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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doc War Relocation Authority Application for Leave Clearance for Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-329-968)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-968/

doc Letter to Kaneji Domoto from W.J. Hanson (ddr-densho-329-1005)

Concerning paperwork necessary for permission to work outside camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-1005/

doc WRA Citizen's Short Term Leave authorization (ddr-densho-329-998)

For Kaneji Domoto to see about a job in Baltimore, Maryland

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-998/

doc Letter to Kaneji Domoto from Katsuki Iki (ddr-densho-329-1006)

Concerning anti-Japanese sentiment related to resettlement

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-1006/

doc Yuriko Domoto's Short Term Leave application (ddr-densho-356-874)

Yuriko Domoto Tsukada's approved short term leave application to attend to infant children being transferred to Amache from Manzanar as part of her job in the Public Welfare Department at Amache.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-874/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Wak Domoto (ddr-densho-356-580)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her sister Wakako Domoto. Wak writes about her first days working for former Colorado Governor Ralph Carr as a housekeeper and information about applying for sentrogarphy courses.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-580/

vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-123-16)

Participating in the agricultural work leave program: "Even though it's rough work, lousy living conditions, poor food, it was worth getting out of camp to be free"

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-123-16/

vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-123-15)

Enduring harsh living conditions and discrimination while working outside of camp topping sugar beets

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-123-15/

vh Jack Y. Kunitomi Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-376-6)

Leaving camp temporarily to work as contract laborers

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-376-6/

vh Betty Morita Shibayama Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-152-26)

A younger sister is born in camp; mother stayed to work in camp while father went out to work in Oregon

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-152-26/

vh Rick Sato Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-80-11)

Leaving camp to work in the sugar beet fields

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-80-11/

vh Paul Bannai Interview I Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-128-22)

Leaving camp to work as a farm laborer in Idaho, harvesting potatoes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-128-22/

vh Bruce T. Kaji Interview I Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-289-19)

Leaving camp temporarily to work on a farm

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-289-19/

vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 52 (ddr-densho-1000-12-52)

Temporarily leaving camp to work as laborers: harvesting sugar beets in Montana

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-12-52/

vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 53 (ddr-densho-1000-12-53)

Temporarily leaving camp to work as laborers: harvesting sugar beets in Montana

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-12-53/

vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 58 (ddr-densho-1000-12-58)

Harvesting onions and sugar beets in Idaho

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-12-58/

vh Arthur Ogami Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-154-17)

Experiences on a second sugar beet topping job in Idaho

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-154-17/

vh Arthur Ogami Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-154-13)

Jobs in Manzanar: working in the freight office, then leaving camp to top sugar beets in Montana

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-154-13/

vh Mits Koshiyama Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-130-12)

Temporarily leaving camp to work for local farmers, encountering discrimination

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-130-12/

vh Seichi Hayashida Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-14-32)

Leaving camp on permanent work release and farming in Idaho

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-14-32/

vh Seichi Hayashida Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-14-24)

Leaving camp to work in Ontario, Oregon

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-14-24/

vh Giro Nakagawa Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-422-14)

Leaving camp to farm for a sugar company

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-422-14/

vh Giro Nakagawa Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-422-15)

Working in Utah: little association with local Japanese Americans

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-422-15/

vh Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-23-33)

Working outside camp, labor crews: topping sugar beets in Utah

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-23-33/

vh Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-23-35)

Mr. Matsuzawa's continued work outside camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-23-35/