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US/VA WWII PBL: Japanese Americans

Carmen Conteras Bozak

Japanese American experience as a result of World War II

Japanese American Internment, WWII

Two Children of the Mochida Family, with Their Parents, Awaiting Evacuation Bus in Hayward, California 1942. Two children of the Mochida family who, with their parents, are awaiting evacuation bus. The youngster on the right holds a sandwich given her by one of a group of women who were present from a local church. The family unit is kept intact during evacuation and at War Relocation Authority centers where evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed for the duration.

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Overview articles

Japanese American Incarceration

Source citation:

Daniels, Roger. "Japanese American Incarceration." Dictionary of American History, edited by Stanley I. Kutler, 3rd ed., vol. 4, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003, pp. 459-462. U.S. History in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3401802171/UHIC?u=spri48590_e&sid=UHIC&xid=df05ae7b. Accessed 8 Apr. 2019.

Japanese American Internment and the Supreme Court

Source citation:

“Japanese American Internment and the Supreme Court.” Films Media Group, learn360.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102783&xtid=92487. Accessed 8 Apr. 2019.

Japanese-American Relocation in the U.S. During World War II (Newsela)

Source citation:

The National Archives. "Japanese-American Relocation in the U.S. during World War II." Newsela, 2 Feb. 2017, newsela.com/read/govt-japanese-relocation-world-war?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=web. Accessed 22 Apr. 2019.
Videos

Kimiko Murakami: Triumph Over Internment (Japanese)—Mother Tongue

Source Citation:

“Kimiko Murakami: Triumph Over Internment (Japanese)—Mother Tongue.” Films Media Group, 2006, learn360.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102783&xtid=82701. Accessed 17 Apr. 2019.

Japanese American Incarceration 1942-1945

  • Segment 1: Reaction to Pearl Harbor 00:00
  • Segment 8: Japanese-Americans at the end of WWII skip to 42:22

Source citation:

“Japanese American Incarceration 1942-1945.” Films Media Group, 2014, learn360.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102783&xtid=133109. Accessed 17 Apr. 2019.
Primary Source

Executive Order 9066 (1942)

Source citation:

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Executive Order 9066." Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources, edited by K. Lee Lerner, et al., Gale, 2006, pp. 199-201. U.S. History in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX2687400086/UHIC?u=spri48590_e&sid=UHIC&xid=f3fdf9b0. Accessed 8 Apr. 2019.

President Reagan's Remarks on Internment of Japanese-American Civilians, 1988

Source citation:

Reagan, Ronald. "Remarks on Internment of Japanese-American Civilians." The Immigrant Experience, Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. U.S. History in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ2154000086/UHIC?u=spri48590_e&sid=UHIC&xid=fbc5c85c. Accessed 8 Apr. 2019.

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