GENERAL
Bookmice
http://www.bookmice.net/darkchilde/japan/camp.html
Contains a very comprehensive list of materials on the Japanese internment such as movie clips, pictures and statistical information. Also has a glossary of terms associated with Japanese internment and a complete list of all the camps that were used to intern the Japanese-Americans.
Japanese Internment Camps and Their Effects
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312008/
This is a site dedicated to the chronicling of the Japanese Internment camps and the effects this period of history had on the Japanese-Americans in the camps. There are several divisions of the page including a homepage which describes the aim of the site, as well as tabs to show pictures and give stories for life before, during and after the war. A final tab gives resources the site used in putting together its information.
NPR
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17335538
This website offers insight into the food provided at the Japanese American internment camps accompanied by photos of the mess halls by Dorthea Lange. Also included on this website are sound clips and interviews capturing the experiences of those who lived in camps and their recounting of what they went through. Some of voices that appear on this site include: Eiichi Edward Sakauye, May Namba, Frank Kikuchi, Louise Kashino, and Tami Tamaye Takahashi.
Timeline
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8420/timeline.html
Every major and minor event which took place pertaining to the Japanese Internment during World War II. Includes several pictures and some links to other sites pertaining to the events in the timeline.
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_American_internment
Wikipedia’s online encyclopedia entry for the Japanese internment camps. Contains the history as well as links to many other websites about the topic. Books, Films, and United States documents revolving around the internment are also listed on this site.
Films/Documentaries
Caught in Between: What to Call Home in Times of War
Film documents Japanese American communities revisiting the time period of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. It compares that time period to the time period post-9/11 "War on Terrorism," when Muslims were detained and many immigrants were deported. Directed and produced by Lina Hoshino.
Children of the Camp
http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/index.html
Site for the PBS documentary Children of the Camp giving details about where the documentary can be purchased and what it is about.
Exploring the Internment Through TV & Film
http://www.asianamericanmedia.org/jainternment/
An exploration of the World War II Internment of Japanese Americans and its lessons for all Americans through online video & audio clips from celebrated films, descriptive text, photos, historical documents and other resources.
Personal Accounts
Densho
http://www.densho.org/
Densho's mission is to preserve the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II before their memories are extinguished. We offer these irreplaceable firsthand accounts, coupled with historical images and teacher resources, to explore principles of democracy and promote equal justice for all.
JARDA: Japanese-American Relocation Digital Archives
http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/jarda/
Website created by the University of California libraries which contains information and pictures about the people and places involved with the World War II internment of Japanese-Americans including a glimpse into daily life and several personal accounts.
The Personal Account of Reiko Oshima Komoto
http://www.uwec.edu/geOGrApHY/Ivogeler/w188/life.htm
An account of a Japanese internee 55 years after his release from the internment camps.
Places to Visit
Library of Congress Collection of Ansel Adams Photography of Manzanar
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/anseladams/aamsp.html
Photos taken by world famous landscape photographer Ansel Adams of the Japanese Interment Camps and their inhabitants .
San Francisco Museum
http://www.sfmuseum.org/war/evactxt.html
Contains links to San Francisco news articles pertaining to the internment during WWII as well as other historical documents such as Lieutenant-General John L. DeWitt’s final report on the evacuation of the Japanese and a timeline of 1942 San Francisco wartime events.
Documents
Internment Archives
http://www.internmentarchives.com/
This site was created to give researchers access to primary and other hard to find documentation concerning the evacuation, relocation, and internment of individuals of Japanese ancestry during World War II. Much of the information you will find on this site cannot be found anywhere else, except through laborious Freedom of Information Requests or personal visits to various archives around the country.
Letters from the Japanese Internment
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/japanese_internment/index.html
The Smithsonian’s online article about Miss Clara Breed and the letters they have that she wrote while in the internment camp.
Pictures
Beyond Barbed Wire
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/japanese_internment/intro.html
Statesman Journal presents videos, stories, photographs and documents concerning the internment. Tabs on the site are separated into chapters such as “Chapeter 1: Road to Internment”, “Chapter 2: Tubleweeds & Barbed Wire” and “Chapter 3: Journey Home to Salem”. Many multimedia resources and official government documents can be found on this site also.
Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/99/fear/gallery.html
A selection of internment images from American Memory photographic collections.
Ourdocuments.gov
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=74&page=transcript
Transcript of executive order 9066 which resulted in the internment of the Japanese Americans on the west coast during World War II.
Memorials
Japanese American Internment Memorial
A bronze panoramic memorial dedicated to Japanese Americans was created on March 5, 1994 by Ruth Asawa. The memorial stands five feet tall and recounts the in narrative panels the history of Japanese Americans.
Location:
East Plaza (located on South 2nd and San Carlos)
Robert Peckham Federal Building
280 S. First Street
San Jose, CA
For information about this memorial visit http://www.scu.edu/SCU/Programs/Diversity/memorial.html
Other
Campaign for Justice
http://www.campaignforjusticejla.org/
A website with information about lesser known internment of Japanese-Latin Americans.
Japanese Interment Camps
