Michiko Iseri and Tayeko Iseri at the Heart Mountain Japanese Relocation Center, 1942-1944

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Artifact Overview

During World War II, the War Relocation Authority removed and unjustly incarcerated more than 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry into War Relocation Camps. Michiko Iseri (left) taught traditional Asian dances to other internees at the Heart Mountain, Wyoming camp. Michiko continued to teach dance after being released in 1944 and is remembered for her choreography in Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I in the 1950s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1942-1944

Subject Date

1942-1944

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.103.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Handwriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 2.5 in