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Mine and Toku preparing for departure, Berkeley, California, 1942
Miné Okubo1942-1944
Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, United States
A woman with flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, prepares for departure from San Francisco to Tanforan Assembly Center in San Bruno, California with her brother, Toku, on April 28-30, 1942 during World War II. Mine stands with back to viewer as she leans over to pack items into a crate at left while Toku steps on a plank as he saws over a crate at right. Open chest of drawers in background left; nails and hammer on crates scattered around room.
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- Title: Mine and Toku preparing for departure, Berkeley, California, 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: paper, ink
- Credit Line: Japanese American National Museum (Gift of Mine Okubo Estate, 2007.62.22)
- 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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