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Name: Invisible Restraints': Life and Labor at Seabrook Farms

Detail: During World War II, Seabrook Farms was among the top producers of canned and frozen goods, requiring the labor of thousands from a diverse workforce. Housing was available, allowing residents to form live-in communities where both individuals and families strove to embody an American identity, multiculturalism being simultaneously embraced and discarded.

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Detail: Day camp, much like school, gave students the opportunity to interact with their peers. Some children required care as their parents worked 12 hour shifts in the factories or in the fields. Child care centers offered several activities, especially during the summer. Barney Sasaki, a resident at Seabrook in 1944, recalls summers at Seabrook. “Games like Jintori, Espanella, Sink the Battleship, Chicken Fights, and Annie [...] I especially remember warm, summer evening “Jin-tori” games by the Child Care Center.” Here, children play at the beach as one of the many trips and scheduled activities provided to the residential children.