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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doc Letter to Yuri from Rosie Suyeyasu (ddr-densho-356-278)

Letter to Yuri Domoto Tsukada from Rose "Rosie" Nakagawa Suyeyasu. In the letter she writes about the dust storms at Topaz, working as a typist, the approaching of her one year anniversary, a the upcoming wedding of their mutual friend Yo Ishida, the pregnancy of her sister-in-law, the possibility she may resettle in Colorado, and inquires …

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doc Memo regarding church ministers receiving salaries (ddr-densho-356-911)

Memo from John H. Provinse regarding Christian Ministers receiving salaries from their national organizations. Included is a list of ministers at Amache who are receiving a salary and how much that salary is per month.

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doc Amache Farm Program Bulletin No. 1. May 13, 1943 (ddr-densho-356-912)

Amache Farm Program Bulletin No. 1 from May 13, 1943. Bulletin requesting additional farm labor. Details how many people and in what types of jobs.

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doc Letters to Yuri Domoto from Kayoko Riusaki and Sonoko Riusaki (ddr-densho-356-342)

Two letters to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada mailed together, one from her niece Kayoko Riusaki and one from her sister Sonoko Domoto Riusaki. In the first letter Kayoko tells about joining the girl scouts, a cancelled scouting trip, and preparations on starting the 5th grade. In the second letter Sonoko writes about life in Gila River, being …

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Min Yonekura (ddr-densho-356-295)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Minoru "Min" Yonekura. In the letter Min writes about his first few days at Topaz and the trip there. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.

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doc Amache Farm Program Bulletin No. 2. May 15, 1944 (ddr-densho-356-913)

Amache Farm Program Bulletin No. 2 from May 15, 1943. Bulletin requesting additional farm labor, outlining that labor is needed due to national food shortages preventing Amache from purchasing food on the open market

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doc Reading list (ddr-densho-356-936)

Reading list for study group for advanced aides

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doc What Relocators Need to Know (ddr-densho-356-1007)

Outline of topics that individuals and families might need information about in order to successfully relocate. Topics include: How to find your way when traveling, finding housing, applying for a job, getting along with others, making friends, and getting involved in the community.

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doc Blank Case Work Forms (ddr-densho-356-962)

Blank copies of case work forms. Includes: Face Sheet, Daily Work Schedule, and Application Forms.

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doc Memo about office rules (ddr-densho-356-915)

Memo from John J. O. Moore to office staff about office rules.

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doc Memo regarding future public assistance grants to ministers (ddr-densho-356-917)

Memo to John J. O. Moore from W. Ray Johnson regarding the compensation ministers are receiving from the outside and from supporters. Recommends not providing further public assistance.

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doc Resettlement Information Bureau Organizational Chart (ddr-densho-356-972)

The organizational chart for the Resettlement Information Bureau.

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doc November Monthly Statistical Report (ddr-densho-356-999)

Statistical report for the month of November prepared by Yuriko Domoto Tsukada

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doc Reading list (ddr-densho-356-931)

Reading list for study group for advanced aides

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img Labor in Topaz (ddr-densho-357-744)

Handwritten caption: "Cooks, assistants, dishwashers."

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img Heart Mountain Fire Department (ddr-densho-363-31)

The Heart Mountain Fire Department pose for a group photograph after a meal. The caption at the bottom of the photograph reads "Heart Mt. Wyoming Fire Dept 1944".

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img Mess Hall picnic (ddr-densho-363-41)

Mess Hall employees relax next to Shoshone River during the staff picnic. Pictured (from left to right): Tomiye Ichida, Nancy Oyama, Joanne Kuwahara, Kimi Kuwahara, and Asano Maruyama

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img Firefighter sitting on firetruck (ddr-densho-363-32)

Frank Komoto served on the Heart Mountain Fire Department.

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doc Takeharu Inouye Diary (ddr-densho-365-1)

Takeharu Inouye's first diary documents his family's forced move to the Sacramento Assembly Center, followed by their move to the Tule Lake concentration camp. Since his mother, Miyoe Inouye, was a teacher, thirteen-year-old Takeharu's diary focuses on his classes in the Japanese and American schools at Tule Lake. His struggles with his schoolwork, as well as …

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img Japanese Americans clearing sagebrush (ddr-densho-37-703)

Original WRA caption: A farm rake pulled by a Fordon-Ferguson tractor gathers up sagebrush previously bladed off by a road patrol.

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img Camp beauty shop (ddr-densho-37-16)

Original WRA caption: High school girls working part time in [the] beauty shop, which is operated by the Minidoka Consumers Cooperative.

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img Japanese American harvesting spinach (ddr-densho-37-606)

Original WRA caption: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Momayo Yamamoto in the spinach harvesting field at this relocation center.

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img Watch repair shop (ddr-densho-37-144)

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img Camp street construction (ddr-densho-37-410)

Original WRA caption: Manzanar, California. A street is being constructed at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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img Japanese American clearing land (ddr-densho-37-706)

Original WRA caption: An evacuee drives a heavy tractor pulling a triangle of heavy railroad irons breaking off sagebrush. This is one of the methods of clearing off land of the sagebrush adjacent to the Minidoka Relocation Center.

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