Hirata Letter

ID: 5385 ~ Source: Courtesy of Gonzaga University
This file appears in: The Unlawful Arrest and Detainment of Frank Hirata

Government censorship is clearly displayed in this letter that Frank Hirata wrote to his daughter, Michio, while he was detained.

This file appears in: The Unlawful Arrest and Detainment of Frank Hirata

By Mary R. Bass
Kazuma “Frank” Hirata was a prominent member of Spokane’s Japanese-American community. During the 1930s he was the manager of the Spokane Vegetable Growers Association, a critical organization for the Japanese community’s economic success in the…