7th Grade Literacy
Unit on Japanese-American Internment in WWII
Background Reading - An overview of facts and history of Japanese American internment camps.
Timeline - A timeline of events related to internment camps during the 1940s.
Britannica School Article - An online encyclopedia article about Japanese American internment.
To log in from home, use:
School Access ID: nashuasd
School Passcode: nashuapride
Japanese American Internment Camps - An ebook available through the Explora EBSCO database.
To log in from home, use:Username: elmms
Password: @03060
Densho Encyclopedia - Concise, accurate, and balanced information on many aspects of the Japanese American story during World War II.
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project - A large collection of information, resources, and primary source artifacts on the story of Japanese Americans in the 20th century. Some relevant sections:
Digital Exhibit, section on incarceration: Text, photos, maps, and other resources. Scroll down that page for links.
(This is part of a larger exhibit that you can access from a table of contents on the top left.)Digitized primary sources: Documents, oral histories, photographs, and other archival materials.
Primary Sources from the Library of Congress - Photos, documents, and other primary sources related to Japanese internment.