Japanese-American internment during World War II
(Book)

Narrative overview

Japanese immigration to the United States

World War II and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

The War Relocation Authority

Life in the camps

Paths to freedom

Returning home

The legacy of Japanese-American internment

Biographies: Clara Breed, 1906-1994 ; John L. DeWitt, 1880-1962 ; Gordon Hirabayashi, 1918-2012 ; Daniel K. Inouye, 1924-2012 ; Saburo Kido, 1902-1977 ; Fred Korematsu, 1919-2005 ; Mike Masaoka, 1915-1991 ; Kazuo Masuda, 1918-1944 ; Dillon S. Myer, 1891-1982 ; Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945 ; Minoru Yasui, 1916-1986

Primary sources: President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of infamy" speech ; Pearl Harbor changes the world of a young Japanese-American girl ; A college student recalls fear and uncertainty after Pearl Harbor ; Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt urges Japanese evacuation of the Pacific Coast ; Executive Order 9066 paves the way for internment ; The evacuation order for all persons of Japanese ancestry ; The Japanese American Citizens League supports evacuation orders ; A young mother's nightmarish experience of evacuation and internment ; A sixth-grader describes her arrival at Manzanar ; Bitterness and disillusionment at Poston ; A young internee provides a glimpse of life in Poston ; Report on the work of the War Relocation Authority ; The War Department ends the internment program ; President Ford officially terminates Executive Order 9066 ; Civil Liberties Act of 1988 ; The United States formally apologizes to internees ; Former internee George Takei remembers Camp Rohwer

Important people, places, and terms

Chronology.