War Relocation Authority Assembly Centers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/War_Relocation_Authority_Assembly_Centers

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	concentration camp
gptkbp:closed	end of 1942
gptkbp:countryOfOperation	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:Executive_Order_9066
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	War Relocation Authority Assembly Centers
gptkbp:notableEvent	transfer to permanent camps closure in late 1942 living in converted fairgrounds and racetracks loss of property and livelihoods mass assembly of families military guard presence overcrowding and poor conditions temporary incarceration forced removal of Japanese Americans from West Coast
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Arcadia_Assembly_Center gptkb:Fresno_Assembly_Center gptkb:Marysville_Assembly_Center gptkb:Mayer_Assembly_Center gptkb:Merced_Assembly_Center gptkb:Pinedale_Assembly_Center gptkb:Pomona_Assembly_Center gptkb:Portland_Assembly_Center gptkb:Puyallup_Assembly_Center gptkb:Riverside_Assembly_Center gptkb:Sacramento_Assembly_Center gptkb:Salinas_Assembly_Center gptkb:San_Bruno_Assembly_Center gptkb:Stockton_Assembly_Center gptkb:Tanforan_Assembly_Center gptkb:Tulare_Assembly_Center gptkb:Turlock_Assembly_Center gptkb:Santa_Anita_Assembly_Center Manzanar Assembly Center Tule Lake Assembly Center Parker Dam Assembly Center Santa Barbara Assembly Center
gptkbp:numberOfLocations	17
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:War_Relocation_Authority
gptkbp:operationalPeriod	1942
gptkbp:population	over 92,000 Japanese Americans
gptkbp:purpose	temporary holding before transfer to more permanent camps
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Internment_of_Japanese_Americans gptkb:War_Relocation_Authority Japanese American internment Civilian Assembly Centers Relocation Centers
gptkbp:usedFor	detention of Japanese Americans
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Turlock_Assembly_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8