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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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Women tending crops in a field (ddr-fom-1-15)
img Women tending crops in a field (ddr-fom-1-15)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-15/
View of agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-4)
img View of agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-4)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-4/
Agriculture fields (ddr-fom-1-814)
img Agriculture fields (ddr-fom-1-814)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-814/
Agricultural buildings (ddr-fom-1-786)
img Agricultural buildings (ddr-fom-1-786)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-786/
Tractor working an agricultural field (ddr-fom-1-787)
img Tractor working an agricultural field (ddr-fom-1-787)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-787/
Man working a tractor in a field (ddr-fom-1-34)
img Man working a tractor in a field (ddr-fom-1-34)
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Men working on a wooden structure (ddr-fom-1-8)
img Men working on a wooden structure (ddr-fom-1-8)
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G. Kenneth Hikogawa polishing grease-wood (ddr-fom-1-884)
img G. Kenneth Hikogawa polishing grease-wood (ddr-fom-1-884)
WRA caption on reverse: "Polishing 'grease-wood' to make furniture." G. Kenneth Hikogawa was a carpenter from Tacoma, Washington.
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Tractors working agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-815)
img Tractors working agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-815)
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Man working a tractor in a field (ddr-fom-1-13)
img Man working a tractor in a field (ddr-fom-1-13)
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Employees at Fire Station No. 1, Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-702)
img Employees at Fire Station No. 1, Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-702)
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Agrigulture fields and buildings (ddr-fom-1-816)
img Agrigulture fields and buildings (ddr-fom-1-816)
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Farmers working in the fields (ddr-fom-1-819)
img Farmers working in the fields (ddr-fom-1-819)
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Two men examing crops (ddr-fom-1-21)
img Two men examing crops (ddr-fom-1-21)
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Tractors working agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-795)
img Tractors working agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-795)
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Men inspecting crops in a field (ddr-fom-1-29)
img Men inspecting crops in a field (ddr-fom-1-29)
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Barber shop (ddr-fom-1-866)
img Barber shop (ddr-fom-1-866)
WRA caption on reverse: "Barber shop." J.K. Kimura was the head barber in Minidoka. Seen here giving a haircut to Ted Arai.
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Employees inside a warehouse in Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-706)
img Employees inside a warehouse in Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-706)
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Chester Sakura working in the radio repair shop (ddr-fom-1-843)
img Chester Sakura working in the radio repair shop (ddr-fom-1-843)
WRA caption on reverse: "Radio repair shop." Chester Sakura was from Eatonville, Washington.
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Tractors working agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-778)
img Tractors working agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-778)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-778/
Employees at Fire Station No. 1, Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-703)
img Employees at Fire Station No. 1, Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-703)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-703/
Two women harvesting potatoes (ddr-fom-1-820)
img Two women harvesting potatoes (ddr-fom-1-820)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-820/
Tractors working agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-775)
img Tractors working agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-775)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-775/
View of agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-6)
img View of agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-6)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-6/
Farmers working in the fields (ddr-fom-1-784)
img Farmers working in the fields (ddr-fom-1-784)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-784/
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