 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure pokupinda kweJapan muManchuriaMuna 1931, Ishigaki akatanga kutaura pachena achipikisa kurwisa kwechiuto cheJapan kuChina, uye akataura nezveJapan kumagazini yekuruboshwe The New Masses. Nyaya dzake dzakasimbisa kutapura kwakashata kweudzvinyiriri neindasitiri kuvashandi veJapan, zvikurukuru vakadzi. Munguva iyi, akatora zita remadunhurirwa rekuti Haru Matsui, kuti adzivirire mhuri yake muJapan kubva pakutsiva kwaigona kuitika nekuda kwekuita kwake. Muchirimo cha1937, akatamira kuLos Angeles, kwaakapa chinyorwa chevhiki mbiri kuJapan American pepanhau Rafu Shimpo, achinyora pasi pezita rekunyepedzera May Tanaka. Tsamba iyi yaitaura nezvoupenyu hwezuva nezuva, uku ichibatanidza nyaya dzevanorwira kodzero dzevanhukadzi uye dzinopesana nehondo. Akadzokera kuNew York gare gare gore iroro. Muna 1938, akaenda parwendo rwekupa hurukuro nemutambi wemazuva ano uye murwi wekuruboshwe Si-Lan Chen. Mukati meimwe yehurukuro dzake, akakumbirwa kunyora bhuku nemumiriri wevanobudisa mabhuku vanofambira mberi veModern Age Books. 