Letter from Koshi Ando, Manzanar Internee Camp (copy)

Item Overview

Title

Letter from Koshi Ando, Manzanar Internee Camp (copy)

Creator

Ando, Koshi

Date Created

1942

Language

English

Collection

Quinn, Alfred Thomas Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Letter from Koshi Ando to Alfred Quinn dated Wednesday 6 May. Page 1. The letter describes the location of Manzanar near Lone Pine and its layout of barracks and rooms. Ando names several friends: George Izumi, George Hattori, Henry Tanak and Tom Ichien and their activities. Page 2. Ando continues to describe Manzanar including dust storms, lack of privacy, armed guards on duty and the potential for making Manzanar seem more homelike. Envelope addressed to Mr. Al Quinn in Santa Monica, California from Koshi Ando in Manzanar, California. Block 18 Building 1 Apartment 4.

Provenance

Gift of Carolyne and William Edwards

Keywords

Genre

correspondence

Resource type

text