Curated OER
Case Study: Manzanar
Eleventh graders investigate Japanese-American internment. In this World War II lesson plan, 11th graders conduct research from the Manzanar National Historic Sites and then write essays based on their findings.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Manzanar National Historic Site
A virtual tour of the Japanese internment camp at Manzanar. Presents the camp as it exists today and provides a map of where different facilities were located.
The Atlantic Monthly Group
In Focus: World War Ii: Intermnent of Japanese Americans
Haunting photographs of Japanese-Americans as they were rounded up and placed in internment camps in the western United States not long after Pearl Harbor. The photographs all have captions which add context to the pictures as well as...
Library of Congress
Loc: Born Free and Equal
Compete digitized copy of Ansel Adam's book about Manzanar.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Photographs of Japanese American Internment at Manzanar
Resource provides vivid photographs taken by Ansel Adams at the Manzanar Relocation Camp for Japanese-Americans.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Guide to Farewell to Manzanar [Pdf]
Background, chapter-by-chapter summary, post-reading suggestions and a bibliography make this 4 page .pdf a valuable teacher guide.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Explore the world of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston through this informative site. Students and teachers will benefit from the featured lesson plans for "Farewell to Manzanar."