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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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Seed and fertilizer equipment (ddr-densho-160-60)
img Seed and fertilizer equipment (ddr-densho-160-60)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-60/
Japanese Americans harvesting hay (ddr-densho-160-50)
img Japanese Americans harvesting hay (ddr-densho-160-50)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-50/
Time card (ddr-densho-167-47)
doc Time card (ddr-densho-167-47)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-167-47/
Dental check up (ddr-densho-161-53)
img Dental check up (ddr-densho-161-53)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-161-53/
Hog farm (ddr-densho-161-78)
img Hog farm (ddr-densho-161-78)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-161-78/
Pig farm (ddr-densho-160-57)
img Pig farm (ddr-densho-160-57)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-57/
Ranch (ddr-densho-160-58)
img Ranch (ddr-densho-160-58)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-58/
Camp meat processers (ddr-densho-160-52)
img Camp meat processers (ddr-densho-160-52)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-52/
Camp newspaper staff (ddr-densho-160-91)
img Camp newspaper staff (ddr-densho-160-91)
This is the Granada Pioneer newspaper staff. The man wearing a hat in the center of the group is the newspaper's editor, Oski Taniwaki.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-91/
Silk screen shop workers (ddr-densho-160-83)
img Silk screen shop workers (ddr-densho-160-83)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-83/
Japanese Americans preparing cows for slaughter (ddr-densho-160-48)
img Japanese Americans preparing cows for slaughter (ddr-densho-160-48)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-48/
Japanese American working in a field (ddr-densho-160-63)
img Japanese American working in a field (ddr-densho-160-63)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-63/
Camp worker (ddr-densho-160-56)
img Camp worker (ddr-densho-160-56)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-56/
Schoolchildren harvesting onions (ddr-densho-160-61)
img Schoolchildren harvesting onions (ddr-densho-160-61)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-61/
Silk screen shop worker (ddr-densho-160-36)
img Silk screen shop worker (ddr-densho-160-36)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-36/
Japanese Americans harvesting onions (ddr-densho-160-62)
img Japanese Americans harvesting onions (ddr-densho-160-62)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-62/
Camp fire crew (ddr-densho-187-10)
img Camp fire crew (ddr-densho-187-10)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-187-10/
Man stacking bags of carrots (ddr-densho-187-18)
img Man stacking bags of carrots (ddr-densho-187-18)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-187-18/
Fire department training (ddr-densho-188-12)
img Fire department training (ddr-densho-188-12)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-188-12/
Camp fire department badge (ddr-densho-188-32)
doc Camp fire department badge (ddr-densho-188-32)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-188-32/
Workers' pass (ddr-densho-188-30)
doc Workers' pass (ddr-densho-188-30)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-188-30/
Paycheck issued in camp (ddr-densho-188-29)
doc Paycheck issued in camp (ddr-densho-188-29)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-188-29/
Letter of resignation (ddr-densho-223-78)
doc Letter of resignation (ddr-densho-223-78)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-223-78/
Letter from the Masudas to Mrs. Charles Gates (ddr-densho-211-7)
doc Letter from the Masudas to Mrs. Charles Gates (ddr-densho-211-7)
Letter on a single sheet of paper, folded into quarters, from the Masudas in Poston.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-211-7/
Japs to Enlist in Work Corps (May 15, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-796)
doc Japs to Enlist in Work Corps (May 15, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-796)
The Seattle Daily Times, May 15, 1942, p. 12
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-796/
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