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The Owens Valley Reception Center was transferred to the WRA on June 1, 1942, and officially became the " Manzanar War Relocation Center.

" The first Japanese American incarcerees 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.

Over 90 % of the incarcerees were from the Los Angeles area, with the rest coming from Stockton, California ; and Bainbridge Island, Washington.

Many were farmers and fishermen.

Manzanar held 10, 046 incarcerees at its peak, and a total of 11, 070 people were incarcerated there.