Captured: The Japanese Internment of American Civilians in the Philippines, 1941-1945

Appendix

Appendix Enumeration of Portions, Food Classes, and Calories Given Japanese and Japanese-American Internees in American Internment Camps during Different Years I. (March 19, 1942) A. A listing of individual, daily portions for those internees held in temporary custody by the Department ofJustice: Food or Beverage Pounds per Day Meats and 0.75 Lard and cooking oils 0.15 Flour, starches, and cereals 0.80 Dairy products 1.00 Eggs' 0.03 Sugar and syrup 0.25 Beverages (coffee or tea) 0.10 Potatoes and root vegetables and nuts 0.10 Fresh fruits and berries 0.15 Dried fruits 0.08 Miscellaneous food adjuncts 0.015 Spices, relishes, and sauces 0.10 Japanese food 0.06032 B. A listing of the individual, daily portions for internees under the custody of the War Department: Food or Beverage Ounces per Individual Meat Fresh eggs Dry vegetables and cereals Fresh vegetables Fruit Beverages coffee cocoa tea Lard and cooking fats Butter Milk, evaporated Macaroni Cheese Spices, relishes,and sauces 18.0 one each 2.6 21.002 4.7 2.0 0.30 0.05 1.28 2.0 1.0 0.25 0.25 0.984 (An addendum to the record notes the "Allowance is made in the preparation of food for Japanese nationals and racial preferences.") Source: IMTFE, IPS, Doc. 10-G, 1-2, Exhibit 1472, RG 331, Roll 42. fish 320 Captured Appendix table continued II. (July 4, 1945) A. Rations received individually and daily, adding up to a total of 4.831 pounds of food representing 4,100 calories: Foods Given Weight in Pounds Calorie Count Meat andfish Eggs Milk and cheese Margarine Fats, other Sugars Cereals Legumes Vegetables Tomatoes Citrus fruits Potatoes Vegetables, other Fruits, other Fruits, dried Beverages Miscellaneous 0.442 0.10725 0.56744 0.036 0.05625 0.2255 1.234 0.044 0.548 0.05104 0.18 0.70 0.33526 0.147 0.045 0.069 0.04317 442 64 302 121 230 351 1888 73 55 5 36 350 67 44 72 Source : IMTFE, IPS, Doc. 10-X, Exhibit 1486, RG 331, Reel 42. ...