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NO. 934 TEMPORARY DETENTION CAMPS FOR JAPANESE AMERICANS-MERCED ASSEMBLY CENTER - This was one of 15 temporary detention camps established during World War II to incarcerate persons of Japanese ancestry, a majority of whom were American citizens, without specific charges or trial. From May to September 1942, 4,669 residents of Northern California were detained until permanent relocation camps were built. May the injustices and humiliation suffered here as a result of hysteria, racism, and economic exploitation never recur.
Location
900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced. Next to the Entrance of the Merced County Fairgrounds. (J Street at 7th Street.)
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CHL #934.03 Temporary Detention Camp for Japanese Americans/Merced Assembly Center
#934.03 Temporary Detention Camp for Japanese Americans/Merced Assembly Center
#934.03 Temporary Detention Camp for Japanese Americans/Merced Assembly Center Plaque