At the French consulate in Berne, Switzerland, 1939

A woman with flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, sits at a table listening to refugees retelling their experiences on the last boat leaving Bordeaux, France for America before the United States entered World War II. Dressed in a striped pinafore over collared blouse, Mine rests her chin in proper left hand at top left listening to woman seated across the table gesturing with open arms with her back to viewer, center. A man with worry lining his face sits with hands clasped at bottom right. Another woman holds her hand to her face at bottom left. Mustached man in bowtie sits next to Mine talking to someone else as older woman wearing glasses listens at far right. Four other people talk in background behind Mine.