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Forced removal
War Relocation Authority1942
California Museum
Sacramento, United States
By mid-May 1942, Sacramento’s Japantown was deserted as its residents were forced out. They first were held at the Walerga “Assembly Center,” a few miles north of Sacramento, before being sent to long-term camps in distant places.
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Details
- Title: Forced removal
- Creator: War Relocation Authority
- Date Created: 1942
- Location Created: Sacramento, CA, USA
- Subject Keywords: Walerga, Japanese American internment, Sacramento
- Type: Photograph
- Original Source: National Archives and Records Administration
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