Santa Anita Crusaders Scapbook Regarding Purpose of Organization
© Japanese American National Museum, Gift of Yuri Kochiyama, 94.144.1. All rights reserved. The UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC), in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), provides access to JANM digital files through the AASC archives; any use of the JANM digital files must be requested directly with JANM (janm.org).
DESCRIPTION
2r: “Santa Anita Crusaders” includes background on the social/service club’s origins and purpose, ending with the motto: “Carry on.” An envelope containing a letter from Matt Gallagher, San Pedro USO, Aug 1942 is pasted on recto. (letter is 94.144.1_2r_a); 2v: (3) Easter greeting cards. Accompanying caption in scrapbook reads: The Crusader group at Jerome was the most acctive of all the centers. They sent candy and gum to the Children’s Village at Manzanar and to the Hillcrest Santarium, kept in contact with the resettlers, soldiers (both on the mainland and overseas), Caucasian girls, and just everybody in general. The girls got quite a kick out of doing these things…”
CREATOR
Yuri Kochiyama; United Service Organizations for National Defense
DATE
1942
COVERAGE
Santa Anita (Calif.)
RIGHTS
Rights reserved with the Japanese American National Museum.
GENRE
LANGUAGE
eng
SOURCE
Japanese American National Museum, Yuri Kochiyama, 94.144.1.
SUBJECT
