Detail: Children at Day Camp, August 15th, 1951. Since farming and other labor responsibilities were year round, families needed childcare when school ended for the summer. Day camps provided children with structure and parents with peace of mind while they worked.
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Type: Exhibition section
Name: The Politics of Accommodation: Living Conditions at Seabrook Farms
Detail: Seabrook Farms' complex role in WWII agribusiness created a need for a rapid labor influx. Migrant workers, forcibly-relocated Japanese-Americans, and POWs shared a common experience as laborers, but the status of their national and international citizenship created stark differences in their quality of life, specifically in regards to housing and health standards.
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Detail: Since adults farmed year round, summer camp provided childcare in the summer. Unfortunately, not everyone had this option. Some children remained in the villages, taking care of siblings, regardless of their ages.
CollectionSeabrook Farms
Organization NameSeabrook Educational and Cultural Center
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