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Namiko Nakagawa playing the biwa, Minidoka, ca. 1943
TitleNamiko Nakagawa playing the biwa, Minidoka, ca. 1943
PhotographerUnknown
Dateca. 1943
CaptionMinidoka, Idaho, was one of ten internment camps for Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II. It held people originally from Seattle, Portland, Puyallup Valley, and Alaska.
NotesNote from Wing Luke records: Namiko Nakagawa was from Seattle and played the biwa (lute) at the Nippon Kan Theatre.

Caption taken from Wing Luke records.
SubjectsRelocation camps--Idaho--Hunt
Minidoka Relocation Center
Japanese Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle
Lutes--Idaho--Hunt
Musicians--Idaho--Hunt
World War, 1939-1945
PlacesUnited States--Idaho--Hunt
Digital CollectionWing Luke Asian Museum Photograph Collection
Image Number1992.041.004 AH
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: bfisher@wingluke.org. Please cite the Image Number.
Credit LineWing Luke Asian Museum Photograph Collection
RepositoryWing Luke Asian Museum
Physical Description1 photographic print: b&w; 2 1/2 x 3 in.
TypeImage
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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