The
official name was"Manzanar War Relocation
Center." The first Japanese American prisoners to arrive
at Manzanar were volunteers who helped build the camp.
By mid–April up to 1,000 Japanese Americans were arriving
daily, and by July the population of the camp neared 10,000.[50]
Over 90% of the prisoners were from the Los Angeles area. Manzanar
held 10,046 prisoners at its peak, and a total of 11,070 people
were imprisoned here.
This guard post was manned by military police and the camp was
surrounded by a barb wire fence and guard towers equipped with
searchlights and machine guns. |
