Walking with guide to Barrack 16, Room 50, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942

Explore Miné Okubo's poignant sketch of Tanforan Assembly Center during WWII—a powerful visual record of resilience and the challenges faced by Japanese Americans enduring internment amidst wartime anxieties.

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.