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“Wood for tables and chairs,” by Estelle Ishigo, Sept. 26, 1942, Heart Mountain, WY. Courtesy Bacon Sakatani Collection.

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“Wood for tables and chairs,” by Estelle Ishigo, Sept. 26, 1942.
Courtesy Bacon Sakatani Collection.

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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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“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.