Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Korematsu and Civil Liberties
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....
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: A More Perfect Union
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.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Japanese Internment
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...
PBS
Pbs: The War: Japanese Relocation
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."
PBS
Pbs: The War: Internment Camps
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."
History Link
History Link: Gordon Hirabayashi
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.