Hikaru Iwasaki

Hikaru Iwasaki was the only Japanese-American to be a full-time staff photographer for the WRA, chronicling the wartime internment of Japanese-Americans. There's a book about him.

 Closing of the Jerome Center, Denson, Arkansas. Clara Hasegawa, Jerome resident, 

whose new home will be the Rohwer Center. 1944

 Closing of the Jerome Center, Denson, Arkansas. Farewell hand clasps as the train bearing 500 Jerome residents leaves for the Gila River Center. 1944

 Closing of the Jerome Center, Denson, Arkansas. A group of interested youngsters 

view the last showing of the final attraction Sahara in the recently completed 

recreation hall at the Jerome Center. 1944

 Closing of the Jerome Center, Denson, Arkansas. Farewell wiener roast held in one of the open spaces between blocks the evening before the participants depart for other centers. 1944

 Closing of the Jerome Center, Denson, Arkansas. Friends bid goodbye to Harold Oychida who served as car monitor on the June 13th trip to the Gila River. 1944

 Closing of the Jerome Center, Denson, Arkansas. Three young students of the Denson High School, in the Jerome Center, exchange addresses. 1944

 Closing of the Jerome Center, Denson, Arkansas. Young folks enjoy a final dance 

in one of the recreation halls before their departure to other centers. 1944

 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yoshio Kodama and their small son, Junior, 

give their passes to Pfc. Courtland Dalheim of the Military Police at the 

Heart Mountain Relocation Center, as they leave the gate prior to relocation. 1944

 Mr. and Mrs. Sashihara and their children preparing to give their passes 

to the Military Police at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, as they leave 

the gate for a new home. Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1944

 Pretty Hideo Takehara, 18-year-old Heart Mountain high school student, 

formerly of Los Angeles, California. 1944

 Mrs. Mari Yashida looks at her baby through the plate glass window of the nursery, as nurse's aide Nobuko Hirashima returns it to its crib after feeding. Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1943

 The Katayama twins, Itoko and Setsuko, in the 6B class at the Grant School, are shown as they go home for their noon lunch, being directed across the street along with other pupils by the young safety student. Des Moines, Iowa, 1944

 The Katayama twins, Itoko and Setsuko, in the 6B class at the Grant School, are shown at recess time with their classmates on the playground. Des Moines, Iowa, 1944

 The Katayama twins, Itoko and Setsuko, in the 6B class at the Grant School, are shown with other pupils of Miss Lorraine Lange, their teacher, in a reading lesson. Des Moines, Iowa, 1944

Scene in the Heart Mountain High School library, as Miss Mickey Yabe helps a fellow student with some research work in ancient history. Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1943