Details on these programs and other new programs to be announced will be available at janm.

Only two of its present-day buildings date back to 1925.it is even more important to tell the story of what went on here while visitors can still see.

these temporary sites were thrown together in a matter of weeks to hastily imprison Americans of Japanese descent so that the government could begin making plans for the more permanent detention centers throughout the country.These sites could easily be considered a blip on the long WWII historic timeline.but they are particularly meaningful to the history of incarceration in the local areas of California.

As we headed from Puyallup to Portland.we had trouble identifying the exact location of the once populated Portland Assembly Center on this current 53-acre site.

Even seeing the enormous space.

—Sharon Yamato writes from Playa del Rey and can be reached at sharony360@gmail.Dancers are invited to bring their own uchiwa (round fans).

GARDENA —?Gardena Buddhist Church.For those interested in learning more about Jodo Shinshu Buddhism.

email obon@gardenabud-distchurch.a bounce house and a giant slide