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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Sonoko Iwata to Shigezo Iwata Regarding Japanese Evacuation |
| Author | Iwata, Sonoko U (1911-2004) |
| Date | 4 May 1942 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Reference | MSS 53, Box 1, Folder 30 |
| Library / Archive | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| Collection Name | Shigezo and Sonoko Iwata Papers, 1942-1991 |
| Description | Sonoko tells Shigezo that the newspapers are reporting that all Japanese in the military zones will be evacuated by 20 May. Says that the house they are living in now will be rented out and that she has given an inventory of things left behind to Bob. States that they have been told that the Federal Reserve Bank owns a garage in Coachella and that anything that needs to be stored can be stored there. |
| Series Description | The collection contains letters between the Iwatas and their friends detailing life in the relocation centre and the internment camp. There are also personal documents and biographical materials. |
| Biographical Note / History | Shigezo Iwata was born in Japan and immigrated to the United States in 1924. Sonoko U. Iwata was born in Los Angeles. The couple made their home in Thermal, California where they farmed and Shigezo was secretary of the Thermal Farmers' Cooperative Association. Separated in the initial part of World War II when Shigezo was arrested and detained by the FBI at the Lordsburg Internment Camp (New Mexico), the Iwatas were reunited in 1943 at the Colorado River Relocation Centre near Poston, Arizona. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations; Religion, Ethnic Identity and Community Relations |
| Places | Thermal, California, United States |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| People | Iwata, Sonoko U (1911-2004); Iwata, Shigezo (1900-1986) |
| Keywords | family, marriage, children, Second World War, internment, evacuation |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania catalogue. |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
Sonoko Iwata to Shigezo Iwata Regarding a Visit From a Representative of the Federal Reserve and Receiving Sugar Rations |
| Copyright | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
