Mine and Toku are shown to their barrack, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942

Witness wartime resilience through Miné Okubo's poignant sketch of Tanforan Assembly Center during WWII. Explore the struggles & community depicted in her powerful drawing, a vital historical record.

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.