Awards & Winners

Miné Okubo

Date of Birth 27-June-1912
Place of Birth Riverside
(Riverside County, California, United States of America, Area code 951, Area code 909)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Artist, Writer
Miné Okubo was an American artist and writer. She is best known for her book Citizen 13660, a collection of 189 drawings and accompanying text chronicling her experiences in Japanese American internment camps during World War II. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Okubo and her brother were interned to Tanforan Assembly Center and then the Topaz War Relocation Center from 1942 to 1944. There she made over 2000 drawings and sketches of daily life in the camps, many of which were included in her book. After her release Okubo relocated to New York to continue her career as an artist, earning numerous awards and recognitions.

Awards by Miné Okubo

Check all the awards nominated and won by Miné Okubo.

1984


American Book Awards
Honored for : Citizen 13660