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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Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fifth Community Council, 17th session (October 9, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-68)
doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fifth Community Council, 17th session (October 9, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-68)
The council minutes feature a report on the need for more staff in the hospital mess hall. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_097
Photograph of Dr. Morse Little and family getting ready to depart (ddr-csujad-47-315)
img Photograph of Dr. Morse Little and family getting ready to depart (ddr-csujad-47-315)
Photograph of Dr. Morse and Christine Little with their two sons and the family dog as they are getting ready to depart Manzanar incarceration camp. Behind them is a car, utility pole, several buildings and the Inyo mountains. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0470
Photograph of Edna Anderson at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-285)
img Photograph of Edna Anderson at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-285)
Photograph of Edna Anderson sitting on a picnic blanket near Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0434
Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes, Edna Anderson, and Eleanor Thomas at a picnic table (ddr-csujad-47-306)
img Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes, Edna Anderson, and Eleanor Thomas at a picnic table (ddr-csujad-47-306)
Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes, Edna Anderson, Eleanor Thomas and a woman, sitting at a picnic table near the Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0455
Photograph of man standing in a farm field at Manzanar with Sierra Nevada in the background (ddr-csujad-47-58)
img Photograph of man standing in a farm field at Manzanar with Sierra Nevada in the background (ddr-csujad-47-58)
Photograph of a man standing in the middle of a farm field near Manzanar incarceration camp. The crop looks fully grown, and there is a tractor in the middle left of the photograph. The Sierra Nevada can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0093
Photograph of hospital nurses in the Manzanar hospital park (ddr-csujad-47-266)
img Photograph of hospital nurses in the Manzanar hospital park (ddr-csujad-47-266)
Photograph of three hospital nurses posed in the hospital garden at the Manzanar incarceration camp. They are all wearing nurses uniforms. The hospital is visible in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0414
Photograph of Irene Gavigan holding an infant at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-226)
img Photograph of Irene Gavigan holding an infant at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-226)
Photograph of Irene Gavigan holding an infant while sitting on a blanket in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. The building is possibly the hospital. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0370
Photograph of Irene Gavigan and Morse and Christine Little at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-286)
img Photograph of Irene Gavigan and Morse and Christine Little at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-286)
Photograph of Irene Gavigan and Morse and Christine Little posing in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. The building is probably staff housing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0435
Photograph of smiling male hospital staff posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-198)
img Photograph of smiling male hospital staff posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-198)
Photograph of smiling male hospital staff posing near the Manzanar hospital at the Manzanar incarceration camp. There is a utility pole behind him and a building with a covered porch. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0334
Photograph of five women sitting around a picnic bench, including Lucy Adams, Gertrude Wetzel, Bernice Sibner, and Lucy Wilcox (ddr-csujad-47-303)
img Photograph of five women sitting around a picnic bench, including Lucy Adams, Gertrude Wetzel, Bernice Sibner, and Lucy Wilcox (ddr-csujad-47-303)
Photograph of five women sitting around a picnic bench, including Lucy Adams, Gertrude Wetzel, Bernice Sibner, and Lucy Wilcox near the Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0452
Photograph of a man in a robe sitting on a rock wall in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-244)
img Photograph of a man in a robe sitting on a rock wall in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-244)
Photograph of a man in a robe sitting on a rock wall in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp. The hospital is visible behind him. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0389
Photograph of three people, including two children, at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-240)
img Photograph of three people, including two children, at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-240)
Photograph of three people, including two children, at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic. The girl is drinking from a glass bottle, and the boy is wearing overalls. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0385
Photograph of a tractor motor being used to pump water at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-59)
img Photograph of a tractor motor being used to pump water at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-59)
Photograph of a farm tractor being used to operate a water pump at Manzanar incarceration camp. Several administrative buildings can be seen in the background with additional machinery and a farm truck. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0094
Photograph of a hospital nurse in front of a building (ddr-csujad-47-332)
img Photograph of a hospital nurse in front of a building (ddr-csujad-47-332)
Photograph of a female hospital nurse standing in front of a brick building at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is wearing her uniform. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0491
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img Photograph of "man of all trades" posing in front of a tree at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-192)
Photograph of "man of all trades" posing in front of a tree at Manzanar incarceration camp. A building can be seen in the background. Caption reads: Man of all trades. Caption taken from the original photo album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0328
Photograph of people walking through the Manzanar farm exhibit (ddr-csujad-47-68)
img Photograph of people walking through the Manzanar farm exhibit (ddr-csujad-47-68)
Photograph of people walking through the Manzanar farm exhibit. Stacks of produce are arranged on picnic benches with herbs hanging from the rafters of the shade structure. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0103
Photograph of Irene Gavigan, R.N., holding a newborn at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-222)
img Photograph of Irene Gavigan, R.N., holding a newborn at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-222)
Photograph of Irene Gavigan, R.N., holding a newborn at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is sitting on the rock bench in the hospital garden. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0366
Photograph of Elaine Clary Stanley at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-177)
img Photograph of Elaine Clary Stanley at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-177)
Photograph of Elaine Clary Stanley, a teacher at Manzanar, wearing a polka-dot dress at Manzanar incarceration camp. She is standing in front of one of the staff quarters with a fire extinguisher behind her left shoulder. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0303
Photograph of a couple standing in front of trees and buildings at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-261)
img Photograph of a couple standing in front of trees and buildings at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-261)
Photograph of a couple standing in front of trees and buildings at Manzanar incarceration camp. The woman is wearing a nurses uniform. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0409
Photograph of the lathe house for the guayule experiments with snow on the ground (ddr-csujad-47-51)
img Photograph of the lathe house for the guayule experiments with snow on the ground (ddr-csujad-47-51)
Exterior view of the lathe house for the guayule rubber experiments under the direction of Walter T. Watanabe, who has a staff of 22 workers at this War Relocation Authority Center. The initial shipment of 100,000 seedlings came from Salinas Experiment Station. This photograph was taken in the winter shortly after a snowstorm in Manzanar. See …
Photograph of vegetables at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two women in the background (ddr-csujad-47-65)
img Photograph of vegetables at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two women in the background (ddr-csujad-47-65)
Photograph of vegetables at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two women in the background. The produce appears to be bean pods. Behind the stand several people can be seen, and the faint outline of the entrance sign. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0100
Photograph of four women standing in front of a U.S. Army ambulance at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-183)
img Photograph of four women standing in front of a U.S. Army ambulance at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-183)
Photograph of four women standing in front of a U.S. Army ambulance at Manzanar incarceration camp. All of the women were employed by the Manzanar hospital. Barracks and other buildings can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0319
Photograph of farm field in Fish Springs near Big Pine area (ddr-csujad-47-61)
img Photograph of farm field in Fish Springs near Big Pine area (ddr-csujad-47-61)
Photograph of a farm field in Fish Springs area near Big Pine. The foreground is dominated by cleared brush and a plowed field. In the background are the Poverty Hills and Sierra Nevada. A storm is beginning to push over and down the mountains. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
Potato field after storm of June 1, 1943 (ddr-csujad-47-57)
img Potato field after storm of June 1, 1943 (ddr-csujad-47-57)
Photograph of a man standing in the middle of a potato field after the storm of June 1, 1943. The cloud-capped Sierra Nevada can be seen in the background. Caption reads: Potato field after storm of June 1, 1943. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. See this object in the California …
Photograph of eight hospital staff aides posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-195)
img Photograph of eight hospital staff aides posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-195)
Photograph of eight hospital staff aides posing in front of the Manzanar hospital at the Manzanar incarceration camp. There is a clothes pole behind them. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0331
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