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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img Men with hoses running toward building on fire (ddr-densho-464-4)

Inscription on front: Heart Mountain Wyo 1944

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-464-4/

img Large group photo (ddr-densho-464-94)

Inscription on front: Heart Mt. Bussers 1944

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-464-94/

img Man standing by fire truck (ddr-densho-464-7)

Inscription on front: Yoshito

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-464-7/

doc Heart Mountain Wyo. Camp Life Album (ddr-densho-464-1)

Yellow photo album. Written on front: Camp Life Album. Likely compiled by Kimi (Kuwahara) Komoto

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-464-1/

img Man standing by fire truck (ddr-densho-464-6)

Inscription on front: Johnny Nomura

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-464-6/

img Man standing by fire truck (ddr-densho-464-18)

Inscription on front: George Takeshita 1944

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-464-18/

img Men around building after fire was out (ddr-densho-464-10)

Inscription on front: Heart Mt. Wyo, 1944

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-464-10/

img Group of dancing couples seen from above (ddr-densho-464-93)

Inscription on front: Coronation[?] Ball / 1944 / Ora[?] and Mae Inouye

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-464-93/

img Workers at Minidoka (ddr-densho-462-13)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-462-13/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 9 (April 27, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-14)

Selected article titles: "20-25 Group Predominates in Tule Lake" (pp. 1-2), "Voluntary Terminations Aid Employment Policy" (pp. 1-2), and "Danjo Seinenkai Exhibit Attracts Large Crowds" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-14/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 28 (September 7, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-34)

Selected article titles: "LA Police Drops Judo Training from Curriculum" (pp. 1-2), "Response Favorable on Job Termination Policy" (p. 1), and "Renunciation Bill Under Review--Myer" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-34/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 34 (October 19, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-38)

Selected article titles: "Report $952.60 Collected in Imonhin Drive" (p. 1), "Fagan Announces WRA Employment Policy" (pp. 1-2), and "Court Denies Ochikubo's Suit Against Military" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-38/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 52 (December 28, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-110)

Selected article titles: "Tule Parolees to Be Granted Hearings Soon" (p. 1), "Justice Dept.: Renunciants May Now Apply for Hearings" (pp. 1-2), "3550 Voluntary Repatriates En Route to Japan" (p. 1), and "Need for More Workers Announced by Placement" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-110/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 11 (May 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-17)

Selected article titles: "Segregation: 1000 from Jerome, Rohwer Expected Over Weekend" (pp. 1-2), "Spanish Delegate to Visit Japanese Nationals Here" (p. 1), and "CA Contacting Other Centers to Obtain Japanese Movies" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-17/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 35 (August 31, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-83)

Selected article titles: "Less Work: Tule to Go on 40-Hour Work Week from Sept. 9" (p. 1), "Ration-Free Shoes May Be Available" (p. 1), "Return of Evacuees Topic of Renton, Wash. Meeting" (p. 3), and "Survey Shows Many Tuleans Now in Sacramento Area" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-83/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 26 (August 24, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-32)

Selected article titles: "Public Assistance Grants: Evacuees Refusing Work Ineligible for Grants" (p. 1), "Census Reveals 79,484 Living in 9 Centers" (p. 1), and "Oversea Parcels: Rules Given for Sending Soldiers Christmas Mail" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-32/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 15 (June 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-22)

Selected article titles: "Voluntary Terminations Asked in Families of Two" (p. 2) and "Hayward Assures Ample Supply of Vegetables" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-22/

doc Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Eva (ddr-densho-468-99)

Letter written from Granada (Amache) describing life in the concentration camp compared to Santa Anita.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-99/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. III, No. 4 (January 25, 1946) (ddr-densho-284-114)

Selected article titles: "Jobs Available for Those Who May be Released" (pp. 1-2), "Express Appreciation of Cooperation Shown" (p. 1), and "N. J. Farm Reiterates Need for More Workers" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-114/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 20 (May 18, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-69)

Selected article titles: "New Acts of Terrorism Are Disclosed by WRA" (p. 2), "Sugar Allotment Cut Announced" (p. 2), "New Steps Assist House Hunters" (p. 3), and "Employment in April Shows Slight Increase" (p. 4). Page 1 of the edition is missing.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-69/

doc A Myopic Account of a Relocated Life during the Second World War (ddr-densho-468-97)

Personal recollections of life in an assembly center and relocation camp for Japanese descendants and various digressions

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-97/

doc Short story: "The outcast" / "The alien within" (ddr-densho-468-68)

Four typed drafts. First draft describes a Japanese American girl in the mid-20th century. Second, third, and fourth drafts describe incarceration. The story's name changes from "The outcast" to "The alien within" between drafts 2 and 3. Final draft has perspective shift from third-person narrator to first-person.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-68/