Santa Anita Reception Center Mess Hall April 1942

The Santa Anita reception center in Los Angeles County, California, served as a temporary facility during the forced evacuation of Japanese and Japanese-Americans in 1942. In this image from April 1942, individuals are seen receiving dinner in the mess hall. This center housed thousands while they awaited relocation to internment camps, illustrating a complex chapter in U.S. history.

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