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03348aam a2200469 i 4500 001 C7D8EEE86B5711E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 140930s2015 akuab b s001 0beng 010 $a 2014023690 020 $a 1602232458 020 $a 9781602232457 035 $a (OCoLC)891615635 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d Z@2 $d ALK $d CDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ak 050 00 $a TR140.K38 T46 2015 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a ART000000 $a ART000000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Thomas, Margaret, $d 1959- $e author. 245 10 $a Picture man : $b the legacy of southeast Alaska photographer Shoki Kayamori / $c Margaret Thomas. 264 1 $a Fairbanks, AK : $b University of Alaska Press, $c [2015] 300 $a xiv, 134 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 26 cm 520 2 $a "In 1912, Shoki Kayamori and his box camera arrived in a small Tlingit village in southeast Alaska. At a time when Asian immigrants were forbidden to own property and faced intense racial pressure, the Japanese-born Kayamori put down roots and became part of the Yakutat community. For three decades he photographed daily life in the village, turning his lens on locals and migrants alike, and gaining the nickname 'Picture Man.' But as World War II drew near, his passion for photography turned dangerous as government officials called out Kayamori as a potential spy. Despondent, Kayamori committed suicide, leaving behind an enigmatic photographic legacy. In Picture Man, Margaret Thomas views Kayamori's life through multiple lenses. Using Kayamori's original photos, she explores the economic and political realities that sent Kayamori and thousands like him out of Japan toward opportunity and adventure in the United States, especially the Pacific Northwest. She reveals the tensions around Asian immigrants in the West Coast and the racism that sent many young men north to work in the canneries of Alaska. And she illuminates the intersecting--and at times conflicting--lives of villagers and migrants in a time of enormous change. Part history, part biography, part photographic showcase, Picture Man offers a fascinating new view of Alaska history"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128) and index. 505 0 $a Meiji Japan -- West Coast -- The Aokis -- Cannery Life -- Yakutat -- Spies -- The Collection. 600 10 $a Kayamori, Shoki, $d 1877-1941. 650 0 $a Japanese American photographers $z Alaska $v Biography. 650 0 $a Photographers $z Alaska $v Biography. 650 0 $a Japanese Americans $z Alaska $v Biography. 650 0 $a Immigrants $z Alaska $v Biography. 650 0 $a Japanese Americans $z Alaska $x Social conditions $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Alaska $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Tlingit Indians $z Yakutat $z Yakutat $x Social life and customs $y 20th century $v Pictorial works. 651 0 $a Yakutat (Alaska) $x Social life and customs $y 20th century $v Pictorial works. 650 0 $a Documentary photography $z Alaska $x History $y 20th century. 650 7 $a HISTORY / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a ART / General. $2 bisacsh 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20161006024012.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C7D8EEE86B5711E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search