of
nationality
i n my s c i t i o n
them since
not
doinp
k n o w what
V11 m i r e d
other
are
time
are
"e
2?,
also
c a n come home a n d
full
both
June
T h e n we
children«
husbahds
our
there
<
service«
of
our
do
when
don't
care
uevote
there
l l ah women
and
t r y and
mir
in the
so t h a t
w h i l e we
"1
sons
problems
war
fo/
Diary
-8Z-
any
I
of
anyhave
time.
letter
ser-
p i e c e w o r k and
i'he l a d y
could
who o p e r -
make 4 0 or
60
speed.
accident
I
went
time
o n e day w h e n
right
after
I
over
tola
I
to
I
3ee
h e r my
Charles
iQkuchi
Diary
Jane 27,
1945
-84qualifications,
doing
pied
it
for
after
ihis
about
her
lady
who
£ years.
husband
started
*he
went
t o l d me
into
the
unexpectedly
so
now s h e h a s
^uite
and
they
do
the
home.
1
u l d
*o
type
all
l l k e
fairly
at
the
enough
am more
the
mi^ht
starts
i n c o m e was
budget.
so
machine
in
c a n oo a l l
to take
to l e t
to
things
start
able
will
saving
to keep a
food
is
around
for
runs
anymore
I
hour
to r e n t
can
than
one
I
but
I'll
be
I
to g e t
spend
that
t h e p a r k when
expensive
alter
£0 m i n u t e s
i
the
c a n and
entertainment
up w i t h a l l
*e h a v e
on a
bill
- e n went
is
into
that
costs
o f my d o c t o r
a
bills.
I
Army
upon
it
I
our
settled
a
I pay
laundry
I haven't
the present
Ken
that
only a b o u t
comes.
only
to
because
irae s o
allotment
at
that
e a c h month now.
¿60 a month.
since
all
to
and
this.
at
I
us
depend
budget
for
all
to
is
after
When
regular
hope
able
plan
job
bad a f t e r
s are washable.
at
in a
money.
days
be
I don't
be a b l e
so
would
I am w o r k i n g
once m o r e ,
our
thin
I
to support
My c l e a n i n g
s p e n d m o n e y on r e c r e a t i o n
have more means
of
needs.
my s o l f .
to
I'm catching
typewriter
because
little
e
what
and
our
not
of
ually
neighborhood
possible
trying
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developed
a decent
reason
over
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afford
rent
uepartment
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s most
any
his
of
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been
to keep
business
in
only
of
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o f my l a u n d r y
to
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care
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t h e M'flfafatfwhich
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if
him t a k e
v4 a m o n t h
children
only
t o make m o r e p e r
be w o r k i n g
it
or
I'll
soon as
I've
better,
uncertain,
a month r e n t
could
be a b l e
home a n d w o r k
as X won't
been
X have
I
work a s
factory.
so t h a t
able
haven't
If
hss
she wanted
service.
t o c orae i n r e g u l a r l y ,
duration
that
a few helpsre
should
from t h e Army,
e v e n be
"I
it
than w i l l i n g
allotment
for
stay
of
business
get.
of an income
back
I
my c h i l d r e n
make a c a r e e r
comes
to
rather
t o look a f t e r
and
candy
so h a r d
"I'd
get
s t a * * on t h a t
rapidly
am g e t t i n g
they are
t 0
work a t
this
been
X
fZ
able
t h e Army b u t
I
take
carfare.
time.
X also
the
I
Grad-
borrowed
Charles
Kikuchi
Diary
-85-
some money f r o m
back
now t h a t
will
become
month.
year
pounds
my a l l o t m e n t
so r e g u l a r
It
ana
t h e hed Cr o s s
I've
had
to
altogether
"My c h i e f
mally
so
that
talkative
now.
picking
courses
in
,-vho I
the
effort
to
teach
good E n g l i s h
for
them a
it
that
I
had
pay
that
that
savings
ever
all
things
each
since
last
lost
about
I
bet
I
my £ c h i l d r e n
are
developing
n e e l l y was
1 try
in
everything
I
I
took
and
say
quite
I ' m not
I
just
10
Japanese
h e was
been
rmd
t o o busy
trying
are
English.
use
they
mailing any
have
the
s better
here,
so
they
corrent
fluently
still
are
a few E n g l i s h
fall,
it
nor-
all.
they
1 rarely
don't
myself
at
so t h a t
w i t h me l a s t
speak;
while
1 have
year
now b e c a u s e
because
the language
bit
a sacrifice
t o t e a c h my c h i l d r e n
Japanese
Ken
not
the past
to Cleveland
first.
as
in
f r o m my p a r e n t s .
of
little
entirely
small
habits.
them J a p a n e s e
learn
lected
that
words
k n o w v e r y much
teach
was
speech
children
don't
to
it
that
i m i t a t e me i n
so
up a few J a p a n e s e
a
so much ^ o r r y .
is
know a few words
took
can
even hoping
aside
time
tremendously
good
college
I'm
I
year.
grown
up
can put
a hectic
that
They
rapidly
only
I
satisfaction
1 feel
a l o n g on b u t
starting,
go t h r o u g h
this
My c h i l d r e n h a v e
They
that
c e r t a i n l y was
t o get
is
1 9 4 5
3vne
but
them.
picked
special
time.
that
I
they
and he
started
1 have
neg-
t o make a
living
us.
