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Railroads

When the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act ended the immigration of workers from China, railroad companies turned to the Japanese to fill the void. Labor contracting companies such as Furuya and Tobo recruited workers for the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways. Issei (Japanese immigrant) men were primarily manual laborers, working ten-hour days laying tracks.

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Tad Sato Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-82-24)
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Gradually moving up in the railroad company despite discrimination

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Tad Sato Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-82-13)
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Working for Great Northern Railway allows some to avoid concentration camps

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Tad Sato Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-82-11)
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Going to work on a railroad gang in Montana

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Tad Sato Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-82-21)
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Typical meals, "miso shiru" one day, bread and jam the next while working on the Great Northern Railway during the war

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Tad Sato Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-82-15)
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Spending time in neighboring towns while working for the railroad

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Tad Sato Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-82-18)
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Working alongside white employees of the Great Northern Railway

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Tad Sato Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-82-20)
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Description of the Japanese American work ethic

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Katsugo Miho Interview I Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1022-1-4)
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Growing up in the town of Kahului, Hawaii: significance of railroading and stevedoring
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