Very interesting and thought provoking. ( )

Informative and straight-forward, although not as compelling as I had anticipated. It minimized the personal aspects of Okubo's experience, and didn't really cover the emotional toll on the people. A good starter book, but if you only read one book on the subject I'd find a more in-depth one. ( )

Moving and incredibly well done. Okubo's spare cartoons and storytelling bring Japanese internment camp to life. I appreciate a young adults' perspective on the larger context. ( )

There's a really bittersweet graphic in here of Japanese immigrants, relegated to a race track outside of town, sitting on the grandstand and remembering what it was like to live in the mountains. Recommended. ( )

Citizen 13660🍒🍒🍒🍒
By Mine Okubo
Reprinted 1945/ 2018
University of Washington Press

February 19, the day the Executive Order 9066, issued by FDR, has been named Remembrance Day by the Japanese Americans, to honor the memory of relatives interned to camps. Executive Order 9066 ordered the mass evacuation from the West Coast and internment of all people of Japanese descent.

"In the history of the United States this was the first mass evacuation of its kind in which civilians were moved simply because of their race. "

110,000 Japanese were moved from their homes and sent to one if 10 camps, set up in make shift empty fair grounds, Coliseum and buildings. Tanforan and Topaz are the most known of the camps.

This is Okubos recording of what she saw, heard and experienced while evacuated to these camps. "To see what happens to people when reduced to one status and condition.", Okubo states. Cameras were not permitted, so she sketched, drew and painted what she saw. Every page has an illustration. Citizen 13660 is the story of her camp life.
Great book...Loved it!! ( )