Carry on Crusaders 2b

Japanese American National Museum, Gift of Yuri Kochiyama (94.144.1)

This object is part of the story , which is about Community & Culture.

Carry On, Crusaders, Community & Culture, Jerome

This is a letter to the Jerome Crusaders from Sgt. Ernest Hirai.

  • What is the tone of this letter?
  • By reading this letter, what can you gather about the conditions in which Sgt. Hirai is living?
  • Look at the designs on the paper on which the letter is typed. What details do you notice?
  • Do you see the censor’s stamp? Why would this letter need to be censored?