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The Merced Assembly Center was a Civilian Assembly center which meant that it was only a temporary place for the Japanese Americans. Since the government did not have the resources at the time to house 110,000 internees they housed them in places like these which were usually racetracks or fairgrounds. In the case of the Merced Assembly Center it was a fairgrounds. Facilities and housing in the camp were typically made of crude materials such as tar paper and wood. Buildings that were constructed of this material included housing, laundry facilities, and communal restrooms. Merced Assembly Center( Camp Conditions and Facilities):

Housing and Barracks

Since the government did not have the resources at the time to house 110,000 internees adequately, they housed them in places that served as temporary homes which most of the time were either race tracks or fairgrounds. Cattle stalls on racetracks were cleared out and made to fit families of 6. The living areas were extremally crowded which contributed to a lack of privacy between internees. Since the Merced Assembly Center had to be built in a very short amount of time facilities were often built of crude materials which included the poorest grade lumber, cement floors, and plywood. Facilities were also built very poorly and were not able to withstand rain and wind. Floods would often occur as well as insects invading housing due to the doors not being screened and properly built. Buildings included housing, laundry facilities, communal restrooms, and mess halls. There was very little space that served for recreation.
 * Merced Assembly Center was a Civilian assembly center which meant that they were temporary camps that were frequently located at horse tracks
 * Stable and livestock areas were cleaned out and converted into living spaces for families up to 6
 * Wood and tarpaper barracks were constructed for additional housing, laundry facilities, mess halls, and communal bathrooms
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans#Facilities