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Henry Sugimoto Collection

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Henry Sugimoto, "Bye Bye Daddy"

Once they were settled into the camps, many families were torn apart by the need for Japanese American soldiers to serve in the war. This painting shows one soldier leaving his family behind to go to fight in the war, a scene that Sugimoto would have been very familiar with.

Based on this original

Henry Sugimoto, "Bye Bye Daddy"
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Image of Nisei soldier in brown uniform and service cap looking over left shoulder bidding his family farewell as he leaves camp with one brown bag to join the war. … More »


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