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Letter from Barbara Bailey to Masuo Yasui, 26 March 1917

 Digital Record
Identifier: Mss2949_B012F20_001

Summary

Digitized item from the Yasui Brothers business records, Mss 2949. The item is a letter from Barbara Bailey to Masuo Yasui dated 26 March 1917. In this letter, Bailey informs Yasui that she is hosting an event with Japanese guests, and asks for Yasui to send traditional Japanese items to use as decoration. She also notes a woman at a Parkdale station who is looking for a Japanese cook and housekeeper, and then asks how Yasui's family is doing. She comments on the failure to pass the Anti-Alien Bill, and comments that she is glad as it was a direct insult to Japan.