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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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Camp farm field (ddr-densho-39-33)
img Camp farm field (ddr-densho-39-33)
Original museum description: Photograph, black and white glossy of a field outside Minidoka internment camp being plowed by two Fordson-Ferguson tractors, chicken farm is on left and landmark water tower in center. (Info from original museum description)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-39-33/
Japanese Americans working on a farm (ddr-densho-39-12)
img Japanese Americans working on a farm (ddr-densho-39-12)
Original museum description: Photograph, black and white glossy of a farm on the outskirts of the Minidoka internment camp. Workers are all women, five of whom are on the left side with one standing and two women squatting on the right. Other women are working in the back. (Info from original museum description) Japanese Americans raised …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-39-12/
Narrative report of M & O (ddr-densho-392-53)
doc Narrative report of M & O (ddr-densho-392-53)
"Narrative Report of M & O / November 1942-August 1944 / by (Mrs.) Minoru Iyeki (Co-ordinator of M & O)."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-392-53/
Narrative report by (Mrs.) Minoru Iyeki Co-ordinator of M & O (ddr-densho-392-61)
doc Narrative report by (Mrs.) Minoru Iyeki Co-ordinator of M & O (ddr-densho-392-61)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-392-61/
Japanese Americans clearing fields (ddr-densho-37-699)
img Japanese Americans clearing fields (ddr-densho-37-699)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-699/
Japanese Americans harvesting onions (ddr-densho-37-714)
img Japanese Americans harvesting onions (ddr-densho-37-714)
Original WRA caption: High school boys and girls pull onions on the project farm during harvest vacation.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-714/
Japanese Americans making bread (ddr-densho-37-241)
img Japanese Americans making bread (ddr-densho-37-241)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-241/
Japanese American in a field (ddr-densho-37-730)
img Japanese American in a field (ddr-densho-37-730)
Original WRA caption: Mr. Kamaya examining plants, soy bean field.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-730/
Japanese Americans making tofu (ddr-densho-37-153)
img Japanese Americans making tofu (ddr-densho-37-153)
Original WRA caption: Note: The markings on the blackboard, upper right, show the Japanese way of counting in fives to show number of buckets of beans processed. The bucket on the lower right contains soy beans which are soaked over night and then poured into this centrifugal "masher" which revolves at comparatively high speed. The white, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-153/
Japanese American farmer (ddr-densho-37-378)
img Japanese American farmer (ddr-densho-37-378)
Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. Project farmer with carrots.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-378/
Japanese Americans harvesting spinach (ddr-densho-37-779)
img Japanese Americans harvesting spinach (ddr-densho-37-779)
Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Harvesting the first spinach from the project farm.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-779/
Unloading freight at camp warehouse (ddr-densho-37-122)
img Unloading freight at camp warehouse (ddr-densho-37-122)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-122/
Coal crew (ddr-densho-37-700)
img Coal crew (ddr-densho-37-700)
Original WRA caption: Half of special coal crew which trucked --- tons of coal five miles from Hunt siding to Minidoka Relocation Center in --- months. One crew worked nights and the other days.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-700/
Hog farm (ddr-densho-37-139)
img Hog farm (ddr-densho-37-139)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-139/
Fire station (ddr-densho-37-35)
img Fire station (ddr-densho-37-35)
Each camp had its own fire station staffed by volunteers.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-35/
Carrot field (ddr-densho-37-138)
img Carrot field (ddr-densho-37-138)
Original WRA caption: Katsugoro Kawase's carrot field at Tule Lake Farm 1944 which ran approximately twenty-two (22) tons to an acre.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-138/
Japanese Americans sorting mail (ddr-densho-37-113)
img Japanese Americans sorting mail (ddr-densho-37-113)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-113/
Inspection of farm machinery (ddr-densho-37-598)
img Inspection of farm machinery (ddr-densho-37-598)
Original WRA caption: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Property officer checking farm machinery prior to disposal to the Treasury Department. On September 15, two weeks before the Canal Camp at Rivers, Arizona, was to close, only 635 people remained and 370 of these had bus or train reservations for the following week (the Canal Camp …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-598/
Japanese Americans making tofu (ddr-densho-37-157)
img Japanese Americans making tofu (ddr-densho-37-157)
Original WRA caption: This product called "Age" is made from the bean curd. This is shown in the picture. The curd is fried in deep soy-bean fat until browned. This factory is operated by the Co-op.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-157/
Camp doctor (ddr-densho-37-222)
img Camp doctor (ddr-densho-37-222)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-222/
Camp soap factory (ddr-densho-37-610)
img Camp soap factory (ddr-densho-37-610)
Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. At the Jerome Relocation Center, where some 8,000 west coast residents of Japanese ancestry now reside, Mr. K. Oyama, former California cosmetics manufacturer, set up a soap factory in a corner of a school block laundry, rendering the waste meat fats from the center kitchens. This factory has …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-610/
Camp farm workers having lunch (ddr-densho-37-368)
img Camp farm workers having lunch (ddr-densho-37-368)
Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. A view in the lunch shed at the farm. Trucks from the kitchens bring hot lunches to the workers.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-368/
Japanese Americans making furniture (ddr-densho-37-622)
img Japanese Americans making furniture (ddr-densho-37-622)
Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. Two workmen, in the cabinet shop, constructing furnitrure for school and center office use, operating a planer.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-622/
Japanese Americans harvesting onions (ddr-densho-37-710)
img Japanese Americans harvesting onions (ddr-densho-37-710)
Original WRA caption: High school boys and girls of Hunt pull onions on the project farm during harvest vacation.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-710/
Coal loading operation (ddr-densho-37-508)
img Coal loading operation (ddr-densho-37-508)
Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Coal loading machine in operation at Granada Relocation Center.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-508/
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