"I
don't
have
it.
the
time
happy
about
I don't
ious
to J o i n
any.
in.
i don't
k n o w t o o much
There
h t v e my own c i r c l e .
children
t o Sunday
t h e m t o go l i k e
senting
it.
she
heard
has
I
isn't
other
to a n y
any
about
don't
School
is
a social
belong
my p a r e n t s
Janie
for
go
after
did
already
children
life
clubs
that
any
they
all
out
and
here
church but
get
a bit
t o me b e c a u s e
a n x i o u s , t o ^o
t a l k about
at
I don't
it.
I
plan
a
I
only
the
force
g r o w up
School
t good
anx-
t o send
I won't
they might
to Sundry
un-
interested
because
older.
It's
feel
I ' m not
I'm p a r t i c u l a r l y
resettlers
to
but
re-
because
opportunity
Charles
fox
Kikuchi
Diar>
-86-
them t o meet
new p l a y m a t e s
Jnne
and g e t
usee
to
hi.
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the Caucasian
child-
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here
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now.
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often as
It
was
th.-it
that
was
about
aa opportunity
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these
dances
to
because
aie
too
up w i t h .
dou't
tilings
o f my
r'm older
social
only
UB t o m e e t
about
in
used
social
a f f a ir
flisel
aren't
things
affairs
at
some o f
reserved
are
not
all
so t h a t
are
California.
that
like
for
since
attended.
friends.
here
out
fairly
we e v e r
old
out
the Kisel
dances
orchestras
in
think
that
oui
i'he d a n c e s
i
of
go t h e H i s e i
to a t t e n d
now and
those
to
a few o f
the
certainly
satisfied
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he
wanted
remarkably
I guess
maybe
t h e yoi n g e r
Nisei
the
grew
group
me a n y m o r e
1 have
i
go
to
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have
acout
6 or
come
to v i s i t
to get
mothers
children
like
me m o r e
get
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with
together
in
so
I
I
just
plenty
of
than I
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go
rather
spend
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other
with
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the
lady
district.
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interctte
circle)
out
children.
the
next
I'd
like
especially
out
1 just
for
don't
that
well,
is
it
people
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I
all
o f us
w i t h my own
lUsei
much
Caucasian
the
of
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al tho
good
I
acquain-
store
workers
them b e t t e r
educational
th* time,
for
anymore.
have a
t o know seme
only
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regularly
soaie o f
I
harder
i s m a k e more
and
with
cnoug-i .
children,
1 see
a n d wi t h
have
that
a while
the
d t o do
to get
those
in
single
ones
door
and
them b e c a u s e
Once
a party
special
here
most
t h e m w i t h me
I'oshie-yuri-Maeako
1 have u e g l e o t
any
to t a k e
couples
to see
of
I'd
are married
friends
p e o p l e X w o r k va t h f a i r l y
tanceship
social
good
I
friends
the
and have
I haven't
know the
to
the a c t i v i t i e s
thing
friends.
anyway.
o f my
belongs
o real
around
interested
common
l i f t * and
t h a t most
eiUldxen.
.round
e n o u g h w i t h my home
t i m e w i t h my
wherever
a
the
adjustment
to d o .
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me
I
I ki.ow t h a t
worry
used
successes.
ones
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the Bocial
h e r e , we
for
ue b i g
fresh.
of
interested
d i f f e r cut f r o m t h e
It's
unaware
of
level
Ken's
and
on
Chorles
EUtuchi
friends
were
Hihonjin
p i t ITS about
us
made
for
I
wit/,
en
issue
point
St.
that
s o many
in
uuy
ces
some
are
eo w e l l
any
one
there
much
in?
the housing
conditions
filled
a coramunity
and
it
have
future
started
are
to 1 ivs
so
it
ith
tetter
oetter
of
objact
them betfeuse
live
the.priwhile.
to work
Uihonj in
than
they
spreaa
if
that
t h e m go
the
district
this
no
build-
object-
through
b u i l d ing
would
and
U'3
that
X have
be-
are.
out
understood.
of
in
t h a t ' s not
too bad
most
where
now i s
a
a concentrated
It's
that
g r o w and
in
seems
i f we
iiihonjin but
struggle
in
next
f o r m a uctcleus
grow.
living.
because
it
all
again
over
once
never
^lark
to
because
I'm better
poor.
just
it
only
loiter
go down t h e r e
every
in
¿'he
district
f r o m t h e m and
us t o g e t
not
now i s
it
a way
however,
unsanitary
aiioru
feel
chances
with
would
me r i g h t
to g e t
1
t h i n k X would
filled
t h o t ; srh t a u o u t t h e
will
I
ever
in
work.
dirty
too
X never
among B i h o n j i ' n
from the
a concentration
that
completely
a place.
I
business
jobs.
available,
that
s
that
ape rt
ere
hard
is
live
for
children
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sen-
against
a mistake
away
it
for
in
with his
can't
greet
or
get
for
time
noticed
too
d to
"«"ife
only
rather
x know t h e
to f i m
start
is
was
business
think
a craving
different
the
I
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it
away f r o m
1 get
I'd
living
because
live.
opportunity
for
getting
t we got
have
that
we move
1 really
there
that
better
the
is
order
for
feel
better
ions
dooi
any
that
were more
he h a d t o h a v e m o r e
interfere
food.
x
that
when
feel
is
where
but
district.
