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History of U.S. Internment of Japanese Immigrants and Japanese-Americans During WWII

This collection includes resources that highlight the experiences of over 110,000 Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans who were unjustly and grossly placed into internment camps in the United States during and slightly after WWII from 1942-1946. This collection addresses EDI by including sources from Japanese Immigrants and Japanese-Americans as well as resources on important Japanese-American civil rights heroes.

Date Added to MERLOT:: September 9, 2021
Created by:: David Shane
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Rebuilding a Community | Japanese | Immigration and Relocation in ... ()

Highlights Experiences of Japanese Communities following after internment.
About this Collection | Japanese-American Internment Camp ... ()

This resource shows a contains a collection of articles written in English and Japanese by Japanese-Americans interned... More
Frank Emi- Rise Up for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Exhibit (External link)

About important civil rights activist, Frank Emi. A Japanese-American born in Los Angeles in 1916, who organized... More
442nd Regimental Combat Team (External link)

During WWII, despite facing rampant racism and internment many Nisei men volunteered or were forcefully drafted into a... More
Japanese-Internment Camps (External link)

Overview of the timeline and history of the U.S. forced internment of Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans.
Fred Korematsu (External link)

About important civil rights hero, Fred Korematsu, who challenged interment resulting in his arrest and conviction. His... More
Gordon Hirabayashi (External link)

About important civil rights activist, Gordon Hirabayashi, who challenged U.S. internment and was arrested in 1942. His... More