PBS
Pbs: Independent Lens: Conscience and the Constitution
Would you accept being drafted into military service if your family was being held in an internment camp? That was the question on many a Japanese American's mind during World War 2. Explore the stories of those who resisted service and...
EL Education
El Education: Honor for All: Japanese American Experience
These booklets (sample provided) were created by 7th grade students at the Harmon Middle School, in Aurora, Ohio as part of a case study of Japanese internment within a broader study of World War II. Students, singly or in pairs,...
PBS
Pbs: Children of the Camps: The Documentary
Companion website for PBS documentary that tells the stories of six Japanese Americans who were interned as children during World War II.
Other
Discover Nikkei: Japanese Migration to the United States
A brief overview of the history of Japanese migration to the United States, from 1885 to the present, that also describes the reactions of Americans to Japanese immigrants. Details are presented on the issue of racism and how it led to...
Other
Fred T. Korematsu Institute: Korematsu v United States
Here's a biography of civil rights activist, Fred Korematsu, who protested his arrest and conviction in 1942 for his refusal to report to an internment camp for Japanese Americans. Find about his lifelong fight to clear his name and for...
PBS
Pbs: The War: At Home
From the extensive PBS site accompanying Ken Burns' The War, read about America at home during World War II. Read about war mobilization, censorship, how families dealt with the war, and the abrogation of civil rights as Japanese...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Japanese Relocation During World War Ii
A learning module that begins with "Japanese Relocation During World War II" by The National Archives, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Villainizing Japanese Americans During the Wwii Era
Analyze primary sources in the media gallery and create an illustrated poem to learn how Japanese Americans were impacted by anti-Chinese exclusion policies of the 1800s, and why it escalated during World War II. As a result, Americans...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Japanese Americans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Japanese Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
Other
Northwest College Wyoming: Heart Mountain Digital Preservation Project
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...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Why I Love a Country That Once Betrayed Me
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
Other
University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Life Interrupted
The history of Japanese Americans during World War II. Includes videos, pictures, and maps.
Other
National Council for the Social Studies: Fear, Panic, and Injustice
What did it feel like to have to leave your home and possessions to live in a camp during WWII because you were a Japanese-American? Learners will understand the climate of fear during this time and develop empathy toward the families...
Other
University of Arkansas Libraries: Land of (Un)equal Opportunity
A vast collection of records and photographs that documents the struggle for equality in Arkansas by African Americans, women, and Japanese Americans. Timeline, lesson plans, and similar resources available for added depth.
iCivics
I Civics: Korematsu v. United States (1944)
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that determined the government acted constitutionally when it detained people of Japanese ancestry inside internment camps during World War II. Students learn what...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Forgetting the Constitution
Read the story of a young Japanese-American girl whose family was sent to an internment camp after Pearl Harbor.
University of Arizona
Through Our Parents' Eyes: War Relocation Authority Camps in Arizona: 1942 1946
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.
University of Washington
University of Washington Libraries: Relocation of Japanese Americans
This page offers the text of a pamphlet printed by the War Relocation Authority published in May of 1943.
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne and James D. Houston
This is an online study guide/notes for the memoir Farewell To Manzanar by Jeanne and James D. Houston including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The memoir...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: World War Ii 1941 1945
Interactive feature deals with the morality of total war, and its effects on those who fought, died, and survived it, focusing on Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. Was the wartime internment of Japanese Americans appropriate?...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Carl Lindskoog, "Immigration Detention: A Selective Bibliography"
This bibliography supplements an essay in the Summer 2019 issue of the Immigration and Ethnic History Newsletter. This list shows, scholars in an array of disciplines have shaped the historiography of immigration detention. It includes...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: The Reunion Teaching Guide [Pdf]
The Reunion, a novel by Jacqueline Pearce, explores the friendship between two girls and interweaves it with a grandmother's story of her severed friendship with a Japanese Canadian girl during World War II. This teacher's guide includes...
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."
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Balancing Sources
This is from an American history course designed for teachers to enrich their knowledge and their teaching practice. This interactive is a set of nine exercises where teachers evaluate primary resources related to a specific event in...
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