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Derek Tanaka

Derek had a real eye for photography and did quite well with it.  He was a true creative, and I was friends with his father Cliff before I met him.  His father had been born in the Granada Relocation Center in Colorado - the American installation for housing Japanese descendants during WWII.  Both men were incredibly fascinating. Derek has since moved to Hilo, Hawaii.

This shoot was the idea of Peter Nicholson
Hair, Makeup, Costuming, Special Effects: By me.
Based on Star Trek: The Original Series
Season 1 Episode 18, "ARENA"
Originally Aired January 19, 1967

He looks like a teddybear..jpg
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