Instructional Video
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Korematsu and Civil Liberties

9th - 10th
A documentary that looks at the Korematsu v. U.S. case from 1944 that challenged the authority of the President. When war is being waged, the balance of power in the government shifts to give the President more power to make decisions....
Audio
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: A More Perfect Union

9th - 10th
A comprehensive site from the National Museum of American History about the rights of citizens and the power of states as seen in the Japanese American internment. Primary resources abound in interactive multimedia galleries.
Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: Japanese Internment

9th - 10th
This documentary released during World War II chronicles and defends U.S. policy of the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans during the war. Although it seemed necessary at the time, Japanese-Americans lost their homes, property, and...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: The War: Japanese Relocation

9th - 10th
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," watch a "U.S. Government-produced film defending the World War II internment of Japanese-American citizens."
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: The War: Internment Camps

9th - 10th
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," watch video of internment camps as "Susumu Satow and Asako Tokuno recall life in the internment camps."
Audio
History Link

History Link: Gordon Hirabayashi

9th - 10th
Biography of Gordon Hirabayashi, who defied the U.S. government's curfew and evacuation orders for Japanese and Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.