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Citizen 13660 (Classics of Asian American Literature) by Miné Okubo, Christine Hong (introduction), Mine Okubo is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Mine Okubo was one of over one hundred thousand people of Japanese descent - nearly two-thirds of whom were American citizens - who were forced into "protective custody" shortly after Pearl Harbor. Citizen 13660, Okubo's graphic memoir of life in relocation centers in California & Utah, illuminates this experience with poignant illustrations & witty, candid text. Now 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. 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. ReviewsThis 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 TribuneOriginally published in 1946, Citizen

Who reads Citizen 13660 (Classics of Asian American Literature)?

Author

Miné Okubo, Christine Hong (introduction), Mine Okubo

Publisher

University of Washington Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780295993928

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Social Science, Science, Memoir

Rating

3.93 / 5 (279 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13