Some useful links used in our research:

HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS

Background for "Life Magazine, December, 1941"
A transcription of the Life Magazine article, “How to Tell Japs from the Chinese”. Includes actual page scans of the original article.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Day of Infamy” Speech
Message to Congress from President Franklin D. Roosevelt concerning the Japanese attack on the United States.
Audio mp3 | Scanned original document

A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution
An interactive online case study in decision-making and citizen action under the U.S. Constitution during the Japanese internment. Compiled by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

LIFE IN INTERNMENT CAMPS

Digital History: Japanese-American Internment
Comprehensive interactive site about the internment. Features photos, timelines, oral histories and more internet resources on the topic. Compiled by the University of Houston.

JARDA: Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives
Another extensive archive of photos, oral histories, and artifacts about the Japanese internment. Includes educational lesson plans divided by grade. Compiled by the University of California.

Children of the Camp Documentary
A PBS-aired documentary about the children in relocation camps. Over half the 120,000 people who were interned were children.

Hot Enough to Melt Iron: The San Diego Nikkei Experience 1942-1946
The Japanese internment from the Nikkei perspective. Includes historical photos of building plans and the construction of Poston Relocation Camp.

At Manzanar, fishing was the great escape
A Los Angeles Times article about the secret past time of men at internment camp.

The Enduring Art of ‘Gaman’ on Display
An NPR segment about the folk art created by the Japanese Americans in internment camps.

Newly Released Photos Tell Story of Internment
NPR segment about the newly released censored photos of internment camp by Dorothea Lange.

Letters from a Japanese-American Internment Camp
NPR segment about the letters exchanged between interned Japanese children and San Diego librarian, Clara Breed.

MANZANAR TODAY

A Trip to Manzanar: One of California’s Japanese Internment Camps
Photographic documentation of the LAist.com’s recent trip to Manzanar.

Manzanar – A Japanese American Internment Camp – WWII
A site with current photos and explanations of various sites at Manzanar.

A Family Interrupted
An adapted essay featured in the Los Angeles Times about a family dealing with the aftermath and shame of having been in internment camp.

THE JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY

Common Ground: The Heart of the Community
A Japanese American National Museum exhibit that chronicles the experience of Japanese Americans over multiple generations in the United States.

Boyle Heights: The Power of Place
A Japanese American National Museum exhibit about the historical diversity of Boyle Heights, a Los Angeles suburb where our fictional story takes place.

THE CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY

New Chinatown
Article about the Chinese American community and establishment of the Los Angeles Chinatown during WWII. Compiled by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program.

Chinese Americans in World War II
Photos with captions about the Chinese American war effort in Los Angeles. Compiled by the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California.

Chinese-American men recall role, bias in WWII
Article originally run in the Oakland Tribune about the

Picture This – World War II/Post War Era: 1940-1950s
Documentation of the Chinese American experience during WWII. Compiled by the Oakland Museum of California.

Chinese American Experience, Part 6: World War II and the End of Exclusion
A 6-part series tracing the Chinese American experience.