Work leave

During World War II, Japanese Americans were seen as a source of replacement labor for the farms in Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Starting in May 1942, camp inmates could obtain temporary leaves to work in agriculture, either returning to the camps every night or living on the farm for an extended period. In 1942 alone, some 10,000 Japanese Americans left the camps to perform this seasonal work. Their labor was vital to the agriculture industry and thus to the war effort.

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Young incarcerees from Los Angeles at Heart Mountain incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-14-52)
img Young incarcerees from Los Angeles at Heart Mountain incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-14-52)
Young incarcerees from Los Angeles at Heart Mountain incarceration camp volunteering to top beets in Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado. September 27, 1942. Photo by Tom Parker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_f17
Registered nurse Helen Shoji working at Children's Hospital, Detroit, Michigan (ddr-csujad-14-30)
img Registered nurse Helen Shoji working at Children's Hospital, Detroit, Michigan (ddr-csujad-14-30)
Registered nurse Helen Shoji working at Children's Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. She came from Colorado River incarceration camp. June 19, 1943. Photo by M. Graw. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_030
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doi in their victory garden in Detroit, Michigan (ddr-csujad-14-32)
img Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doi in their victory garden in Detroit, Michigan (ddr-csujad-14-32)
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doi in their victory garden in Detroit, Michigan. Frank came from Colorado River incarceration camp. He works as an apprentice in a dental laboratory. June 20, 1943. Photo by M. Graw. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_032
Nurse Matilde Honda attending a patient at Colorado Central Hospital, Denver, Colorado (ddr-csujad-14-29)
img Nurse Matilde Honda attending a patient at Colorado Central Hospital, Denver, Colorado (ddr-csujad-14-29)
Nurse Matilde Honda attending a patient at Colorado Central Hospital, Denver, Colorado. She was formerly employed in public health nursing by Los Angeles Health Department. April 6, 1943. Photo by Francis Stewart. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_029
Former incarcerees from Los Angeles pulling beets in field near Milliken, Colorado (ddr-csujad-14-38)
img Former incarcerees from Los Angeles pulling beets in field near Milliken, Colorado (ddr-csujad-14-38)
Former incarcerees from Los Angeles pulling beets in field near Milliken, Colorado. Novemer 3, 1942. Photo by Tom Parker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_f03
Mr. and Mrs. George Amano having breakfast in their apartment in Detroit, Michigan (ddr-csujad-14-31)
img Mr. and Mrs. George Amano having breakfast in their apartment in Detroit, Michigan (ddr-csujad-14-31)
Mr. and Mrs. George Amano having breakfast in their apartment in Detroit, Michigan. They came from Central Utah incarceration camp. George works as a lens grinder for Kindy Optical Company. June 20, 1943. Photo by M. Graw. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_031
Former Los Angeles fruit and vegetable clerk Joe Sitsuda weighing nails in Union Hardware Store, Denver, Colorado (ddr-csujad-14-28)
img Former Los Angeles fruit and vegetable clerk Joe Sitsuda weighing nails in Union Hardware Store, Denver, Colorado (ddr-csujad-14-28)
Former Los Angeles fruit and vegetable clerk Joe Sitsuda weighing nails in Union Hardware Store, Denver, Colorado, where he has worked since December 1, 1942. He came from Colorado River incarceration camp. March 2, 1943. Photo by Tom Parker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_028
Memorandum on Policy of the War Relocation Authority in Granting Leave from Relocation Centers (ddr-csujad-19-12)
doc Memorandum on Policy of the War Relocation Authority in Granting Leave from Relocation Centers (ddr-csujad-19-12)
This Policy of the War Relocation Authority discusses the different types of leaves, the procedures to obtain the permit for the leaves and other topics related to the application and securing of the leaves. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_01-04_01
Issuance of Leave for Departure from a Relocation Area (ddr-csujad-19-35)
doc Issuance of Leave for Departure from a Relocation Area (ddr-csujad-19-35)
This document describes about the Issuance of Leave from a "Relocation Area" and explains in details about the procedures for obtaining different types of leaves like short term leaves, indefinite leaves and few others. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_01-22_03
Chapter 8, 9, 10 personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-35)
doc Chapter 8, 9, 10 personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-35)
Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including movies, dances, dissatisfaction with recreation, family dynamics, desire to leave camp, cultural and generational differences, and weather. Each entry includes the full date and student name. The entries were part of a class assignment and collected for the …
Tetsuo Larry Hashimoto (ddr-csujad-38-68)
img Tetsuo Larry Hashimoto (ddr-csujad-38-68)
Photographed is Tetsuo Larry Hashimoto posing next to a horse in a horse ranch. It is probably taken at Axel Johnson Ranch in Utah. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 18. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_18_001
Nisei farm laborers (ddr-csujad-38-62)
img Nisei farm laborers (ddr-csujad-38-62)
Photographed are Nisei farm laborers siting in a field to rest. It is probably taken at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 17. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_17_001
