Historical Soc. Of Penn: Japanese American Experience

Prompted by a viewing of Emiko and Chizu Omori’s Rabbit in the Moon, a documentary about the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, high schoolers examine a series of documents, including the Bill of Rights and the UN’s...

World War II turned nations against each other and neighbors into enemies. An eye-opening instructional activity explores the dark past of Japanese-American internment camps during WWII. Scholars learn of the fear and distrust toward...

This student produced presentation provides a great exploration of the Japanese-American Internment Camps during World War II, but should be used primarily as a discussion tool. The presentation includes photos, audio and pictures of...

When Aki Kurose was 16 years old, her family was forced to relocate from their home in Seattle with other Japanese Americans. The government feared that despite their loyalty to the United States, they were operating on behalf of...

Peruse this collection of letters, recordings, and home movies of several Japanese Americans from their internment following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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.

Students research the American Memory collection to explore the African-American experience from 1897 to 1953.

Forced to leave, branded a security risk, held at gunpoint. It's hard to imagine this happened in the US. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, thousands of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast were forced in internment camps. Using video...

At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read a description of the brave efforts of the Japanese-American Soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion. With links to related...

PBS delves into the Bataan rescue of prisoners of war. There is historic footage of the eventual rescue, actual letters from Bataan prisoners of war, a timeline of events, interviews with survivors, maps, lesson plans, and historical...