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Jun 27, 1912 Riverside, California, United States Died on 10 Feb 2001 (aged 88)
American artist and writer
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About Miné Okubo
- Miné Okubo (first name pronounced MEE-NEH; June 27, 1912 – February 10, 2001) was an American artist and writer.
- She is best known for her book Citizen 13660, a collection of 189 drawings and accompanying text chronicling her experiences in Japanese American internment camps during World War II.Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Okubo and her brother were interned to Tanforan Assembly Center and then the Topaz War Relocation Center from 1942 to 1944.
- There she made over 2000 drawings and sketches of daily life in the camps, many of which were included in her book.
- After her release Okubo relocated to New York to continue her career as an artist, earning numerous awards and recognitions.