Camps for farm laborers in Idaho (ddr-csujad-38-6)
img Camps for farm laborers in Idaho (ddr-csujad-38-6)
A photograph of Tadashi Sakaida posing in front of Civilian Conservation Corps mobile camps in Rupert, Idaho. The caption reads: Camps for farm laborers in Idaho. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 1. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_01_001
Large farm stretching beyond the horizon (ddr-csujad-38-43)
img Large farm stretching beyond the horizon (ddr-csujad-38-43)
Photographed are Nisei farm laborers presumably in Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The caption reads: A large farm stretching beyond the horizon. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 13. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_13_001
Caucasian officials (ddr-csujad-38-45)
img Caucasian officials (ddr-csujad-38-45)
Photographed are Caucasian officials presumably of Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Rupert, Idaho. Included one of George Nobuo Naohara's Nisei friends. The caption reads: Caucasian officials. [In Japanese]. The same image without the caption is found in item: csudh_nao_0059. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 13. See this object in the …
Nisei man (ddr-csujad-38-56)
img Nisei man (ddr-csujad-38-56)
Photographed is a Nisei man standing near a stream probably in Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The same image is found in item: csudh_nao_0054. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 16. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_16_002
Kenneth Kenji Kuwahara and George Naohara crushing coals at a hospital (ddr-csujad-38-71)
img Kenneth Kenji Kuwahara and George Naohara crushing coals at a hospital (ddr-csujad-38-71)
Photographed are Kenneth Kenji Kuwahara and George Nobuo Naohara who are in charge of crushing coals for cooking. It was probably taken while George N. Naohara was working at Axel Johnson Ranch in Utah. The caption on the photo reads: What shall we cook for tonight? Keny and George Naohara in charge of coal cutting. [In …
Tadashi Sakaida, George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-46)
img Tadashi Sakaida, George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-46)
Photographed are George Nobuo Naohara and Tadashi Sakaida posing in front of Civilian Conservation Corps mobile camp, Rupert, Idaho. It appears that Sakaida is holding a bottle of sake. The caption reads: Tadashi Sakaida, George Naohara. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. The same image is found in item: csudh_nao_0011. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" …
Nisei men harvesting sugar beets (ddr-csujad-38-51)
img Nisei men harvesting sugar beets (ddr-csujad-38-51)
Photographed are two Nisei men standing in a field, presumably in Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The same image is found in item: csudh_nao_0050. The caption reads: Starting in the early morning, I harvested sugar beets. There was still ground frost remaining. It was a tough job. [In Japanese]. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), …
Nisei man standing on a bank (ddr-csujad-38-64)
img Nisei man standing on a bank (ddr-csujad-38-64)
Photographed is a Nisei man posing on a bank probably in Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 17. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_17_003
Postcard from Joseph G. Beeaon to Mr. George Naohara, November 2, 1942 (ddr-csujad-38-553)
doc Postcard from Joseph G. Beeaon to Mr. George Naohara, November 2, 1942 (ddr-csujad-38-553)
A postcard from Joseph G. Beeaon, Employment Investigator to George Nobuo Naohara. It responds to Goerge Naohara's application for induction into the Jerome camp, Arizona after the work in Idaho. It informs that he will be notified by the Regional Office in San Francisco, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
Mess hall at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp (ddr-csujad-38-21)
img Mess hall at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp (ddr-csujad-38-21)
Photographed is a mess hall at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Rupert, Idaho. Includes George Nobuo Naohara. The caption reads: The mess hall of C.C.C. Camp [Civilian Conservation Corps Camp] was well furnished with good kitchen appliances and tools. I was raised in Japan and did not know how to operate or use them, but I was …
Occupancy permit and work agreement (ddr-csujad-38-552)
doc Occupancy permit and work agreement (ddr-csujad-38-552)
Form FSA-382, "Occupancy permit and work agreement," singed by George Nobuo Naohara on September 7, 1942. It grants to George the privilege to occupy a labor camp in Ontario-Payette, Idaho, and participate in community activities. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_004
Mess hall at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Camp, Rupert, Idaho (ddr-csujad-38-49)
img Mess hall at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Camp, Rupert, Idaho (ddr-csujad-38-49)
Photographed is a mess hall at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Rupert, Idaho. Includes George Nobuo Naohara. The same image is found in item: csudh_nao_0018. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 14. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_14_002
George Naohara, Mr. Sugi, Yoshio Oda, Kenny Kuwahara, and Tadashi Sakaida (ddr-csujad-38-17)
img George Naohara, Mr. Sugi, Yoshio Oda, Kenny Kuwahara, and Tadashi Sakaida (ddr-csujad-38-17)
Photographed are George Nobuo Naohara, Mr. Sugi, Yoshio Oda, Keny Kuwahara, and Tadashi Sakaida in a farm field. It is taken presumably at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The caption reads: No matter how hard it is, our good friend group completed this hard work. George Naohara, Mr. Sugi, Yoshio Oda, Mr. Keny …
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