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Citizen 13660, drawings and text by Miné Okubo ; with a new introduction by Christine Hong

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Citizen 13660, drawings and text by Miné Okubo ; with a new introduction by Christine Hong

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

autobiography

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Citizen 13660

Nature of contents

bibliographycomics graphic novels

Oclc number

867769763

Responsibility statement

drawings and text by Miné Okubo ; with a new introduction by Christine Hong

Series statement

Classics of Asian American Literature

Summary

"Mine Okubo was one of over one hundred thousand people of Japanese descent--nearly two-thirds of whom were American citizens--who were forced into 'protective custody' shortly after Pearl Harbor. Citizen 13660, Okubo's graphic memoir of life in relocation centers in California and Utah, illuminates this experience with poignant illustrations and witty, candid text. Now available with a new introduction by Christine Hong and in a wide-format artist edition, this graphic novel can reach a new generation of readers and scholars. '[Mine Okubo] took her months of life in the concentration camp and made it the material for this amusing, heart-breaking book. The moral is never expressed, but the wry pictures and the scanty words make the reader laugh--and if he is an American too--blush.' 'A remarkably objective and vivid and even humorous account. In dramatic and detailed drawings and brief text, she documents the whole episode. all that she saw, objectively, yet with a warmth of understanding'"--New York times book review"--, Provided by publisher

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