Farewell to Manzanar

Farewell to Manzanar

How was the War Department helping the people in the camps to get better clothing?

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The War Department was in charge of all the camps at this point. They began to issue military surplus from the First World War—olive-drab knit caps, earmuffs, peacoats, canvas leggings. Later on, sewing machines were shipped in, and one barracks was turned into a clothing factory. An old seamstress took a peacoat of mine, tore the lining out, opened and flattened the sleeves, added a collar, put arm holes in and handed me back a beautiful cape. By fall dozens of seamstresses were working full-time transforming thousands of these old army clothes into capes, slacks and stylish coats.

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Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki. Farewell to Manzanar (p. 29). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Kindle Edition.