Japanese American Experiences at Seabrook Farms, 1944-1947

Hackettstown Public Library 110 Church Street, Hackettstown

Virtual Author Talk: A canning and frozen-foods agribusiness in Cumberland County, New Jersey, during the Second World War, Seabrook Farms employed 7,000 laborers in its fields, plants, offices, and warehouses, and processed produce from more than 50,000 acres of farmland. In 1944, Seabrook Farms began recruiting incarcerated Japanese Americans from camps, and by the end [...]