Washington State University
Washington State University: Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project
A collection of primary documents dealing with the ethnic groups found in the Columbia River Basin.
University of Washington
Digital Collections: Society and Culture Collection
The Social Issues Collection is an image database of the Western United States and the Pacific Northwest region. The collection covers a variety of political and social topics, from women's issues, government, labor organizations such as...
Other
Hawaii's Patsy Mink Was Brave and Bold
A tribute to Mink, the first woman of color to be elected to Congress. Article describes her challenges as a Japanese American during WWII and the equally daunting challenges of being a woman during the 60s.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Pearl Harbor Timeline
Provides details of important dates and events leading up to and including the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Pearl Harbor
Article features a summary and interesting facts about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Battle of Midway
Comprehensive overview and detailed facts about the Battle of Midway when American planes defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands. This was the turning point of the war in the Pacific between the United States...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Doolittle Raid Facts
Read detailed facts and information about the Doolittle Raid, April 18, 1942, the first US attack on the Japanese homeland after Pearl Harbor.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Treaty of Kanagawa
Comprehensive resource includes detailed facts and information about the Treaty of Kanagawa that was signed by Commodore Perry and the Shogunate of the Japanese government on March 31, 1854.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Truman: Foreign Affairs
This site gives a great overview of the early Cold War under President Truman. Describes relations with the Soviet Union, the atomic bomb, actions in western Europe, and the Korean War. A great piece that gives the reader a fantastic...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Primary Resources: Pearl Harbor Speech
A transcript of the infamous speech delivered by Franklin Roosevelt asking Congress to declare war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Other
Children of the Camps: Internment History
An overview of the history of people of Japanese ancestry who were confined to internment camps during World War II. There is a timeline of events and links to original documents.
iCivics
I Civics: Korematsu v. United States (1944)
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that determined the government acted constitutionally when it detained people of Japanese ancestry inside internment camps during World War II. Students learn what...
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: Hiroshima Through Japanese Eyes
This lesson plan lets students research about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima from the viewpoint from a Japanese girl, Sadako.
Johns Hopkins University
Asian American Students at Risk [Pdf]
This scholarly paper gives information about Asian immigrants in the U.S. It offers many insights into the Asian American population. It also reviews intervention programs and how they work. It is a useful resource for gaining...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Attacks on American Soil: Pearl Harbor and September 11
The resources here, including cartoons, photographs, paintings, and posters, represent both events in order to compare them.
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: The Japan Project
Students will explore the many ways in which China has influenced Japanese culture and cultural borrowing has occurred.
Library of Congress
Loc: Born Free and Equal
Compete digitized copy of Ansel Adam's book about Manzanar.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: War, Victory and the Bomb
Overview of the final stages of WWII in which war in the Pacific and the Atomic bomb lead to Japanese surrender and criminal trials against Nazi generals.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Civil Rights
Minorities were hit the hardest by the Great Depression. Explore the challenges African Americans, Japanese Americans, Native Americans, Filipinos, and the Jewish people faced and how those challenges led to activism. Included is a...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Japanese and American Propaganda During World War Ii
This site from Michigan State University is an interesting article analyzing the propaganda war between the U.S. and Japan during World War II. Also has cartoons that were used.
Teaching American History
Teaching American History: Pearl Harbor Speech
A printable version of the speech delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on December 8, 1941 following the events on Pearl Harbor.
Other
Asian Pacific Americans in the u.s. Army: The Bataan Death March
A good description of the Bataan Death March and conditions in the POW camps following the fall of the Philippines in 1942.
Brown University
Brown University Library Center: Perry Visits Japan: A Visual History
Showcases a beautiful Japanese scroll that depicts Commodore Matthew Perry's landing in Japan in 1854 and a set of lithographs by Willam Heine that illustrate Perry's expedition. These visual images accompanied by student essays are...
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Disposition of Bataan Defense Force
Follow the advance of Japanese forces against American guns on Bataan from Jan. 6-16, 1942. Map from University of Texas.
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