Curated OER
Japanese Internment During World War II
Students identify, describe and discuss the reasons why Japanese-Americans were placed in internment camps and what life was like at these camps. Then they write an unsent letter to a family member on the East Coast describing their...
Scholastic
Scholastic: World War Ii: American Home Front: Japanese Americans
Norman Mineta, a Japanese American, gives a detailed account of his experiences living in an internment camp during World War II. There are many links to additional information such as pictures and letters.
Other
Japanese American National Museum: Dear Miss. Breed: Letters From Camp
Peruse this collection of letters, recordings, and home movies of several Japanese Americans from their internment following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Other
University of California: Jarda: Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives
Digital gateway to numerous archives of primary source material on the Japanese American internment during World War II.
Other
Historical Soc. Of Penn: Japanese American Experience
The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies has a site devoted to the history of the Japanese American, the continuing traditions, the legacy of internment and more.
Library of Congress
Loc: Born Free and Equal
Compete digitized copy of Ansel Adam's book about Manzanar.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Japanese American Internment
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, fear of Japanese-Americans irrationally increased, resulting in Roosevelt's executive order that created internment camps for American citizens. Read about the camps, the life in the camps, and...