Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo (1991)
• February 1st, 1991 • 0h 28min
Documentary
Overview
The story of Estelle Ishigo, one of the few Caucasians interned with Japanese Americans during World War II. The wife of a Japanese American, Ishigo refused to be separated from her husband and was interned along with him. Based on the personal papers of Estelle Ishigo and her novel Lone Heart Mountain.
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