"Thank you for what you have done for us. . . "
Former Manzanar internee

Born Free and Equal
Written and photographed by Ansel Adams in 1943 at Manzanar War Relocation Center in Inyo County, California. Introduction by Archie Miyatake. Essay by Sue Kunitomi Embrey Chair Emeritus, Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission. Edited by Wynne Benti

 
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Archie Miyatake was born and raised in Los Angeles, California until his family was interned at Manzanar in 1942. The son of Los Angeles studio photographer and later the official Manzanar camp photographer, Toyo Miyatake, Archie helped his father at his studio at Manzanar throughout the duration of World War II. In his introduction to the book, Archie writes about his family's experience at Manzanar and talks about the time Ansel Adams came to camp to photograph Manzanar.

Born Free and Equal: The Story of Loyal Japanese Americans
Based on the original book published by U.S. Camera with text and photographs by Ansel Adams from the Library of Congress Collection. New introduction by former internee Archie Miyatake. Photographs by Toyo Miyatake, Archie Miyatake, George Shiba, and Eichi Uemura. Essays by Sue Kunitomi Embrey and William H. Michael. Edited by Wynne Benti. 128 pages, 75 duotone photographs, 8.5" x 11" portrait size $45/U.S. ISBN 1-893343-05-7

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