75 years ago today - Apr 11, 1943

[Topaz Japanese-American Relocation Center]
Internees were employed at different jobs around the camp and were paid wages ranging from $16.00 up to $19.00 a month for doctors and other skilled workers. Residents could obtain passes to shop in nearby Delta, and some found employment in that community. One man who worked at the local newspaper was subsequently charged "rent" at the camp. On 11 April 1943 James Wakasa, age 63, was shot by a guard when he was standing near the southwest section of the fence. After an outcry from the camp population, guarding procedures changed.

[Source: Utah History Encyclopedia: Topaz Japanese-American Relocation Center, http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/]

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