Hisako Terasaki

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American etcher who married noted scientist Paul Terasaki in 1954. They both were Nisei generation, their parents having emigrated from Japan, and they had in common internment during World War II, and a relatively impoverished upbringing in East Los Angeles. After teaching elementary school for one year, Hisako Terasaki had three sons and a daughter between 1954 and 1962. While raising a family and supporting what would become her husband's distinguished and busy academic career in Transplantation at UCLA, Terasaki pursued her activities in printmaking, exhibiting mainly in the Los Angeles area. The subject matter of her work reflected her extensive travels accompanying her husband around the world and her constant care of four children. In fact, her most prolific period artistically was during the busy years of the 1970s and 1980s. Once their children were grown, Terasaki and her husband became more involved in the Los Angeles community. They supported cultural, academic and church related activities, reflecting their lifelong interests. Later in their lives, Paul and Hisako Terasaki would be able to offer significant philanthropic support to the Japanese American community. Link to Wikipedia biography