Lunch Bag Talk—Miné Okubo: Following Her Own Road
Presented by Professor Greg Robinson
Greg Robinson, associate professor of history at Université du Québec a Montréal, presented his book, Miné Okubo: Following Her Own Road, co-edited with Professor Elena Tajima Creef, recently published by University of Washington Press.
Miné Okubo (1912-2001) was a pioneering Nisei artist, writer, and social activist who repeatedly defied conventional role expectations for women and for Japanese Americans over her 70-year career.
Time:
Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
Location:
Archives of American Art Boardroom
Victor Building, 2nd floor
750 Ninth St., NW
Metro:
Gallery Place
Born in Riverside, California, Okubo was imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II, first at the Tanforan Assembly Center in California and later at the Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah. Okubo documented her confinement experience by making hundreds of paintings and pen-and-ink sketches, which provided the material for her signature title, the modern classic Citizen 13660.
Robinson and Creef’s collection serves as a welcome companion title illuminating Okubo’s remarkable life and career.
Discussion