I
th
they
opportunities
to
vans
that.
Japanese
thing
out
j u st
glad
like
too high
"One
cause
so
upon
that
pluming
want
1945
Be WBS m o r e
discrimination
feel
other
didn't
the Uihonjins
district
to
his
so many
I
ebout
1 did
to develop
and
know t h e m b e t t e r .
was b e c a u s e
but
it
¿7,
Sghtj
believed
about
I'm
of
he
that
June
to
he nearo
± insisted
n re a.
and
¿ueas
t h e r e were
be ¡.new b e s t
got
t h e m and
my h u s b a n d
because
so I
Caucasians
then 1 did.
contacts
i
Diary
-87-
is
r e t her
after
I h a v e n 11
given
indefinite.
he g e t s
out
t o o much
My h u s b a n d
of
the
*rmy
Charles
ILUttchi
Diary
-68-
because he
never
aid
will
a?ain
be l i k e
nevei
much l o n g e r
t h e war
if
they
fought
If
J a p a n do u*
to
is
in
to' t r a i n
order
iUsei
the
me ¡hi
feel
that
fighting
safe
for
they
them
e>tra
in
ing
for
¿¡isei
most
of
after
I've
that
been given
life
the
we m i g h t
opportunity
have
rotten
a lot
a a we
weie
l i v i n g more
worry
t h e chi e l f
there
about
problems
that
housing.
w e r e many * " i s e i
vho h a d
ey
Lefore.
sent
the
in
of
was much m o r e
jot
after '
b e BO
representing
that
feel
the
try
th t
fight-
to add
to
to
any
engage
dealings
aw a l w a y s
are
it
not
business
be
look-
stab
them
fighting
in
the
there.
of
ev
the war,
cuation
the
this
And y e t
before
family
Mil
now
the
now a s
going
they might
a lot
cifficult
arc
who w i l l
to see
the
doi.
that
extra
went
have
through
life
feel
outtre i
comfortably
it
are
don't
gone
chance
w e r e mor e o f
nisei
and more
the
School
that
a f e w $ i s el
have gained
have
to
to S p e l l i n g
i n Japan will
they w i l l
a iuee
k n o w how
heard
4 years
t h o s e .Nisei
quite
life
surprised
poing
I've
they
they
t h e m and
be more
would
to
and
that
will
Uacii. o n my
but
lq some h o t h e a d s
heard
there
while
Most
to do
t h e war
2> or
the people
blood.
be
inductees
them f e e l
^ouie o f
never
have
of
have
us y o u n * p e o p l e
any h a r d s h i p s
hafce
their
it.
for
Japanese
many
that
X don't
they a r e
war.
1946
' ¿ ' h a t ' s why s o many o f
to s e r v e
the
say
-^n t e l l i r e n e e
of
1 know
I woulcn't
Nisei
the
a n d many
they
to
i n to
who i'ob h t a g a i n s t
now anu
"i»ooking
that
on
the
But
the war.
be a l o n g
of
have
I h e r e might
something.
lacifio
will
they
occupation,
goi ng
here.
go o n .
will
all
because
which
trade
Japan.
really
betrayed
was
m&u l i k e
to be amom--
¿if fioulty
foreign
with
oi
a duty
before
it
Japan will
finished
t h e iiiiaei have
is
what
almost
1 i&e
is
out
thorn f o r
t h e A m e r i c a n army
ing
it
t
senaing
don't
will
with
established
the l a s t
that
t h e axmy
get
Juen £7,
the
I
despite
centers,
country
we d i d
war
settled
think
«a
and we
give
a n d we
before
nature.
I realize
problems
before
the
up
didn't
and
th^t
war
Charles
Zikuchi
isxjeJss
ana
of
they are
the
them a r e makinp v e r y
"But
looking
have
is
Diary
-09-
when
tack
the
reet
uo g e t
so
with
of
is
did develop.
our
life
and
1 won't
Other
have
than
t o b r i n g up my
can
a credit
ve
way
could
of
reollj
salaries
to
look
settled.
I'd
like
t h e most
b e c a u s e many
now,
done,
it's
I feel
water
forward
I'm
that
under
to.
Junt
it's
the
not
bridge
My c h i e f
gett ing
u?e
a n d we
ambition
used
now
to d o i n g
up pome
sort
of
reserve
so many w o r r i e s
in case
that
an
emergency
that,
children
to get
l i v i n g month a f t e r
gained
1946
to 8've
t o my h u r b a n d
start
and
because
lives
bition
be
good
-¡11 s a i d
by m y s e l f
that
o n e s who h a v e
regrets
m^ f a m i l y
everything
fund
it
June 27,
I em s t i l l
in
and
the
best
I.
low if
settled
month."
mointnlnlnr
way
my g e n e r a l
possible
t h e war
and we would
end
so th*t
would
this
only
amthey
end,
uncertain
C h a r l e s Kikuehl
I got
things
tnat
Di.xj
up r a t h e r
to do.
there
i a goi ng
The
I faaaa
*esley
that
fit
and
of
be
About
office
daye.
t h e w&A.
