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Miné Okubo

Citizen 13660 Paperback – January 1, 1983

by Miné Okubo (Author)

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Mine Okubo was one of 110,000 people of Japanese descent-nearly two-thirds of them American citizens - who were rounded up into "protective custody" shortly after Pearl Harbor. Citizen 13660, her memoir of life in relocation centers in California and Utah, was first published in 1946, then reissued by University of Washington Press in 1983 with a new Preface by the author. With 197 pen-and-ink illustrations, and poignantly written text, the book has been a perennial bestseller, and is used in college and university courses across the country. "She 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." - Pearl Buck

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226 pages
Language

English
Publisher

University of Washington Press
Publication date

January 1, 1983
Dimensions

6.25 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
ISBN-10

0295959894
ISBN-13

978-0295959894
Lexile measure

920L
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Editorial Reviews

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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)

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 the country.

(Allyce Amidon Foreword Reviews)

Miné Okubo?s work is a masterpiece in understatement and irony. . . [T]he book is a timely reminder of what racism can lead to in the United States. . . . Citizen 13660 is an invaluable contribution to the literature on discrimination against Japanese and other minorities and the continuing failures of the American legal system.

(Michael Serizawa Brown Pacific Northwest Quarterly)

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Washington Press; Reprint edition (January 1, 1983)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 226 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0295959894
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0295959894
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 920L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches

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Brett Westlund

Graphic novel worth reading

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018

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Citizen 13660 is a story about the Japanese internment camps and life within them. It is nice to finally read some literature from this event in history. The internment camps were not established until after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. I did not know that we erected interment camps to place Japanese people in during the war. When they said internment camps, I couldn’t help but think about the Holocaust. Fortunately, it wasn’t anywhere near as horrific as a concentration camp. The author uses single panel drawing with captions to tell the story and the style of drawings were very desireable to my eye. Another thing I liked about this book, it really showed the strength of the human spirit in dark times. This book is a great novel that could be read in the high school classroom and it is also a great piece of free read material as well.

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Kate M.Top Contributor: Pets

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Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2017

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I purchased this book to supplement my 8th grade language arts curriculum which looks at the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII. I have since requested a class set of this title as it is the most useful and engaging text I've seen on the topic. The drawings really add to the interest factor for 14 year olds.

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Novice Handy-Person

Very raw and real. Courageous author.

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018

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Unbelievable story. Intermittent Camp is just a nice way to say PRISON! I still can’t believe this actually occurred here in this country.

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Diana

Recommend this book completely!!

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2020

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Great condition! Such a great book too! Use it for a college class yet literally finished it in 2 readings!!

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Maria

Fascinating early graphic novel about Japanese American internment camps, timely topic

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2018

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I got this to supplement Farewell to Manzanar for middle school teaching, amazing book.

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Linda L.

A Must Read

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2017

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A great, very readable book about a sad time in our history by someone who went through it. Delightfully illustrated throughout.

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Nicholas DriscollTop Contributor: Woodworking

Because not many books exist on this subject this book is a great peak into the historical period that is often times ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015

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A short memoir about life in the internment camps. Because not many books exist on this subject this book is a great peak into the historical period that is often times forgotten.

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oksuz

Interesting account of life in the relocation camp

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2018

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The book is very well written and gives a true image of what life was like in the camp. The illustrations further enhanced the story . Would be a great book for student history reading as many do not even know that it exisited.

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