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DESCRIPTION:<strong><em>Capturing a Generation through the Eye of a Lens:&n
 bsp\;The Photographs of Frank C. Hirahara\, 1948-54</em></strong>\n on dis
 play at the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center\n February 1 - June 15\, 2014\n\n<
 em>Capturing a Generation through the Eye of a Lens</em>&nbsp\;features an
  extraordinary collection of post-war photographs taken of Portland's Nise
 i\, providing a revealing glimpse into their community and lives. Between 
 1948 and 1954\, Frank C. Hirahara\, a serious amateur photographer who wor
 ked for Bonneville Power Administration\, captured hundreds of photographs
  depicting community picnics\, beach outings to the Oregon Coast\, teen so
 cials and dances\, wedding receptions\, and life in the heart of Portland'
 s Japantown. As an active member of the Portland community\, Frank served 
 on the Portland Japanese American Citizens League\, bowled with the Oregon
  Nisei Bowling League\, and was vice president of the Young Buddhist Assoc
 iation representing the Portland region.\n\nAs a member of the Photographi
 c Society of America\, Portland Photographic Society and the Oregon Camera
  Club\, where he served on the Board of Directors\, Hirahara also took pho
 tographs of aspiring local models\, Portland's Rose Festival Parade\, and 
 was an award-winning photographer in Portland. A native of Yakima Valley\,
  Washington\, Frank honed his skills as a young photographer and photo edi
 tor of the Heart Mountain High School Tempo Annual while incarcerated duri
 ng World War II with his family at the Heart Mountain.\n\nThis multimedia 
 exhibition features artifacts on loan from Washington State University's M
 anuscript and Special Collections and the City of Anaheim Public Library a
 long with a short documentary film\,&nbsp\;<em>Witness: The Legacy of Hear
 t Mountain</em>\, by Los Angeles ABC Channel 7 News Anchor David Ono. The 
 exhibit will also share historic photographs from the Washington State Uni
 versity George and Frank C. Hirahara Collection of Heart Mountain which is
  considered to be the largest private collection of photos taken in the ca
 mp from 1943-45.\n\nOregon Nikkei Legacy Center\n Open Tuesday-Saturday 11
 am-3pm\, Sunday noon-3pm\n<a href="http://www.oregonnikkei.org/exhibits.ht
 m"> www.oregonnikkei.org</a>
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: "Capturing a Generation through the Eye of a Lens"
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