Fremont, California

Fremont is a city in California which was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Irvington, Mission San Jose, Niles, and Warm Springs. The area now comprising Fremont and the adjoining cities of Newark and Union City was formerly known as Washington Township. Fremont is located in the southeast area of the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County.

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California - January 23 - 1956 - Centerville - Irvington - Mission San Jose - Niles - Warm Springs - Newark - Union City - Washington Township - San Francisco Bay Area - Alameda County

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Home to 203,414 people as of 2000 census, Fremont is the fourth most populous city in the Bay Area. Fremont has the largest Afghan population in the United States and hence became a center of media attention when the US attacked Afghanistan in 2001. Fremont is also known for its considerable Indian and Pakistani population. It now has a huge Asian population in the Mission San Jose District.

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2000 - Afghan - United States - 2001

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Fremont is the headquarters of ComicsOne, a manga, manhwa, and manhua publisher. NUMMI, a joint automobile manufacturing plant for General Motors and Toyota is located in the Warm Springs district of Fremont.

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ComicsOne - Manga - Manhwa - Manhua - NUMMI - General Motors - Toyota

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Actress Julie Pinson and Olympic skater Kristi Yamaguchi were born in Fremont. Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley grew up in Fremont and was a 1972 graduate of Washington High School. Rap star and Christian minister M.C. Hammer, lived in Fremont during his prime as a music legend, during which such hits as "Can't Touch This" and "2 Legit to Quit" were well known.

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Julie Pinson - Kristi Yamaguchi - Dennis Eckersley - M.C. Hammer

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