Four evacuee boys and one girl are employed in the cafeteria at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. One ...

1943-06

War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement, 1942-1945 circa 1941-1947

WRA no. -637

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Full title:Four evacuee boys and one girl are employed in the cafeteria at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. One of the boys, John Takekawa, is pictured above, and the others are Paul Kaseguma, Sam Shoji, and Seichi Yasutaka. The latter's sister, May, works in the cafeteria as cashier. They are all from the Minidoka center, and before evacuation lived in Seattle. The boys make $77 a month, plus two meals a day, plus free tuition for six hours of college courses. They have rooms at a fraternity house near the campus, and all are looking forward to enrolling at the University this fall. More than 600 soldiers are taking special courses at the University during the summer session. Cincinnati, Ohio.
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