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The Pomona Facility consisted of 309 barracks, 8 mess halls, and 36 shower and latrine facilities. The first group of 72 Japanese American citizens arrived on May 9. By May 15, 1942 the Pomona site was operating near capacity, with 4,270 internees. Pomona reached a peak population of 5,434 before its closing on August 24, 1942.
California possesses the largest Thai population outside of Asia, and is the only state in the country that has a designated "Thai Town," which is also the first of its kind globally. Of the 5.6 million Asian people in California, approximately 68,000 are Thai, which is 28.5% of the entire Thai population in the United States. [14]
In addition to the 13-acre (53,000 m 2) Ray Cammack Shows carnival, [6] the fair has an operational farm, an outdoor miniature garden railroad, California’s Heritage Square historical exhibit and America’s Kids-Education Expo. They also have the Flower and Garden Pavilion, a grandstand for shows and several large Expo Halls. [7]
Experts said they predict more Asian-oriented supermarkets of these types to open in other Inland cities in coming years, including Corona, California, whose Asian population jumped from 8 percent to 11 percent from 2000 to 2005. [24] The same goes for Rancho Cucamonga, whose Asian population rose from 6 percent in 2000 to 8 percent in 2005. [24]
Japan Expo USA was a three-day anime convention held in August at the San Mateo Event Center in San Mateo, California, United States. The convention was organized by SEFA Entertainment, based in San Francisco, California. It was the American subsidiary of the JTS Group, the organizing group of Japan Expo in Paris, France. [3]
88% of Asian Americans in California plan to vote but half aren’t being contacted, a new report from AAPI Data shows ... The survey was conducted online and over the phone in English, Mandarin ...
Two people died and one person was taken into custody after a police pursuit ended in a freeway crash in Pomona on Friday, ... 800-290-4726 more ways to ... said California Highway Patrol Officer ...
In May 2008, Kim-Yen was appointed by the California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Commissioner of the Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs Commission. She has been serving as an executive management for First Vietnamese American Bank, Sanwa Bank, Cathay Bank, and Center Bank since 1980.