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t o ftoroti y.
but
aiaoat
about
an h o u r .
the
about
argue
Be
center
things
aald
t o get
nee* for
that
a "pull"
quite
where
the freano
Be
first
thousand
said
of
from
into
the
attending
last
for
10
section
and
of
talked
guy and I got
the i l l
the
a much
personnel.
end o f
atout
He
this
S000 p e o p l e
so
that
it
has
to
get
the year
and
done.
were
b e i n g made
for
t h e r e waa
atill
t h a n a push
b o a r a waa
the worat.
a u t h o r i t i e a have
pro*
attached)
The 1SBA s t i l l
grant
r a n I n t o a number
welfare
that
a m o n t h by t h e e n d of
rather
"»e
b o a r d was o n e
dropped
3 weeka o f J u n e
t h e s i e a g r e 1*AC f u r n i t u r e
aurprlsed.
Japanese
(See
to Berkeley
that
on t h e o u t a l d e b u t
Influence
of
aa Making
la here
nice
t h e whole m o n t h .
adequate provisions
the outside
welfare
the
t h l a can be
eatabliahed
t o l d him a b o u t
h e waa
that
prices
t h e campa c l o s i n g up by t h e
during
5000 for
reaettlera
ommunity Management
t o be a r a t h e r
stores
tha
of
which w i l l
r e c e n t l y been
with him.
X notice
i n £env©* so
tha a r t i c l e .
on t h e c a m p u e ,
seams
an a v e r a g e o f 7 or 8
frovlnee
lend
for
t h a t h e had
1 didn't
would h i t
that
in
V
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I w o u l d n H doubt
i m p r e s s i o n of h i » t h a n 1 u e u a l l y do o f
the
lies
all
t h i s morning John ¿ r o v i n e e
¿rovlnse
have l e f t
out
carried
have baan r e p o r t e d
prloaa
t h e head of
quite optimistic
year
be
1948 , ,
so many
o f J a p a n s as food
inflated
per month.
of iiace r e l a t i o n s
la
I hove
t h i s morning,
Almo:t
tha huge
*esley
inflated
chatted
?rovlnse
better
about
like
9 o'clock
and we
Inatitute
of
will
affected,
of d o l l a r a
list
t h e Utah Xippo
investigation
will
tha d e a l e r s
r e a d i n g tha
le
chief
thotaande
because
to be an i n v e s t i g a t i o n
h e r e hava complained
fooda
t h i s morning
in l o o k i n g over
by t h e OFA.
out
early
J » M 20,
t h e famia greater
influence,
that
of
»hen
I had
received,
situations
q u i t e measly
On t h e o t h e r
b e e n g i v i n g an a v e r a g e
is
I
its
hand,
like
grants,
the
of # 6 0 0
to
tleve
TOO
Ch* r l QB l i k u c h i
per
family.
point
1c
expect
I
That
that
too
agree
month
there
Is
do I t
"is
through
difficult
op
in
has
os 4 m o n t h s
and
Uyer
t o spssd
the other
will
this,
department
that,
1 5 or
Is
going
t o lump
If
it
the
planning
this
even more.
t o make up
year.
turned
1'hat
by ; e p t e m b e r .
Community
Council
to sit
out.
in
that
We axe a l m o s t
over
leaves
c e n t e r s w h i c h we h a v e
for
w o u l d be
who o a n
several
The r e t u r n
part
right
during
for
of
now.
to
up
out.
has
bsen
stating
was bee
they ere
this
**
quietly
trsst
progress will
centers
to
t h e n e x t 25
return
in
be
order
t o our
January
f r o m now o n .
the people,
to t h e d e p a r t m e n t
the c e n t e r s
use
pro*
the
of
isle
justice
a p p r o ornately 4 5 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e
to get
there
that
the d e f i c i t
It
i s want
round of
2-fold provisions
will be
it.
believe
t o go on a n o t h e r
t o be
on our
greater
a r a making p l a n s
firmly
have
together
only.
to jump e v e n h i g h e r
and we
will
togsther
residence
o f f l o s s know n o t h i n g a b o u t
U&a h a s
f r o m </une 1«
bachelors.
£0 b a c h e l o r s
stste
grant
agencies.
single
s o we p l a n
family.
the
the county agencies
the
don't
the
grant
fhe
for
s o m s t h l n g a r o u n d 4£QC I n C a l i f o r n i a
h a s made
of
individual
rent
^c
to etana.
-way and we
like
and
after
1946
s preposterous
oases
main concern d u r i n g
and we e x p e o t
be c l o s e d
it
for
them to a o c e p t
A-eke a d m i n i s t r a t i o n
t h e end
with
to g e t
Individual
"The
at
trouble
up r e s e t t l e m e n t
estimates,
is
county welfare
b e e s a s s many f a m i l i e s
is
to the
subsistence
needed
budgets
o u r money
of
welfare
assistance
the r a t e
saoh oase as
our
given
Because
Center
b e e n our
our w a l f a r s
»ade.
the
In a county
a n d we h a v e
giving
t o bs
furniture,
some c o s e s
tiut
test
the r e g u l a r
and g e t
California
are
b o a r d i n g ho&es
prove residence
countiss
t o o stuoh f o r
that.
h a v e h a d some
gram t o est
believe
go
the
through
June £ 8 ,
t o f u r n i s h a 6-roora f l a t
any p u b l i o
obtained
little
a means
|16£
to i s s u e
first
a
thees agencies
and you e a n ' t
yeer
is
severe
that
decided
Diary
I believe
that
s u r v e y s made by
that
feeling
of
Grenada
the
the people
personally
in
plan
Insecure.
