Papers, 1941-1957.

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Papers, 1941-1957.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41538961

Collection consists of documents, records, correspondence, photographs, paintings, pencil drawings and sketches, and watercolor sketches related to Estelle Ishigo's life in the Pomona Assembly Center, CA and the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, WY. The collection also includes material related to the Ishigo's post-war resettlement in So. CA. Additionally there are short essays, manuscripts, and draft manuscripts by Estelle Ishigo.

5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)4 oversize boxes.

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7438347

University of California, Los Angeles

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Ishigo, Estelle.

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Estelle (Peck) Ishigo was born in Oakland, CA, 1899; attended Otis Art Institute; met and married San Franciscan Nisei, Arthur Ishigo (ca. 1929); following Pearl Harbor, both were fired from their jobs and Arthur ordered to a concentration camp; Estelle voluntarily accompanied him and they were eventually assigned to Heart Mountain concentration camp in Wyoming; Estelle documented life at the camp through her artwork; they lived in poverty for many years following the war; Arthur died, 1957; fel...

Ishigo, Arthur.

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Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles)

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The Japanese American Research Project (originally named the Issei History Project) was initiated by Wakamatsu Shigeo, President of the Japanese American citizens League (JACL) in 1960. The three major objectives of the project were: 1. to conduct a sociological survey based on a national sampling of the Issei and Nisei populations; 2. to publish a definitive history of the Japanese Americans; 3. and to collect documents, including oral history and memorabilia. UCLA agreed to co-sponsor the proj...