Category:Pomona Assembly Center

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<nowiki>Pomona assembly center; a makeshift concentration camp set up by the U.S. Army in 1942 to incarcerate people of Japanese ancestry</nowiki>
Pomona assembly center 
a makeshift concentration camp set up by the U.S. Army in 1942 to incarcerate people of Japanese ancestry
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LocationCalifornia, Pacific States Region
Date of official opening
  • 7 May 1942
Date of official closure
  • 24 August 1942
Map34° 04′ 53″ N, 117° 45′ 59″ W
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English: The Pomona Assembly Center was located at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds (Fairplex) in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California. It held a total of 5,514 (a maximum of 5,434 at one time) Japanese American internees from the counties of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Santa Clara in 1942.


This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in the United States. Its reference number is
934.