rs were allowed to visit briefly once a week. It seemed that this was the only thing that the occupants of these assembly centers had to look forward too. Although living in harsh conditions, spirits were raised occasionally, as told by Ruth Yamauchi; she stated that a friend of hers on the outside of the assembly center had brought her a large cake, for someone's birthday. The cake was concealed in a large box, and inside the box underneath the cake were two bottles of whiskey. So not everyday was a bad day at Pomona Assembly Center, people just tried
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