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The History Teacher: Incarceration of the Japanese Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
A historical article in which a well known historian argues that given today's current political climate, what happened to the Japanese Americans in World War 2 could happen again.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: The Tragedy of Japanese Internment

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A glimpse into an embarrassing time in American history when Japanese American citizens became enemies in their own country. How were they treated? Where were they sent? How were their lives impacted?...
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Museum of the City of San Francisco

Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Internment of Japanese Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers 1942 San Francisco News articles covering the internment of San Francisco's Japanese population.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Japanese Internment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Unfounded fears that Japanese American citizens might sabotage the war effort led Franklin Delano Roosevelt to order that all Americans of Japanese descent be forced into internment camps.
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A&E Television

History.com: The World Trade Center's Construction: 8 Surprising Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
The twin 110-story towers at the heart of the World Trade Center were designed to surpass New York's iconic Empire State Building -- then the world's tallest building. Building the new towers would marshal unprecedented levels of design...
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Northwest College Wyoming: Heart Mountain Digital Preservation Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Heart Mountain, Wyoming, was one of the Japanese relocation centers used during World War II. Read the history of the center, then browse the many original photos, conveniently sorted by topic. Some primary documents are also available...
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University of Arizona

Through Our Parents' Eyes: War Relocation Authority Camps in Arizona: 1942 1946

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting exhibit that shows some of what went on at the relocation camps during World War II in the U.S. Many pictures and good source of information.