Orphanages packed orphans of Japanese ancestry off to government relocation camps during WW II. CNN article.
How a Hawaiian-born American citizen, patriot, and US Army WW I veteran decided to become one of a group of WW II Japanese-American relocation camp interns to renounce his American citizenship.
A first-hand account of a little girl's impressions at being trapped behind a fence guarded by machine guns during the WW II evacuation of Japanese-Americans. Excerpt from book "Nisei Daughter" by Monica Itoi Stone.
Focuses on the experience of Japanese Americans who were placed in detention camps in World War II.
Information and resources on this WWII Japanese-American internment camp, located in Tule Lake, California.
Scans of broadsides and correspondence relating to the evacuation and resettlement of Japanese-Americans during WWII from materials at the Robert E. Kennedy Library at CalPoly.
1943 War Relocation Authority pamphlet covering background, program, evacuees, students, evacuee property. Image of original cover. Photos.
Japanese-American Internment in WW II online photographic exhibit. Hosted by the University of Utah.
The Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute presents an examination of Supreme Court cases relevant to the West Coast relocation program with historical background and social environment. Notes, unit test, and list of materials for classroom use.
Images depict the daily life of Japanese-American interns.
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