First Night At Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942 — Miné Okubo

First night at Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942

Witness Mine Okubo’s poignant ‘First Night’ at Tanforan Assembly Center. A powerful black & white drawing capturing WWII internment camp life, expressive realism, and human vulnerability.

Miné Okubo

Miné Okubo was an American artist renowned for her poignant drawings documenting life within Japanese American internment camps during WWII. Her powerful graphic novel, *Citizen 13660*, offers a vital witness account of resilience and injustice.

Japanese American National Museum

Explore the poignant history of Japanese Americans through captivating stories, artifacts & moving images at the JANM. Discover resilience, injustice & community during WWII and beyond.