Box 114
Contains 18 Results:
Wada, Yasushi - Relocated student, 1942–1945
Correspondence of Yasushi Wada, John Thomas, and others regarding Wada's requests for financial aid, as well as discussing his experiences as a student at Easter Baptist Theological Seminary and his work as a student pastor at Poston. Also includes correspondence of Midori Wada (sister of Yasushi) and John Thomas regarding her requests for financial aid and assistance with admission to Carroll College.
Watanabe, Frank - Relocated student, 1942–1944
Correspondence of Frank Watanabe, John Thomas, and others regarding Watanabe's requests for financial aid, assitance in an unsuccessful application to Columbia University, and assitance in a successful application to Syracuse University. Includes significant discussion of Watanabe's experiences at Minidoka and as a student, including his political views and interest in the potential of organizing Nisei students.
Yamahiro, Roy - Relocated student, 1944
Correspondence of John Thomas with staff of Wayland Junior College in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, regarding financial aid for Roy Yamahiro.
Yamashita, Iku - Relocated student, 1942–1943
Correspondence of Iku (Mary) Yamashita, John Thomas, and others regarding Yamashita's requests for financial aid and assitance in applying to the Baptist Missionary Training School in Chicago. Includes discussion of Yamashita's experiences in school and her decision to marry.
Yamashita, Kashi - Relocated student, 1943–1944
Yoshino, Ruth - Relocated student, 1943–1945
Correspondence of Ruth Yoshino, her father Ike Yoshio, John Thomas, and others regarding Ruth Yoshino's requests for financial aid and assistance with university admissions, as well as Ike Yoshino's relocation to Chicago.
Yuge, Shigeo - Relocated student, 1942–1943
Correspondence of Shigeo Yuge and John Thomas regarding Yuge's requests for financial aid and discussing his school experience at William Jewel College.
Yoshino, Ike - Relocated student, 1943–1945
Correspondence and other documents related to the relocation of Japanese and Japanese-Americans under executive order 9066 during World War II. Much of the series is John Thomas' correspondence with relocated students and with Baptist home missionaries in various locations. It also contains Thomas' correspondence with officials of the War Relocation Authority, other government departments, and politicians.