Manzanar

Manzanar was the name of a Japanese American internment camp in California.  It was near Lone Pine, California, in the desert near Death Valley.  Thousands of people were kept there; most of them were Japanese people from Los Angeles.  The camp opened in 1942 and was closed in 1945.  Today, the camp is a National Historic Site.

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Category:20th century in California
Category:World War II
Category:Concentration camps
Category:National Historic Landmarks of the United States
Category:California Historical Landmarks