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Mine reads newspaper announcing war declaration against Japan, Berkeley, California, 1941

Miné Okubo1942-1944

Japanese American National Museum

Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, United States

A woman with flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, reads the newspaper headlines, U.S. Declares War, in Berkeley, California in December 1941. A newspaper boy hawks papers in the background as Mine stands before him reading the paper; her back is turned to the viewer so th at the headline is visible. Two women in hats walk by at left while another woman in hat reads the headlines next to a man in hat.

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  • Title: Mine reads newspaper announcing war declaration against Japan, Berkeley, California, 1941
  • 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, 2007.62.13)
  • 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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