Organizations
Densho
The mission of this nonprofit is to preserve the testimonies of unjustly incarcerated
Japanese Americans during World War II. This site offers firsthand histories of
formerly incarcerated Japanese Americans, a blog, glossary, digital repository of
photographs, documents, newspapers, letters, and other primary source materials
about World War II incarceration. Also included is a learning center with online
courses about the history of the Japanese in America and the incarceration
experience.
Densho
, in Japanese, means “to pass on to future generations.”
Library of Congress
Japanese Americans interned at assembly centers and internment camps during
World War II produced Japanese American internment camp newspapers
from 1942 to 1946. This collection looks into the daily lives of the people held
in these camps. They include articles written in English and Japanese. They
advertise community events, provide logistical information about the camps and
relocation, report on community news, and include editorials.
National Archives
Read documents and information about the incarceration of innocent
Japanese and Japanese Americans in World War II. View lesson plans, archival
photographs, Truman Presidential Library material relevant to the internment,
and much more.
National Park Service
Learn about the preservation of Manzanar, Minidoka, and Tule Lake camps.
Numerous articles detail information about the camps and a history of
incarceration during World War II. Photos include a reconstructed exhibit of a
barracks room at Manzanar showing the crowded conditions in which inmates
lived. The site also discusses visiting the camps, what to expect at visitor centers,
and more information about displays that deepen the understanding of the
internment camp experience.
Poston Preservation
This organization’s mission is to preserve some of the remaining historic
structures at the internment camp at Poston, Arizona. At the visitor’s center,
people can hear more about the stories of Japanese Americans interned at Poston.
The website contents detail the history of the camp, its post-World War II use by
the Colorado River Indian Tribes, and a list of the many Nisei men who served
in World War II (including Kiyo Sato’s brother Sanji Sato). Maps of the camp
allow viewers to locate the Sato family barracks in Poston II. A six-minute video
describes the history of Poston and shows the visitor center.
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