Charles
ilkuchl
For
example,
of
the people
lag all
a
Diary
survey
had
other
no
now s i n e s
Tope» havs
the
srs
tion.
It
things
are
a
but
decent
srs
ss
baa
they
closed
have
March,
on
various
do
the
it
HA.
any
until
think
I would
like
£ or
an
plans
end
p o r t snt
In
studisd
all
for
the next
the
of
the
country.
thst
a
group
she
complications.
implications
«my t h r o u g h .
but
they
10 y e a r s ,
it
exe
I
it.
ssld
for
still
guess
further
aftsr
I
objective
that
to
It
the
enough
be
fhcmaa
if
whole p r o b l e m I s
it
to
people
agree.
she
because
very
should
imhe
o u t fcy t h e
be f a c e d w i t h
I
in
would
fhls
correctly.*
that
whitewash
indefinite
and
left
Z& a n a l y s t s
Dorothy
the
open
think
s h e was
all
he
be made
20 or
¿Hstss
years
e n o u g h money
should
about
appro-
t h e camps
that
to
talk
the
of
will
tendency
I asked
going
light
because
July.
believes
get
that
it
people
a couple
be
would h e
the United
*e may
a
offices
in
have a
Myer
staff
year
end
area
for
face
the
Thess
solved
reaettlere
set-up
to d o
know
form for
year
Spice*
study.
they won't
for
there will
hs would
to see
educa-
predominant.
not
fiscal
It
the
of
that
about
its
end
the
the
children's
believed
ask Congress
year,
1 ts
now t h s t
actually
he
usually
this
of
they
lead-
B o s t o n and
few i n c i d e n t s
skeleton
believe
and
90%
Is
of
*ilsf
teen licked.
is
2 year
outslds
in
study
the
out
that
Minidoka
almost
their
that
the problem
t h e end
I don't
for
the
I
follow-up
on a
of budget
that
but
sect;on© of
to carry
hsd
1946,
of
and
better
on
of
of
day
is
he
yet
year.
until
have
population
end
£8, 1946
*
M /
indicated
increasing
compersstlvely
the
t h e end
srs
to g e t
other
that
1 feel
this
believe
t o Myer
year
emptied
terms
them
the
been
the
has
they
In
of California
of
at
ss
t o l d me
to carry
some s o r t
think
not
element
t o carry
to
for
Myer
It
but
better
because
until
rstss
this
resettlement,
beginning e f
be
"X s u g g e s t e d
more
the
will
there
prietion
for
early
leaves.
slowest
terrorists
lot
in
beginning
themsslves.
Mdexs
Minidoka
plans
center
population
perents
at
June
psoblems
4257 C o t t a r © Oro v e ,
Chicaro, I l l i n o i s
J u n e £fc, 1 9 4 6
Apt,
Mr» K.OZO F u k u g a i ,
Social Weifais Department,
liivers, Arizona.
Dear
Mr.
Fukugei:
A f t e r I s e n t my s e c o n d l e t t e r t o y o u e a r l y t h i s
m o r n i n g , I r e c e i v e d a t e l e g r a m say in/? t h a t Tom w o u l d be
s r r i v i n g this afternoon*
I w i s h t o t h a n k you and your
department for e l l the a s s i s t a n c e which has been r e n d e r e d
i n my f a m i l y ' s b e h a l f .
I assume t h a t p l a n s are being
made now f o r t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e r r a n p e m e n t f o r my m o t h e r
and s i s t e r .
T h e r e w a s o n e t h i n g w h i c h I f o r g o t t o m e n t i o n i n my
l a s t l e t t e r : t h i s m o r n i n g Mr. J o h n P r o v i n s e , t h e h e a d o f
t h e Community M a n a g e m e n t o f t h e ^ . h . A . » d r o p p e d i n t o our
o f f i c e and d u r i n e t h e c o u r s e o f c o n v e r s a t i o n , he m e n t i o n e d
t h a t e l l f u r n i t u r e g i a n t w i l l be a r r a n g e d t h r o u g h the
center welfare departments h e r e a f t e r .
Under t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , I a s s u m e t h a t a n y s u p p l e m e n t a t i o n t o my f u r n i t u r e
grant of
150 t i i r o u g h t h e I l l i n o i s P u b l i c Aid ^ o n m i s s i o n
h e r e w o u l d h a v e t o be h a n d l e d t h r o u g h y o u r d e p a r t m e n t .
It
if? i m p o s s i b l e f o r me t o f u r r l s h s 6 - r o o m f l a t on t h a t
a m o u n t , as you can w e l l u n d e r s t a n d .
»e d o n o t h a v e a n }
f u r n i t u r e s t o r e d o u t on t h e C o a s t a s i t w a s s t o l e n d u r i n g
I n e g l e c t e d to
our sbsence.
MoBt o f i t was j u n k a n y w a y .
t e l l my m o t h e r a b o u t t h a t d u M n s my v i s i t i n camp i n M a r c h
a s s h e was i n t h e h o s p i t a l a t t h e t i m e a n d I d i d n ' t want
h e r t o worry any more t h a n n e c e s s a r y .
