WWII North America United States Defense Japanense Internment

First arrivals at the Japanese evacuee community established in the owens valley at Manzanar, California March 23, 1942, part of a vanguard of 86 workers from Los Angeles, are assigned to quarters in the barracks. More than 800 were moved into the camp. (AP Photo)

First arrivals at the Japanese evacuee community established in the owens valley at Manzanar, California March 23, 1942, part of a vanguard of 86 workers from Los Angeles, are assigned to quarters in the barracks. More than 800 were moved into the camp. (AP Photo)

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