Michiko Iseri and Tayeko Iseri at the Heart Mountain Japanese Relocation Center, 1942-1944
THF711116 / 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
Collection Title
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
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ArtifactMichiko Iseri, Choreographer and Dancer in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The King and I," 1955
American-born Michiko Iseri (1923-2024) studied traditional Asian dance from an early age. Interned in a relocation camp with others of Japanese ancestry during World War II and released in 1944, Iseri moved to New York and continued teaching. Iseri is remembered as a featured dancer and choreographer in Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical The King and I in the 1950s, bringing greater authenticity to the production.