46 photos of life at a Japanese internment camp, taken by Ansel Adams
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Rob MacKillop
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Pete Askew
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"As fallible as people are". So true, and an interesting interview. Thanks, Rob.
John Allen
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Looking at those photos, even if the viewer didn't even know who AA was, they would realize they were looking at the photos of a master of the art of photography. I get so angry with claims that belittle Adams' artistic ability, which is what people do when they say what made him special was his darkroom skills. He was an artist with a thorough knowledge of his tools, not simply a skilled technician that happened to take photos.
Ivar Dahl-Larsen
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Thank you for sharing Rob and the aclaim of his qualities John. A true inspiration to many!
Martin Carlin
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Thanks for sharing this Rob quite interesting. Yes John he certainly was a master
Brian Moore
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Thanks Rob. One of my co-workers years ago was of Japanese descent. (Since I work for Honda I actually have many Japanese-American co-workers. I think this is less because it is a Japanese company and more because we are located in an area of Los Angeles where many Japanese settled.) His father had been born in Japan; don't know about his mother. Anyway, my co-worker was a bit older than me and as a toddler he had lived in one of the camps. He actually had some vague memories of it. Point being though, that his family had owned their own home here in the Los Angeles area as well as a small business. Then the War started and the camps were set up and people were rounded up and shipped out. Tosh, my co-worker (name pronounced "Toash") told me that his family got no more that 10 cents on the dollar for compensation. They never recovered financially. Some years ago the US government owned up (a little) to what it had done and paid out the grand sum of $15,000 per person (or something close to that) as reparation.
By the way, the incarceration only applied to Japanese-American families based on the mainland US. Japanese-Americans living Hawaii, and there were many, were not sent to camps.
Another interesting thing, the most decorated US Army unit in WWII was the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which consisted of all Japanese-American lads, mostly from Southern California and Hawaii. (They fought in the European Theatre, not in the Pacific.) That regiment had 13 Medal of Honor winners in WWII. One of them was Ted Tanouye, who's niece is a current co-worker of mine.
Other than Tosh, who was a good friend and so spoke more in more detail with me about his life than he otherwise might have, I never hear any of my Japanese-America co-workers mention the camps, although I would guess most come from families that had been effected.
By the way, the incarceration only applied to Japanese-American families based on the mainland US. Japanese-Americans living Hawaii, and there were many, were not sent to camps.
Another interesting thing, the most decorated US Army unit in WWII was the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which consisted of all Japanese-American lads, mostly from Southern California and Hawaii. (They fought in the European Theatre, not in the Pacific.) That regiment had 13 Medal of Honor winners in WWII. One of them was Ted Tanouye, who's niece is a current co-worker of mine.
Other than Tosh, who was a good friend and so spoke more in more detail with me about his life than he otherwise might have, I never hear any of my Japanese-America co-workers mention the camps, although I would guess most come from families that had been effected.
Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
Thanks, Brian. I found that very interesting. History is all around us now.
Rense Haveman
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Thanks Rob.... That entry photo you posted is stunning in itself....
