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DESCRIPTION:In Japanese American Resettlement through the Lens\, Lane Ryo H
 irabayashi gathers a unique collection of photographs by War Relocation Au
 thority photographer Hikaru Iwasaki\, the only full-time WRA photographer 
 from the period still living. This book explores the WRA's use of photogra
 phy in its mission to encourage "loyal" Japanese Americans to return to so
 ciety before the end of the war\, and also to convince Euro-Americans that
  this was safe and advantageous. Hirabayashi assesses the relative success
  of this project\, and discusses how\, although they were created as part 
 of the government's official record\, the WRA photos can be appropriated a
 nd utilized for other purposes\, today. \n\n While previous articles and b
 ooks have discussed specific photographers\, such as Dorothea Lange\, Anse
 l Adams\, Russell Lee\, and Toyo Miyatake\, no author has considered the i
 nstitutional dimensions of the WRA's photo operations as a whole\, includi
 ng the set up and operation of the WRA Photography Section [WRAPS] in down
 town Denver\, Colorado. Drawing from archival sources and interviews\, Hir
 abayashi delineates the mission\, method\, and make up of WRAPS. The book 
 is thus an original contribution to the history of mass incarceration\, an
 d an illustration of the federal government's refinement in its use of ins
 titutional photography as a tool for shaping public opinion in favor of it
 s policies.
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SUMMARY:Japanese American Resettlement through the Lens: Hikaru Iwasaki and
  the WRA's Photographic Section\, 1943-1945
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