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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to Sonoko Iwata from Friends |
| Date | 8 Feb 1943 - 10 Jan 1945 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Manuscript |
| Reference | MSS 53, Box 2, Folder 15 |
| Library / Archive | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| Collection Name | Shigezo and Sonoko Iwata Papers, 1942-1991 |
| Description | Three letters to Sonoko Iwata from friends across the United States. Both spent time in relocation camps and/or have been relocated during this period. In the letters they exchange family gossip, enquire into the whereabouts of friends, and discuss every day life. |
| 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 | Poston, Arizona, Cleveland, Wyoming, United States |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| People | Iwata, Sonoko |
| Keywords | relocation, internment camp, prisoner, war, First World WarI, family |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania catalogue. |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
