Camp visit by Eleanor Roosevelt, April 23, 1943, Gila River Internment Camp, Arizona

ID: 54 ~ Source: Densho Encyclopedia
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After First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's visit, Jimmy Doi and other internees were allowed to seek work outside the camp.

ID: People including children gather around a small pathway in front of a building where two people stand, facing the camera.

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By Jimmy Doi
"Well, [Eleanor Roosevelt] came to the camp, and after that people started going out to work outside the camp. Until then, no one could go out... I went and I was working in a grocery store [in Cleveland]...When I got my order to go into the…