100 Titles: A Basic Library on Japanese Americans (http://www.janm.org/nrc/100%5Ftitles.htm)
Compiled by Brian Niiya of the Japanese American National Museum, this bibliography of 100 items covers the breadth of Japanese American experience.
Ansel Adams Photographs of Japanese American Internment at Manzanar (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/p?pp/ils:FILREQ(@FIELD(COLLID+manz))::SortBy=CALL)
This collection from the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress displays 244 photographs taken by Ansel Adams in 1943 at the Manzanar internment camp. The photographs include portraits, views of daily life, agricultural scenes, and sports and leisure activities. These items represent only the images from the group that have so far been cataloged online. Items may not display in order. The group may include additional images not cataloged online; these can be requested in the P&P Reading Room.
Asian American Bibliographies / (http://www.library.yale.edu/rsc/asian-american/bibliographies.html)
This site lists print and online bibliographies for resources on Asian Americans and includes many sources on Japanese Americans.
Asian American Policy Review (http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/aapr/)
From the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. This website provides abstracts from the first non-partisan academic journal in the U.S. dedicated to analyzing public policy issues affecting the Asian Pacific American community.
Asian American Studies -- Duke University Libraries (http://www.lib.duke.edu/reference/asia-am.htm)
This guide to selected resources in Perkins Library, Duke University, is also useful for locating bibliographies, directories, electronic databases, and more, on the topic of Asian Americans. There are many listings for Japanese American resources.
Asian American Studies Collections (http://eslibrary.berkeley.edu/)
Asian American Studies Library Collections at the University of California, Berkeley. These collections have materials on various aspects of the Asian American experience.
Bibliography of Asian and Pacific Islander American Literature / The Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle (http://www.wingluke.org/bibliography.html)
In addition to its materials on all parts of Asia, this bibliography includes information on Japanese American curriculum kits for all grades, as well as Japanese children's books on the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII, videos and multi-media resources.
Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project (http://www.densho.org/)
Densho is a nonprofit organization started in 1996, with the mission of preserving and making accessible primary source materials on the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. The website features a digital archive with over 200 hours of video interviews and 1,000 historic photos and documents. Supplementary materials such as glossary, timeline, and recommended classroom lessons can be found here.
Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum (http://www.noguchi.org/)
The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, one of the most dramatic installations of art in New York City, displays a comprehensive collection of artwork by Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988). The site contains extensive information on Noguchi's life and work, and a bibliography of sources.
Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C. (http://www.us-japan.org/dc/)
The Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C. is the primary forum in the mid-Atlantic region for promoting understanding between Japanese and Americans. The site includes a newsletter of events and programs, educational programs, information on Japanese language schools, and employment services.
Japanese American History Archives (http://www.amacord.com/fillmore/museum/jt/jaha/jaha.html)
The Japanese American History Archives is an extensive, growing collection of books, photographs, maps, documents, art, and film relating to the Japanese experience in the United States from the mid-1800s to the present. Based in San Francisco, the JAHA is supported by businesses, community organizations, and individuals in the U.S. and Japan. The resources are broadened by maintaining close ties with several libraries, such as those at the University of California at Berkeley, UCLA and Stanford University.
Japanese American Incarceration: A Selected Bibliography of Works Held at the UW Libraries (http://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/harmony/bib.html)
This bibliography of works on the subject of Japanese American Incarceration during World War II includes background reading, stories of experiences, and redress, all at the University of Washington Libraries.
Japanese American National Museum / 全米日系人博物館 (http://www.janm.org/main.htm)
The Japanese American National Museum is the only museum in the United States dedicated to sharing the experience of Americans of Japanese ancestry. The Museum opened its doors in 1992, and now offers exhibits, programs and publications that explore the changing role of Japanese Americans.
Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution / National Museum of American History, Smithsonian (http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.html)
This site focuses on the experiences of Japanese Americans placed in relocation camps in the U.S. during World War II. It combines interactive galleries that include music, images, text, and personal accounts. One can search the 800 artifacts in the Smithsonian Collection about the subject.
Multicultural Relations - Bibliographies, Asian Americans / (http://www.soci.swt.edu/asianbib.htm)
This selected multicultural bibliography on Asian Americans has a large section on Japanese Americans.
National Japanese American Historical Society (http://www.nikkeiheritage.org/)
The National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS), founded in 1980 in San Francisco, is a non-profit membership supported organization dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and dissemination of materials relating to the history and culture of Japanese Americans.
Preliminary Guide to Resources on Asian American Artists at the Archives of American Art (http://artarchives.si.edu/guides/asianam/asianam.htm)
The Preliminary Guide to Resources on Asian American Artists at the Archives of American Art was prepared to coincide with the Smithsonian Institution's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in 1999. The site is a descriptive guide to oral history interviews, papers, photographs, & other primary documents.
Rafu Shimpo (http://www.rafu.com/index%5Fcontent.html)
Established in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo, translated "The Los Angeles Newspaper," is the largest bilingual Japanese American daily in the United States. This website provides information on business, community, personalities, sports, and regional news related to Japanese Americans.
Teaching Asian American Studies (http://library.kcc.hawaii.edu/external/asdp/biblio/amstudie/asambib.html)
This is a Selected Bibliography on Asian American Resources that was created in 1995 by Cenyon S. Chan and Shirley Hune as a guide for teaching. The bibliography is only a small selection from the nearly 10,000 articles and books produced over the last 20 years in Asian American Studies. It includes sources on Japanese Americans.
US-Japan LINKS (http://www.us-japan.org/index.html)
US-Japan.org is designed to provide a wide range of information on Japan through links to other Japan-related web sites on business, public affairs, culture and education. New links are added and information is updated weekly. The site lists Japan societies and has a link to Japan specialists.
The Wing Luke Asian Museum (http://www.wingluke.org/)
The Wing Luke Asian Museum has exhibits and public events on Asian Pacific Americans. Nestled in the heart of Seattle's International District, the Wing Luke Asian Museum, a Pan-Asian Pacific American Museum, is devoted to the collection, preservation and display of Asian Pacific American culture, history and art.
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