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Primary Source Set: Japanese American Internment During World War II

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Naval dispatch on Pearl Harbor attack

Naval dispatch announcing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941.

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President Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Japan.

President Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Japan.

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Oakland, Calif., Feb. 1942

Oakland, Calif., Feb. 1942

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Civilian exclusion order #5

Civilian exclusion order #5

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Los Angeles, California. A store in Little Tokyo.

Los Angeles, California. A store in Little Tokyo.

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Japanese Independent congregational church attending Easter services prior to evacuation

Japanese Independent congregational church attending Easter services prior to evacuation

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Japanese residents at Civil Control station for registration, San Francisco

Japanese residents at Civil Control station for registration, San Francisco

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Evacuees of Japanese descent being inoculated as they registered for evacuation

Evacuees of Japanese descent being inoculated as they registered for evacuation

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Santa Anita reception center, Registering Japanese-Americans as they arrive.

Santa Anita reception center, Registering Japanese-Americans as they arrive.

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Residents of Japanese ancestry awaiting the bus

Residents of Japanese ancestry awaiting the bus

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Japanese-American child who will go with his parents to Owens Valley.

Japanese-American child who will go with his parents to Owens Valley.

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Entrance to Manzanar

Entrance to Manzanar

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Japanese-American camp, war emergency relocation, [Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, Calif.]

Japanese-American camp, war emergency relocation, [Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, Calif.]

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Nyssa, Oregon. FSA mobile camp.

Nyssa, Oregon. FSA mobile camp.

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Japanese family eating their first meal. All meals are served in mess halls.

Japanese family eating their first meal. All meals are served in mess halls.

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School children, Manzanar

School children, Manzanar

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Baseball game, Manzanar

Baseball game, Manzanar

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Roy Takeno reading paper in front of office

Roy Takeno reading paper in front of office

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Nurse Aiko Hamaguchi and patient Toyoko Ioki, Manzanar

Nurse Aiko Hamaguchi and patient Toyoko Ioki, Manzanar

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Sumiko Shigematsu, foreman of power sewing machine girls, Manzanar

Sumiko Shigematsu, foreman of power sewing machine girls, Manzanar

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Japanese-American camp, war emergency evacuation, Tule Lake

Japanese-American camp, war emergency evacuation, Tule Lake

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Rupert, Idaho. Japanese-Americans taking down their flag in the evening.

Rupert, Idaho. Japanese-Americans taking down their flag in the evening.

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Japanese enlistment. Waipahu, Hawaii

Japanese enlistment. Waipahu, Hawaii

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Administering the oath to four AJA volunteers. Kauai, Hawaii.

Administering the oath to four AJA volunteers. Kauai, Hawaii.

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Herbert Kondo, an AJA volunteer, with his father and mother. The elder Kondo is a veteran of World War I.

Herbert Kondo, an AJA volunteer, with his father and mother. The elder Kondo is a veteran of World War I.

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Japanese-American volunteers.

Japanese-American volunteers.

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Primary Source Analysis Tool and Map Analysis Tool

Primary Source Analysis Tool
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Map Analysis Tool
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Music Analysis Tool
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Poetry Analysis Tool
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