WW2 Japanese American Incarceration: Resources for Instructors and Student-Researchers

Primary Source Set from the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

Exhibition from the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

"Preserving stories of the past for the generations of tomorrow." Densho is not only an online encyclopedia, but also contains numerous "primary resources that document the Japanese American experience from immigration in the early 1900s through redress in the 1980s, with a strong focus on World War II incarcerations."

JARDA exhibitions and collections accessed via Calisphere (University of California).

This collection includes camp newsletters, photographs, yearbooks, and oral histories among many other types of primary source materials.

PDF available through National Archives. Personal Justice Denied is the report compiled by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC). This report led to the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and is integral to the Redress Movement.

This collections is from the Harry S. Truman Library/Museum and National Archives.

Online book published by the Western Archeological and Conservation Center, National Park Service, and U.S. Department of the Interior.

A website based on an exhibit that was on view at the National Museum of American History from 2017-2019.

Links to the National Museum of American History's online collection of items related to Japanese American incarceration. To best view this collection use the hyperlinks listed under "Contents" on the right hand side of the page.

A collection of links curated by the National Archives.

Online article with basic information about each WRA camp as well as a map showing camp locations and peak populations.

Online book published by the Western Archeological and Conservation Center, National Park Service, and U.S. Department of the Interior.

Links to the Amache Museum.

HTML copy of this history made available through the Online Archive of California.

Links to the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center's site.

Links to the Poston Preservation site.

A website from the University of Arkansas that explores both Rowher and Jerome Incarceration Camps.

Links to the WWII Japanese-American Internment Museum website.

Links to the Topaz Museum.

U.S. government-produced film defending the World War II internment of Japanese American citizens.

A podcast from APM Reports and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

This online research guide from Tufts Libraries includes links to primary source documentation like Executive Order 9066. It also includes other websites, collections, and online exhibits that might be of interest to your research.

This link will take you to the Oral Histories subpage of the Duke University Libraries online research guide. Here you can see the numerous oral history projects that are accessible online. Oral histories are an incredible resource for this type of research!

This online research guide from the Berkeley Library at the University of California has great information about finding primary sources, links to primary source websites, as well as books that you might want to check out from your local library. If you scroll to the bottom of the guide you'll even see some search term suggestions and strategies.