JESSICA HOELLER & KATE MCCLORY

WHAT AND WHERE WERE THE CAMPS

• In west and southwest
• Definition

CONDITIONS OF THE CAMP

• Barracks are houses
• One family = one room
• Same laundry & cafeteria
• No privacy

FOOD

• 3 small meals a day
• A mess hall is where they ate
• Bells ringing = food ready
• Meats were organ meat

JOBS AT CAMP

• Government paid people
• $12-$19 a month
• Prior education and job didn't matter
• Farming and planting were common

WHAT DID THEY DO IN THEIR FREE TIME

• Same activities they did at home
• Newspaper, sports teams and concerts

CHILDREN OF THE CAMP

• School in dining hall
• Half at the camp were children
• Went to school every morning

HOW AND WHY DID THEY GET THERE

• Roosevelt signed Executive order 9066
• Most went by train
• Train was packed