▁Mary ▁J . ▁Bl ige ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Luis ▁Miguel ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ ▁Cre ed ence ▁Clear water ▁Re vis ited ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Alan ▁Jackson ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁A eros m ith ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Kid ▁Rock ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁& ▁Bla ke ▁Sh el ton ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Sal inas ▁Assembly ▁Center ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁Sal inas ▁R ode o ▁Gr ounds ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁locations ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁det ention ▁camp ▁for ▁citizens ▁and ▁imm igr ant ▁residents ▁of ▁Japanese ▁ancest ry , ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁re located ▁to ▁more ▁permanent ▁and ▁remote ▁facilities . ▁One ▁of ▁sevent een ▁such ▁sites ▁over seen ▁by ▁the ▁W art ime ▁Civil ian ▁Control ▁Administration , ▁the ▁Sal inas ▁Assembly ▁Center ▁was ▁built ▁after ▁President ▁Ro ose vel t ▁issued ▁Executive ▁Order ▁ 9 0 6 6 , ▁author izing ▁the ▁removal ▁and ▁conf in ement ▁of ▁Japanese ▁Americans ▁living ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast . ▁The ▁camp ▁opened ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁held ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 , 6 0 8 ▁people ▁before ▁closing ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 . ▁Most ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁Mon ter ey ▁Bay ▁area ▁and ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Post on ▁concentration ▁camp , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁Indian ▁Res ervation