2/7/2014
2/7/2014
Landmark information
- Location:
Parking area north of intersection of W McKinley Ave and Canyon Way, west of entrance 1, Los Angeles County Fairplex, Pomona - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
12/1/1998 - Date Most Recently Visited:
2/7/2014 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 4.876, W 117 45.988
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Pomona Assembly Center
The Los Angeles County Fairgrounds was one of 15 temporary assembly centers established during World War II pursuant to Executive Order 9066, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942.
The U.S. Army confined at this site 5,514 persons of Japanese ancestry, a majority of whom were American citizens from May 7 through August 24, 1942.
In August 1942, the majority of the detainees were relocated to Heart Mountain, Wyoming, one of 10 detention camps that collectively confined 120,000 people without due process of law, charges or trial, or establishment of guilt as a result of hysteria and racism.
May such injustice and suffering never recur.