Photograph by Brian Sato. Included in the exhibition and accompanying catalogue, Gokurōsama: Contemporary Photographs of the Nisei in Hawai‘i which opened at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i and is on display at the Japanese American National Museum from February 14 through May 24, 2009. For more information, visit janm.org/exhibits/gokurosama.

Caption: "Well-known author and journalist, Mrs. Knaefler lives in Manoa, O'ahu in a very Japanese-style house, where I photographed her. There was a lot of light coming through the screen windows and her environment seemed very contemplative, which I thought was also captured in her facial expression and the twinkle in her light-colored eyes." -- Brian Sato