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1. Portrait of a Japanese American woman
Portrait of a Japanese American woman
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Japanese American field worker, Ontario, Oregon. In May 1942, Malheur County became one of the first areas to recruit Japanese- American evacuees for farm work. Some of the evacuees remained in Eastern Oregon after the order excluding them from the West Coast was lifted in January 1945.
2. Japanese American workers planting onions
Japanese American workers planting onions
Description
Japanese American workers planting onions in Malheur County. Japanese American work crews were often made up of several related families, including parents and in-laws.
3. Japanese American workers hoeing beets
Japanese American workers hoeing beets
Description
About 450 Japanese Americans from relocation centers were used for farm labor in Malheur County. While most worked mostly for Japanese farmers, these workers are working in the Dale Garrison beet field.
4. Japanese evacuees harvesting onion seed in Malheur County
Japanese evacuees harvesting onion seed in Malheur County
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