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Hikaru Iwasaki

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Hikaru Iwasaki
Born(1923-10-18)October 18, 1923
San Jose, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 15, 2016(2016-09-15) (aged 92)
Known forPhotography

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]

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  1. ^ a b "Hikaru "Carl" Iwasaki, famed Japanese-American photographer, dies at 93 in Denver". The Denver Post. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  2. ^ Estrin, James (23 February 2017). "A Lesson From the 1940s: 'America Is Capable of Being Un-American'". Lens Blog. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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)
  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. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  6. ^ Hikaru "Carl" Iwasaki, retrieved 2017-11-08