M r . P r o v i n s e a l r o i n f o r m s me t h a t t h e A . H . A . i s s u e s
t h e s u b s i s t e n c e and r e n t c h e c k s f o r t h e f i r s t m o n t h t o t h e
f a m i l y upon l e a v i n g .
I hope t h a t you w i l l be a b l e t o
a r r a n g e t h i s f o r my m o t h e r .
Our r e n t i s $ 4 0 a m o n t h and
t h e r e w i l l be f i v e p e r s o n s i n t h e h o u s e h o l d s i n c e I h a v e a
d e p e n d e n t s i s t e r w i t h me o u t h e r e a l r e a d y .
I h o p e t h e t I am n o t u n n e c e s s a r i l y h i n d e r i n g y o u r
I have, n o t u e e n a b l e t o
o t h e r w o r * w i t h t h e s e i© q u e s t s .
g e t f u l l sat i s f e c l i o n t h r o u g h t h e w e l f a r e a g e n c i e s out
h e z e b e c a u s e t h e c a s e w o r k e r s do n o t u n d e r s t a n d o u r p r o b lems as well as the C e n t e r c a s e w o r k e r s d o .
T h a n k y o u v e r y much
may be a t i e t o r e n d e r .
for
any kind
Very
services
truly
Charles
which
yours.
Mkuehl
you
C h a t i « • Zi&uchi
Di&ry
juna
26,
1945
¡P~
K>5f*
"OBSEÜ VATIOS
Celllng
Prlees
A ne«apaper
i n g an
eccoant
inveetigation
o e l l i n g pxlcea
on «orne o f
who a r e
pxioea
the eomplalnt
b e l n g ohaxged
atippllex
of Japaneee
a a one o f
the encouraging
them f e e l
t o eome
llvlng
the pxioea
if
Al 1 f o o d
«e
doubt
gallón
if
eatent
of ahoya
l ave
a t o p p e d coc&lng»
vaa
outf
footateffa
artlclea
if
domen
the coat
pre
xtft
a
It
level
but
«egea,
be
coreated
ta p a l d .
íhia
c e n t e x xe-
abo c i d make
fox t h e n
broueht
to rnakc a
doen,
xepoxted
^bont
Then vhen
vl
»
Aftex
type
the othex
of
ago I t
if
lmpoxted
h a n d , we
e u c h aa a g a l l ó n o f
a ytar
A
t o be a v a l l a b i a
á Irnos t e v e r y
times b l g h e r ,
Boeevex,
foodetuff».
up aa h l g h aa
today,»••••On
today«
intereating
t h e úi'A « 1 1 1 c u t
tramendoua
a definite
down*
a «hola
Inoraaaoa
haxdahip«
ed w h i c h « 1 1 1 do j u a t i c e
m a t e oon8U¿aex.
to w a t c h
pxioea
the Japaneee as
the
days.
doubt
ahoya
mea aa h l g h a a
gallón»
will
«hen
pxice
se ve r a l
c o a t l n g i L.75 a gallón
them,
the Japaneae
t h e p x i c e «ant
ium p x l c e a
would be
theae
by t h e x e l o c a t l o n
fox
aeoot
manufacturera
6 0 ¿ u i m p o r t e s , fxom J e p a n .
a g a l l ó n o f I i kk ornan l a
50 ox moxe p á r c h a t e
paxpoxted
gone u p fxcm oux o b e e r v a t l o n *
to ooat
the ahlpa
bxoke
the a a i n l a n d
l a a chance
gone ap a a h l g h aa
uaed
la
t o impoee
the ü a w a l i a n J a p a n e a e
by
algoa
thexe
l e oxdex
The a o t i o n
of commoditiee cao be
pxoduets
any haa
tfaat
t h e OfA «a a l e e n e h -
produets
of
T h i a newa u n d o u b t e d l y waa « e l o o m e d
aldeota
ttoat
the n c o e a e l t i e a ,
w h l c h axe
the ehlef
atetad
J apene»« food
aboat
t o h ; ve b e e n t a k e n u p o n
the hlgh
f r o m Denver
to
íbx davelopmenta
A fair
h e v e not
in
pxoflt
of f o o d
t o aee a f a i r
the a a n u f e c t n r e r ,
--The Dteh M p p o
maat
(Jone £8,
be
been e n j o y l n g « a r
the pxlcea
hope
to see
conceded;
boom
p r o d t i c t e haa
level
r e t a i l e x and
1940)
t o what
eatabliehthe al tí-
Charles
Kikuchi
After
t o our
Diary
work
t o d a y L o u i s e h e l p e d me h a u l
ne« apartment.
on a s p e c i a l
of
movine
walked r i g h t
s i n g her
iù
the " b i g
city"
at
oltiea.
11 w< e a v e r d l r t y
for me.
last,
bui
oit>.
It
At
first
Tom s a i d
i t was o v e * 1 0 0 d e g r e e s
wasn't
like
so
so he
eotldn't
atout
rot
He b o u g h t
drink in? tomtthing.
for
reeognibeing-
t o C h i c a g o wat
tod»},
that
the h o t t e s t
n o n e o f ua had much
In
i a otte when he l e f t
¿Inner.
of
ener«y.
tut
Ali
he hae been
soae of
thoae
of ginger
the
spr©ad
apoiled
too.
s a t i n a on durl i q u i d a * f i l e had
At
aoon a s he
a l e and he and
h i m home on t h e e l e v a t e d
he d r a n k & p t p s i o o l a a .
