Citizen 13660
Miné Okubo, Christine Hong (introduction), Mine OkuboNow available with a new introduction by Christine Hong & in a wide-format artist edition, this graphic novel can reach a new generation of readers & scholars.
Read more about Mine Okubo in Mine Okubo: Following Her Own Road, edited by Greg Robinson & Elena Tajima Creef.
https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295987743/mine-okubo/
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Miné Okubo (1912 - 2001) was born in California. From 1939 to 1942 she was employed as a Works Progress Administration artist. In 1944 she was hired by Fortune magazine & relocated to New York, where she continued to work as an artist, with solo & group exhibitions at museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Reviews
This forerunner to the modern graphic memoir is a must read, both for the important - & shameful - period of American history it documents & its poignant beauty. - Printers Row Journal, Chicago Tribune
Originally published in 1946, Citizen 13660 is a documentation of life inside the World War II “relocation centers” for those of Japanese ancestry. This oft-overlooked portion of American history is brought poignantly to life by Okubo’s expressive ink drawings & accompanying text. . . . Without a doubt, this book should be on required reading lists for high schools across the country. - Foreword Reviews