Hikaru Iwasaki
Hikaru Iwasaki | |
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| Born | October 18, 1923 San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Died | September 15, 2016 (aged 92) |
| Known for | Photography |
Hikaru “Carl” Iwasaki (October 18, 1923 – September 15, 2016)[1] was an American born photographer of Japanese heritage who was sent to the Heart Mountain US internment camp as a teen during World War II following the signing of Executive Order 9066.[2]
Born in San Jose, California, he "was a photographer in U.S. relocation camps for Japanese citizens during World War II."[3] He was a contributor to Time, Life and Sports Illustrated magazines[4] and photographed politicians and sports celebrities. He also photographed ordinary Japanese-Americans[5] in the aftermath of the World War II internment.[6] He also documented events of the civil rights movement, including the reaction to the Brown vs. the Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas in the 1950s.[1]
Photographs
[edit]- Photo Gallery
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Grave Marker at the Granada Relocation Center -
Military service sign from the Granada Relocation Center -
Harry Ishigaki conducts an experiment in Chemistry in the laboratory of the Heart Mountain High School. -
Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. "Tubbie" Kunimatsu and Laverne Kurahara demonstrate some intricate jitterbug steps, during a school dance held in the high school gymnasium. -
Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Scene in the Heart Mountain High School library -
Granada Relocation Center internees arrive by truck to board trains taking them to California and elsewhere -
Internees of the Colorado River Relocation Center board trains -
Shuichi Yamamoto, last Amache evacuee to leave the Granada Project Relocation Center -
Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. A teacher in the Jerome school bids goodye to some of her little pupils as they wait in the trucks to be put on the trains to other centers.
See also
[edit]- Hikaru Iwasaki category on Wikimedia Commons
- Photos of Japanese-American Internment by Hikaru Iwasaki for the War Relocation Authority (WRA) in the National Archives Catalog.
- Hikaru Iwasaki entry on the Densho Encyclopedia
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hikaru "Carl" Iwasaki, famed Japanese-American photographer, dies at 93 in Denver". The Denver Post. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ Estrin, James (23 February 2017). "A Lesson From the 1940s: 'America Is Capable of Being Un-American'". Lens Blog. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Iwasaki, Hikaru, 1923- Person Authority Record". NATIONAL ARCHIVES CATALOG.
Hikaru Iwasaki (b. 1923, San Jose, Calif.) was a photographer in U.S. relocation camps for Japanese citizens during World War II.
- ^ Silva, Olivier Laurent, Alexandra Genova, Bianca. "In Memoriam: Remembering the Photographers We Lost in 2016". Time. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Japanese American Resettlement through the Lens: Hikaru Iwasaki and the WRA's Photographic Section, 1943-1945 | Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center NOW". NOW. 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ Hikaru "Carl" Iwasaki, retrieved 2017-11-08
