Gene Sogioka,
“The Dance”
c1942-43
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Gene Sogioka, c 1942-43.
“Mr. Nosey Gives Marriage Counseling”
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Time Magazine, June 25, 1945, page 18
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Time Magazine cover, June 25, 1945
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Dancing To The Radio
Radios and cameras are considered contraband and not allowed in camp, although visiting GI’s on R & R bring cameras and radios for family members… In Dancing to the Radio, two young boys enjoy the music playing on the radio… In 1943, the Nisei kids and my parents enjoy popular music as much as their white peers; it’s the era of energetic big bands like Glen Miller, Harry James and Benny Goodman.
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Gene Sogioka, c 1942-43.
“Political Fires of Discontent”
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“Acts Of Violence – The Beating”
Tensions peak when two internees are accused and imprisoned for organizing the beating of an alleged FBI informer. The accused are denied legal representation and the WRA refuses to intervene on their behalf. The Beating conveys the intensity of the raw violence in a smear of red color against a cluster of male bodies pounding down on the suspected informer.
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Fires Of Political Unrest
Gene Sogioka c1942-43