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Citizen 13660
Miné Okubo
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Description for Citizen 13660
Hardcover. The author 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. This is a graphic memoir of life in relocation centers in California and Utah. Series: Classics of Asian American Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FXZ; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
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.
Read more about Mine Okubo in Mine Okubo: Following Her Own Road, edited by Greg Robinson ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Classics of Asian American Literature
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295993928
SKU
V9780295993928
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Ref
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Reviews for Citizen 13660
"Originally published in 1946, Citizen 13660 is a documentation of life inside the World War II “relocation centers” for those of Japanese ancestry. This oft-overlooked portion of American history is brought poignantly to life by Okubo’s expressive ink drawings and accompanying text. . . . Without a doubt, this book should be on required reading lists for high schools across ... Read more