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Tag Archives: Arthur Ishigo
Barbed Wire Connections: The Life and Art of Estelle Ishigo
Post Contributed by Lena (Sunada-Matsumura) Newlin When I was in high school, my grandmother gave me a book. As a teenager, I was more interested in fashion magazines and rock music than books, but this gift was special. It had … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies and Profiles
Tagged Arthur Ishigo, artwork, Discrimination, Estelle Ishigo, Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Heart Mountain through Pencil and Paper
It was 1942; Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor, and the American people were worried about Japanese spies on American soil. Amid the tension of WWII following the bombing, the U.S. government believed that the best course of action to … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Wyoming
Tagged Arthur Ishigo, Estelle Ishigo, Heart Mountain, Heart Mountain Interpretative Center, Heart Mountain Relocation Camp, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, Internment Camp Life, Japanese American Experience, Japanese American Internment, World War II
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