called me one day a few years after I completed the conservatory program and asked me if I would be interested in submitting a self-tape audition for an “improvised courtroom comedy.

not to mention extreme heat and overcrowding.Flypaper was provided by wartime officials.

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.: Intermission with BTSD Taiko.

: Gates open for sales at food booths.will perform at the Obon Festival with other taiko groups.

San Diego Taiko and Shokenji Taiko7:45 p.will hold its Obon Festival on Saturday.