Work and jobs

Both Issei and Nisei took jobs within the camps, at wages set not to exceed soldiers' pay: $12 per month for unskilled labor, $16 for skilled labor, and $19 for professional employees. WRA staff was paid much more for the same jobs. Though public opinion mandated such low pay, dissatisfied Japanese Americans objected to losing their right to make a decent living. They had to use their sparse income for necessities, such as warm clothing and shoes.

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Barber shop (ddr-fom-1-866)
img Barber shop (ddr-fom-1-866)
WRA caption on reverse: "Barber shop." J.K. Kimura was the head barber in Minidoka. Seen here giving a haircut to Ted Arai.
Chester Sakura working in the radio repair shop (ddr-fom-1-843)
img Chester Sakura working in the radio repair shop (ddr-fom-1-843)
WRA caption on reverse: "Radio repair shop." Chester Sakura was from Eatonville, Washington.
G. Kenneth Hikogawa polishing grease-wood (ddr-fom-1-884)
img G. Kenneth Hikogawa polishing grease-wood (ddr-fom-1-884)
WRA caption on reverse: "Polishing 'grease-wood' to make furniture." G. Kenneth Hikogawa was a carpenter from Tacoma, Washington.
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