▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ten ▁camp ▁locations , ▁mostly ▁on ▁trib al ▁lands . ▁Site ▁selection ▁was ▁based ▁upon ▁multiple ▁criteria , ▁including : ▁Ab ility ▁to ▁provide ▁work ▁in ▁public ▁works , ▁agricult ure , ▁manufact uring . ▁A de qu ate ▁transport ation , ▁power ▁facilities , ▁sufficient ▁area ▁of ▁quality ▁soil , ▁water , ▁and ▁climate ▁A ble ▁to ▁house ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁Public ▁land ▁ ▁The ▁cam ps ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁from ▁the ▁ground ▁up , ▁and ▁w art ime ▁short ages ▁of ▁labor ▁and ▁l umber ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁vast ▁scope ▁of ▁each ▁construction ▁project ▁( se ver al ▁of ▁the ▁W RA ▁cam ps ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁largest ▁" c ities " ▁in ▁the ▁states ▁that ▁hous ed ▁them ) ▁meant ▁that ▁many ▁sites ▁were ▁un fin ished ▁when ▁trans fers ▁began ▁to ▁arrive ▁from ▁the ▁assembly ▁cent ers . ▁At ▁Man zan ar , ▁for ▁example , ▁inter ne es ▁were ▁rec ru ited ▁to ▁help ▁complete ▁construction . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁the ▁cam ps ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁a ▁W RA ▁camp ▁was ▁difficult . ▁Those ▁fort un ate ▁enough ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁job ▁worked ▁long ▁hours , ▁usually ▁in ▁agricult ural ▁jobs . ▁ ▁Res istance ▁to ▁camp ▁gu ards ▁and ▁escape ▁attempts ▁were ▁a ▁low ▁priority ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Americans ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁cam ps . ▁Res idents ▁were ▁more ▁often ▁concerned ▁with ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁day - to - day ▁life : ▁impro ving ▁their