Describes work on a night shift and thanks McFarling for his help and guidance with problems he had while at the Amache incarceration camp, without which he may have done "irreparable damage to myself as well as to those close to me." States that, while the "opening of the Pacific Coast" must be considered as good news within the camp, it is confusing, because "exclusion on an individual basis is still in effect"; still, he states that, despite hardship, it would be better to leave the Center sooner than later, and expresses concern for people still there. This collection contains materials generated by J. Ralph McFarling, a Community Analyst for the War Relocation
Authority, documenting the Amache Concentration Camp in Granada, Colorado where Japanese-Americans were incarcerated
during World War II.
Industry and employment Race and racism World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority World War II--Leaving camp--'Resettlement Geographic communities--Illinois
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