He a a i d
sandwich
t h e m a y o n n a l s e was
i s m i l k s h a k e » and o t h e r
iimlko b r o t i g h t
t o t h e e p a j tment
helpings
most
2 a a n d w i c h e s f o r 16^ e a o h and he
t h e e t a t loa he feought a q t a r t
up.
that
that
the high p r i o e s .
oouple o f days
bo> d r a n k i t
gol
uway.
4 d o s e n o r a n g e s and h e a t e
to
5
growth.
exeited atout
reaotion
ou t h e way b u t Tom s e i d
ondar » l a n d
i n g the peat
no-
liti*.
e*ndwiohee
t h r e w it
his
uniform without
Mom h a d g i v « m h i m a l o a f o f f c r e a ü a n d a J a r
t o ma*e
I didn't
he e a i d
was p a r t i c a l a i l y h o t
so f a r ,
over
«¿alle S t a t i o n f e m
He was r a t h e r
thia
heat
the l a
*"adet
de31 w e ' v e h a d
that
etfmier
bis
arrived.
r e e e t t l e r s but
t y Kmiko who was i n h e r
&a h e was l o o k i n g
o f my t h i a g s
c e r t a i n l y amaxed a t
coach for
to other
1946
a ine© I had « e c o biffi o n l y E or
In b l a
Emiko ano B e t t e « e r e
Tom carne out
them w e i t
a lot
Tom wae home when we
t t e © t o o mach o f a d i f f e r e n t e
montha ago but
Jttne 2 8 f
that
he w e a n ' t
1 c«n s e e where
the
Ali
evenlnr
v e r ; hungr?
food
and
bill
another
after
he
l o n g h e was
hot
he a t e
3
l e g o i n g t o go
up.
l'prn 1 s
reaotion
he h a r d l y r e o o g n i s e d
s i n o e h e bea
t o ¿»ètte w e s ,
her
eince
aeen B e t t e l a s t ,
aaked him i f he ahaved j e t
time
v-htn h e l e f t
tamp.
it
"iou don*t
look l i k e
ha* been the l a n g e s t
l'om was
enti h e s a i d
^uite
that
Bette
t i e e of
embarraased
he
sht-veò f o r
He was v e r y u n c e r t a i n a b o u t
at
ali."
ali
when B e t t e
the
leaving
first
until
Charles
last
Xlkochl
minute
he d i d n ' t
ently
was
because
was a g r e a t
packing*
which
I
of
that
the
Iseei
she would
nothing
won't
site
and
everything
piokles
¡¿he k e p t
need
to get
out
it*
t
t o you
1 guess X s i l l
mi. a & h e r
clothinir
I
to
sell
for
it
t h i s money t y w o r k i n g
office
for
* whole
movies
and
awl ma i n p .
morrow.
that
wss
h a r d work*
his
f r i e n d s fcsve been
could
be made
a s had
him a l l
out
here
for
of
is
as
hia
Bmiko i s
a messenger
to r e s t
it
the
she
says
the
oppo-
I bst
she
gallon
was
of
too
| 4 & for
only
she d o e s n ' t
heavy*
it*
reaaon
want
to
family
boy
set
news
Tom h a d
f O to some
get
and
he 6 i d
bare
^ette
she w i l l
just
sslaries
him s t r a i g h t
feeling
a j o b ta s
Jack"*
a week a t
to
saved
s f e w days end
place
in
wallet*
relocation
job "like
her
in his
the
c a r e what
quickly
carrying
t o go o u t &nd
h i m ot out
still
she does
because
a
t h e r e was
because
imaediatfly *
t o make a b o u t
the
if
b r i n g a whole
that
that
so Mom s a i d
opposite*
was
him a job a t
I
work
*2f> when £ p a i d
16
things
told hsr
check-up
he
w i t h Mom
Mlyako
to h e r ,
few days
heavy
s h e g e t s mad*
carpenter
telling
the
Appar-
v$*75*"
of
not
of
lady
a ^uart
July
the
it
fights
2 do t h e
bet
about
he d i d
sc
ssy
for
He w a n t s
hopes
t o l d most
afternoon.
I
until
or
to g e t
*e
I
bike
last
^ o ^
that
o f camp«
of
with
the h e a l t h
Then h « w a n t s
s h s mi ¿-hi be a b l e
eeld
ay
out
t o do d o m e s t i c
brought
part-time
assistant
all
ressttls
s measly
year*
a lot
1945
Ee s a i d
those
relocation
t o me,
but
i n oaap
grant.
during
She w a n t e d me t o
just
to t a x e c a r e
electrician's
take
letters*
he got
h i m pao.-
"Xhe
eays
Tom was v s r y n e r v o u s
¿oft
he had
Everything
she
but
esnd
to s t a y
K© w a n t e d a s
that
J o b and
r i d o f me*
telling aa
si e w a n t s
tsnsion
g o i n g out
h e w o n 1 % go
she
so that
let
women w e r e
t a k e a maid
else*
glad
said
thoss
of
him t o d o .
