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Sailboats at the fountain in center field, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942

Miné Okubo1942-1944

Japanese American National Museum

Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, United States

A woman in a cross-patterned shirt, Mine Okubo, stands in profile in the center foreground, amidst a group of people, observing a crowd gathered at a fountain and pond on the south side of the racetrack's center field. Homemade sailboats are being launched into the pond. Barracks, the grandstand and other large buildings are visible in the background. A low fence encircles the grassy field and separates it from the track.

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  • Title: Sailboats at the fountain in center field, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, 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: ink, paper
  • Credit Line: Japanese American National Museum (Gift of Mine Okubo Estate, 2007.62.101)
  • 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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