Ishigo, Estelle

1899 - 1990

Park County

Biographical and Professional Information

Estelle Ishigo was a Caucasian woman who married a man of Japanese descent, and chose to go with him when he was sent to Heart Mountain Relocation Camp in northwestern Wyoming during World War II. She kept a detailed diary, including sketches, of life in the camp, which eventually became a documentary film directed by Steven Okazaki in 1990. She passed away before she had a chance to see it.

Genres

History

Nonfiction

Wyoming Subjects

Titles

• Lone Heart Mountain (1972). Los Angeles, CA: Heart Mountain High School. ISBN: (?).

Links

Japanese American National Museum:

http://www.janm.org/collections/online/people/Estelle_Ishigo