Making A Living
Internees tried to re-create a life they might have lived outside of confinement.
Earning money in camp was a constant struggle for internees, bills still had
to be paid on property left behind and everyone needed to buy clothes, shoes,
and other necessities for their families. However, there weren't enough jobs
for all the camp's internees. Some worked at jobs they had before internment;
they were the camp's mechanics, butchers, radio repairmen, and assistant
teachers. Others cultivated the camp's agricultural land to grow food for the
kitchens. For their labor, internees earned $12 to $19 per month, which was
less than no-Japanese staff wages. By the end of their confinement many
internees had exhausted their life savings.
Erected by Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant administered by the National Park Service, Department of Interior, and Arkansas State University.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Civil Rights • War, World II.
Location. 33° 45.998′ N, 91° 16.855′ W. Marker is in Rohwer, Arkansas,
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Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta, in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, and in the Quapaw Homeland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, in the Mississippi Delta, in the Piney Woods, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Trying To Make A Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Rohwer Internment Camp Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Look Back In Time (about 400 feet away); We Lived & Died Here
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