that
was
Just
*hs w o u l d n ' t
instructed
Jt»ne 2 8 ,
writing all
deal
cemp b e c a u s e h e
about
lot
I kept
o a r s w h e r e h e went
there
in
Diary
ssk
that
to-
it
Some
of
of f $ 0 0 a month
on
-miko s i n c e
ill
said
so t h a t
least*
an
f r o m her
that*
s h e wss
with
tonsillectomy
u ü a r i e s &ucucni
•o
that
aha
aha haa
does not
to x e p o x t
all
aboat
her
oet
hex
night.
made a r e m a r r
ward waa
ti^t
aboot
of xefexxing
and
the hotel
to
in a s o f t
aeat
$ yeaxe
and he
over
tlae.
rie waa
a t a popooxn
ay
really
all
to
aleep moet
of
the afternoon
Tom i e
he
left
halx
ao t h a t
paat
the
t o go
back
ovex
^oa
of
the
a d e r o f s t o x y way
in Jftoenla
ahe
erening
txeated
£e a a l d
didu't
that
Mos
to
take
want
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just
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and
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night,
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week.
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op
C h a r l e s Klkuohi
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letter,
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the teacher
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might
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t o woman.
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fat.
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t o hi a
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sette
over
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certalaly
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be a r o u u e
walk a i o u n d
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arriv-
everything.
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that
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up f o r
quiet.
to j o i n
in general
t a k e pop* a e a h e a
n o n e o f us w i l l
that
people
ahiine."
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t o Juat
to keep
on a s i n k i n g a h i p .
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K a i k o ana
occupied
stood
they a r e
1 had
the ¿ t a p a r o r ' a
going to
were
country
t r a i n a a he
because I agreed
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t h e *mx and
that
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tional
in the
t o know i f
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heard
received
t o A r i t o n a ao we had
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l a out
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cottage
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foa
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history
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trees*
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t o e x p l a i n what
ed
new a p a r t m e n t .
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aald
that
week
alnce
he wae
going
h e wae v e r y c u r i o u s
for
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talk
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thought
t a k e h i m a f e w daya
said
it
that
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didn't
among t h e p e o p l e
the a c i o c l
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feel
just
out
he mieht a l a s
off
school
have a y e a r
any d i f f e r e n t
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u e l n * in a c i t y
will
again*
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i n eamp a l t h o h e t h o u g h t
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p<ople «culd
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go t o feed u n t i l
out
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h e r e «111
tha Canter
wouldn't
1946
brafr^ing*"
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one
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both
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pick
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t o get
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furniture here
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church ¿roup that
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p i c k up a f e w e x t r a p l a c e s
b*.
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week-end*
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birthdays
fall
in
July*
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the ,11
they
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t h a t he owed me*
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test
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after
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afternoon,
ate
two b o x e s
supposed
time
sick
to look a f t e r
Sette
has
of pop c o r n e a c h ,
t o be
be m o r e o f
and
been
done
yet*
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a problem a f t e r
l
are at
to
ha had n o t
the
cur&ous
about
of
the
first
the
things
the
after
t o work t h e r e
at
t o be m a k i n g a n d h e
be
satisfactory*
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lose
so w o r r i e d t h a t
I might
but
let
isn't
t o get
a
t u r n e d out
1 think
going
This
of
vork
said
Tom h a s
to
week
t o be
that
been very
we h a v e n ' t
had
so busy* B e t t e
her
x
real
she
time
said
that
know next * e e k
om t h i n k s
sure
that
that
he
job "so
t o be
l w o u l d b e a bum* I f
but
the
e v e n i n g lorn a n d
left*
s h e made me w a l k a l l
carfare
is
is
will
t h a t Mom
Irn C h i c a g o when
I make a l o t
because
she
t h e way home
r e a l l y did
It
of
can't
from
just
to
weightI*
ourproblems
f o o d we h a v e
so that
and
his
e v e n g i v e Emiko a n a l l o w a n c e
show t o save
One o f
that
1
know how b i g a s u c c e s s
w o r k . You know w h a t ,
the
anxious
they
week when b o t h
. 7 0 an h o u r *
such a f o r t u n e
money,
he
been
is
and
she does have
a lot
x
w
b e c a u s e Mom i n s i s t e d
town a b i t ,
Tom
s h e was
that
still
194
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the hospital*
t o d a y a n d he w i l l
is
show,
few days* I t
packing*
b e c a u s e we h a v e
boss
t o the
the next
is
if
will
c a n go
te
June 2 9 ,
t o p i c k u p 1 om' s b a g s * He
packing
exploring
to her
fortun
first
little
many o f
t o do a n y t h i n g yet
spoke
shake
one a n d t h e r e
station
brought
u p o n d o i n g most
a milk
the
the
off
w o r k a n d ¿¿miKO lis a t
s u c h a busy
went
Is
Tom d u r i n g
i n f i n i s h i n g up t h e
Bette
she
*om a n d ¿j&iko went
Pri.
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will
i will
there
left
what
h e r e * We w o n ' t
be d i f f i c u l t
be a b l e
just
is
t o keep ^ny
any a v a i l a b l e *
a n d Tom a r e
the
accumulated
have a r e g r e g e r a t o r
t o buy a r e g r g i e r a t o r
aren't
m o re p a c k i n g n o w £
c e n t r a t e anyway*
t o do w i t h a l l
food.
as
Guess
it
I'd
over
I don't
is
too
better
s i n g i n g dumb s o n g s
there
think
expensive,
d o some
and I c a n ' t
con-