Japanese‐American Relocation and Internment: Web Sites

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A grassroots organization dedicated to preserving, educating, and sharing the story of World War II-era incarceration of Japanese Americans in order to deepen understandings of American history and inspire action for equity. From website. Find oral histories and primary documents here.

The Japanese American National Museum is a treasure of primary documents and educational displays, located in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles. Find here their online collections featuring selected highlights from their permanent collection of over 60,000 unique artifacts, documents, and photographs.

This series consists of publications, reports, clippings, and manuals related to the work of the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA) and the evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans. Included are the newsletters published at relocation centers for the internees concerning daily activities and news about life in the camps, newspaper and periodical clippings pertaining to the evacuation and relocation, From NARA

Audio visual site with excellent historical information with an emphasis on constitutional issues.

Archive of historical newspaper articles on the internment in the San Francisco press with a timeline and other government documents in full text.

The official blog of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969, and the more recent Manzanar At Dusk program. Their mission statement: "The Manzanar Committee is dedicated to educating and raising public awareness about the incarceration and violation of civil rights of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II, and to the continuing struggle of all peoples when Constitutional rights are in danger." From website

The Tule Lake Committee is focused on educating the general public about the unique role of the Tule Lake camp, which was converted into a segregation center to incarcerate those from all of the camps who resisted their imprisonment and were deemed disloyal. They host a Pilgrimage each year.

The Friends of Minidoka engages in and supports education, research and historic preservation of the WWII incarceration experience. We strive to pass on the history, legacy, and lessons of civil liberties through transforming and inspiring experiences for the general public and those with personal and familial ties to Minidoka. From website. They host a Pilgrimage each year.

The mission of the foundation that runs the site: The mission of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is to:
• Preserve and memorialize the Heart Mountain World War II Japanese American Confinement Site and the stories that symbolize the fragility of democracy;
• Educate the public about the history of the illegal imprisonment of Japanese Americans at Heart Mountain during World War II and its impact on the Big Horn Basin; and
• Support inquiry, research and outreach to highlight the lessons of the Japanese American confinement and their relevance to the preservation of liberty and civil rights for all Americans today. From website. They host a Pilgrimage each year.

Find here the photographs Ansel Adams (1902-1984) took to document Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar War Relocation Center for the federal government in 1943.

SUA's instructor of photography, Mark Kirchner shares his images and thoughts on his pilgrimages to Manaznar, dating back to 1983.

An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites by J. Burton, M. Farrell, F. Lord, and R. Lord