Miné Okubo(1912 - 2001) was born in California. From 1939 to 1942 she was employed as a Works Progress Administration artist. In 1944 she was hired by Fortune magazine and relocated to New York, where she continued to work as an artist, with solo and group exhibitions at museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"This forerunner to the modern graphic memoir is a must read, both for the important - and shameful - period of American history it documents and its poignant beauty."

Miné Okubo(1912 - 2001) was born in California. From 1939 to 1942 she was employed as a Works Progress Administration artist. In 1944 she was hired by Fortune magazine and relocated to New York, where she continued to work as an artist, with solo and group exhibitions at museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"This forerunner to the modern graphic memoir is a must read, both for the important - and shameful - period of American history it documents and its poignant beauty."

Miné Okubo(1912 - 2001) was born in California. From 1939 to 1942 she was employed as a Works Progress Administration artist. In 1944 she was hired by Fortune magazine and relocated to New York, where she continued to work as an artist, with solo and group exhibitions at museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"This forerunner to the modern graphic memoir is a must read, both for the important - and shameful - period of American history it documents and its poignant beauty."