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 * __Activities and conditions in the camps__

__Temporary Assembly__ The first temporary assembly centers were race tracks or fair grounds. There was barbed wire fence around the barrier of camps.Soldiers were surrounding the camps in towers with guns- it was like a prison, no one cound run. This is a watch tower that the soldiers kept watch over the camps.

__Opening and Closing of the camps__ Amache - opened Aug. 24, 1942 closed Oct.15, 1945. Gila river - opened July 40, 1942 closed Nov. 10, 1945. Heart mountain - opened Aug. 12, 1942 closed Nov. 10, 1945. Jerome - opened Oct. 6, 1942 closed June 30, 1944. Manzanar - opened Mar. 21, 1942 closed Nov. 21, 1945. Most "relocation" centers were out in the desert or in swamplands away from cities and civilization. The presidents thought very hard of where to put the camps in the United States.
 * here are just a couple of the camps, when they opened and closed.*

__Housing__ The housing at the camps wasn't that pleasant. The barracks //houses// were usually horse stalls or tool sheds. There was only one light bulb in each barrack. There were 11 to 12 beds in each barrack and one heat stove for warmth. They were smelly and cramped. __Activities__ In the spare time in the camp there were many activities to do. There was a flower arranging, basketball, baseball, paton twirling and so many more.** In the camps there were not restrurants there were mess halls. The food wasn't that great. Although, they did serve rice, a custom, but they served it with sweet food.
 * __Food__

works cited: Yu, John. "geocities". Dec. 18, 2007 . cooper, micheal. __remembering manzanar__. new york: clarion books, 2002. welch, catherine. __children of the relocation camps__. minneapolis: carolrhoda books, 2000 johnson, matthew. "history on the net". 2000 .**