Hikaru Iwasaki
Hikaru Iwasaki was born in San Jose, California, he "was a photographer in U.S. relocation camps for Japanese citizens during World War II." He was a contributor to Time, Life and Sports Illustrated magazines and photographed politicians and sports celebrities. He also photographed ordinary Japanese-Americans in the aftermath of the World War II internment. He also documented events of the civil rights movement, including the reaction to the Brown vs.
Hikaru Iwasaki
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- Name
- Hikaru Iwasaki
- Born
- 18 October 1923
- Birthplace
- San Jose, California, U.S.
- Died
- 15 September 2016
- Known for
- Photography
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
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Hikaru Iwasaki was born in San Jose, California, he "was a photographer in U.S. relocation camps for Japanese citizens during World War II." He was a contributor to Time, Life and Sports Illustrated magazines and photographed politicians and sports celebrities. He also photographed ordinary Japanese-Americans in the aftermath of the World War II internment. He also documented events of the civil rights movement, including the reaction to the Brown vs.
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The Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas in the 1950s.
During his spare time, Professor Obata likes to draw and paint for his own pleasure. He can be seen sketching a morning glory, taken from his own yard. His home is surrounded by plants and trees which he uses as models for his work. --
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In a very colorful setting is Professor Chiura Obata at work at the Grimm Lamback Artificial Flower Co., as Mr. Harry Taylor, Art Director, looks on. Profess Obata is an evacuee from the Central Utah Relocation Center. A former resident of Berkeley, California, he is on leave of absence from the University of California, Berkeley, California. --
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• Name — Hikaru Iwasaki • Born — 18 October 1923 • Birthplace — San Jose, California, U.S. • Died — 15 September 2016 • Known for — Photography
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1923
Hikaru Iwasaki was born on 18 October 1923.
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Hikaru Iwasaki died on 15 September 2016.
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Hikaru Iwasaki was born at San Jose.
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• Illustration — Grave Marker at the Granada Relocation Center • Illustration — Military service sign from the Granada Relocation Center • Illustration — Harry Ishigaki conducts an experiment in Chemistry in the laboratory of the Heart Mountain High School. • Illustration — 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. • Illustration — Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Scene in the Heart Mountain High School library • Illustration — Granada Relocation Center internees arrive by truck to board trains taking them to California and elsewhere • Illustration — Internees of the Colorado River Relocation Center board trains • Illustration — Shuichi Yamamoto, last Amache evacuee to leave the Granada Project Relocation Center • Illustration — 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.
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- 1.Hikaru "Carl" Iwasaki, famed Japanese-American photographer, dies at 93 in Denver. The Denver Post. 2016-09-16.
- 2.Estrin, James. A Lesson From the 1940s: 'America Is Capable of Being Un-American'. Lens Blog. 23 February 2017.
- 3.Iwasaki, Hikaru, 1923- Person Authority Record. NATIONAL ARCHIVES CATALOG.
- 4.Silva, Olivier Laurent, Alexandra Genova, Bianca. In Memoriam: Remembering the Photographers We Lost in 2016. Time.
- 5.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.
- 6.Hikaru "Carl" Iwasaki.
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