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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: Wwii 1939 45: Japanese American Internment

For Students 9th - 10th
Original photos, art work and primary source documents portray life inside a Japanese internment camp in the United States during World War II.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Japanese Internment

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover why in 1942 the Japanese Americans living in California were moved away from the coast and its vital military installations and put into relocation camps.
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University of Washington

Uw Libraries: Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers an in-depth look at the plight of Japanese Americans during World War II who were forced into American style concentration, or internment, camps to wait out the war.
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University of California: Jarda: Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital gateway to numerous archives of primary source material on the Japanese American internment during World War II.
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Japanese American National Museum: Benji Okubo Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Benji Okubo (1904-1975) was a Japanese American artist who was placed in an internment camp during World War II. A seelection of his paintings are displayed here from before and during the war. A link above his paintings, takes you to a...
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Life Interrupted

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of Japanese Americans during World War II. Includes videos, pictures, and maps.
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iCivics

I Civics: Korematsu v. United States (1944)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that determined the government acted constitutionally when it detained people of Japanese ancestry inside internment camps during World War II. Young scholars learn what...
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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne and James D. Houston

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the memoir Farewell To Manzanar by Jeanne and James D. Houston including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The memoir...

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