Colors of Confinement
Rare Kodachrome Photographs of Japanese American Incarceration in World War II
by Eric L. Muller
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Colors of Confinement
In 1942, Bill Manbo and his family were forced from their Hollywood home into the Japanese American internment camp at Heart Mountain in Wyoming. While there, Manbo documented both the bleakness and beauty of his surroundings, using Kodachrome film, a technology then just seven years old, to capture community celebrations and to record his family’s struggle to maintain a normal life under the harsh conditions of racial imprisonment. Colors of Confinement showcases sixty-five stunning images from this rare collection of color photographs, presented along with three interpretive essays by leading scholars and a reflective, personal essay by a former Heart Mountain internee.
The subjects of these haunting photos are routine fare: parades, cultural events, people at play, Manbo’s son. But the images are set against the backdrop of the barbed-wire enclosure surrounding the Heart Mountain Relocation Center and the dramatic expanse of Wyoming sky and landscape. The accompanying essays illuminate these scenes as they trace a tumultuous history unfolding just beyond the camera’s lens, giving readers insight into Japanese American cultural life and the stark realities of life in the camps.
Hardcover Book : 136 pages
Publisher: Univ. Of North Carolina Press ( August 13, 2012 )
Item #: 13-643061
ISBN: 9780807835739
Product Dimensions: 9.0 x 10.0 inches
Product Weight: 30.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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