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Mine and Toku arrive in their barrack, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942
Miné Okubo1942-1944
Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, United States
After their induction at Topaz, Mine and her brother Toku, are shown their new room, located at the end of barrack 11 in block 7. Mine stands at the back of the group of five, which include the three women who escorted them, and Toku. Alkali dust thickly covers the masonite floor. Beams and rafters are visible on unfinished walls and ceiling. Two small windows are set in the north wall.
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- Title: Mine and Toku arrive in their barrack, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942
- Creator: Mine Okubo
- Creator Lifespan: 1912-2001
- Date Created: 1942-1944
- Location Created: Topaz (Central Utah)
- Physical Dimensions: H: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
- Type: Drawing
- Rights: Japanese American National Museum. For licensing and reuse, contact JANM.
- External Link: Mine Okubo Collection
- Medium: ink, paper
- Credit Line: Japanese American National Museum (Gift of Mine Okubo Estate, 2007.62.128)
- Context: This is one of 198 ink drawings Mine Okubo included in Citizen 13660, her graphic memoir, which was the first of its kind and captured her experience at Tanforan and Topaz, during the two years in which she was incarcerated.
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