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Instructional Video5:34
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Ugly history: Japanese American incarceration camps | Densho

Pre-K - Higher Ed
On December 7, 1941, 16 year-old Aki Kurose shared in the horror of millions of Americans when Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor. Unbeknownst to her, this shared experience would soon leave her family and over 120,000 Japanese...
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Instructional Video10:21
Mr. Beat

Japanese American Internment Camps Explained

6th - 12th
Here's the story of the Japanese American concentration camps that were established throughout the United States during World War II.
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Podcast4:04
Curated Video

What Japanese Americans Lost During WWII Internment

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In 1942, shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt ordered the relocation of thousands of Japanese Americans to detention centers. The order grew out of fear that they could become spies. Around 117,000 citizens...
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Instructional Video2:15
Curated Video

Japanese American Prison Camps on U.S. Soil

9th - Higher Ed
In 1942, at the height of the Second World War, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorised the incarceration of approximately 110,000 Japanese-Americans in the American West. But was Executive Order 9066 a step too far?
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Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

Manzanar - WWII Japanese Relocation Camp - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
In the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the California government pleads with Franklin D. Roosevelt to address what they call, the ‘Japanese Problem’. FDR signs Executive Order 9066, authorizing the relocation of over 110,000 Japanese...
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Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

100 Manzanar - Japanese Relocation Camp

12th - Higher Ed
In the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the California government pleads with Franklin D. Roosevelt to address what they call, the ‘Japanese Problem’. FDR signs Executive Order 9066, authorizing the relocation of over 110,000 Japanese...
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Instructional Video7:09
Mr. Beat

When the Supreme Court Justified Japanese Internment Camps: Korematsu v. United States

6th - 12th
After the United States government forces Japanese American citizens into relocation centers during World War II, one man refuses and gets himself into some big trouble.
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Instructional Video7:09
Mr. Beat

When the Supreme Court Justified Japanese Internment Camps | Korematsu v. United States

6th - 12th
In episode 36 of Supreme Court Briefs, after the United States government forces Japanese American citizens into relocation centers during World War II, one man refuses and gets himself into some big trouble.
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Instructional Video15:54
TED Talks

George Takei: Why I love a country that once betrayed me

12th - Higher Ed
When he was a child, George Takei and his family were forced into an internment camp for Japanese-Americans, as a "security" measure during World War II. 70 years later, Takei looks back at how the camp shaped his surprising, personal...
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Instructional Video0:19
The March of Time

1942: JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT: VS Relocation centers under construction. VS Completed relocation centers, Japanese Americans in line entering center, camp. INT WS Japanese people dining in mess hall, dining hall. WWII, World War II, West Coast

12th - Higher Ed
MOT 1942: JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT: VS Relocation centers under construction. VS Completed relocation centers, Japanese Americans in line entering center, camp. INT WS Japanese people dining in mess hall, dining hall. WWII, World War...
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Instructional Video1:31
Curated Video

Baseball, A Silver Lining in the Japanese American Internment Camps | Lost LA | Season 4 | Episode 2

9th - 11th
During World War II, the internment camps became involuntary homes for thousands of Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. It couldn't have been easy, but incarcerees still found way to find some measure of happiness in their...
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Instructional Video0:09
The March of Time

1942: DESERTED JAPANESE STORES: VS Storefronts of various Japanese businesses & stores closed, deserted (due to Japanese American Internment), including 'Southern Coast Herald, & Yamato Garage.' WWII, World War II, West Coast, internment camp

12th - Higher Ed
MOT 1942: DESERTED JAPANESE STORES: VS Storefronts of various Japanese businesses & stores closed, deserted (due to Japanese American Internment), including 'Southern Coast Herald, & Yamato Garage.' WWII, World War II, West Coast,...
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Instructional Video0:11
The March of Time

1942: JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT: WS Japanese people carrying luggage lining up on street to board Greyhound bus. WS Japanese people waving goodbye to bus leaving. WWII, World War II, Pearl Harbor aftermath, War Relocation Camp, West Coast

12th - Higher Ed
MOT 1942: JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT: WS Japanese people carrying luggage lining up on street to board Greyhound bus. WS Japanese people waving goodbye to bus leaving. WWII, World War II, Pearl Harbor aftermath, War Relocation Camp,...
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Instructional Video4:16
HiHo Kids

Desmond Meets A Survivor of the Japanese-American Internment | Kids Meet | HiHo Kids

Pre-K - 11th
To learn more about the Japanese American WWII Incarceration: Visit Densho - https://densho.org Sponsor this series: http://bit.ly/2zNbqjw Come play with us! Sign up at http://bitly.com/hihofans to get updates on HiHo, special offers,...
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Instructional Video3:40
Curated Video

This Was Life for Japanese-Americans During WWII

9th - 11th
After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, many Japanese-Americans were sent to internment camps. Betty Taira was only eight when her family was sent to the Heart Mountain internment camp in Wyoming. From: SERIOUSLY AMAZING OBJECTS: Melting...
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Instructional Video2:28
Curated Video

Children in Internment Camps: A Japanese American's Reflection

9th - 11th
Life for the 110,000 Japanese-Americans living in internment camps was oddly surreal: they could work, study, pray, even join the military. The one thing they couldn't do was leave. From the Series: The Pacific War in Color: Shockwaves...
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Instructional Video3:06
Jabzy

Causes of Japanese Internment - Stuff That I Find Interesting

12th - Higher Ed
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Causes of Japanese Internment
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Instructional Video13:48
Curated Video

World War II Part 2 - The Homefront Crash Course US History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about World War 2, as it was lived on the home front. You'll learn about how the war changed the country as a whole, and changed how Americans thought about their country. John talks about the government...
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Instructional Video16:29
Jabzy

Japanese Plans to Ally with African Americans | Japan WW2, US Invasion, Japanese Empire

12th - Higher Ed
Japanese Plans to Ally with African Americans | Japan WW2, US Invasion, Japanese Empire
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Instructional Video4:39
Jabzy

Soviet-Japanese War - 3 Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Soviet-Japanese War
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Instructional Video2:42
Curated Video

Yuri Kochiyama: Unyielding Voice for Justice

9th - Higher Ed
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, thousands of Japanese-Americans were interned on U.S. soil. Determined to right this wrong, Yuri Kochiyama testified to Congress and helped those affected win $20,000 in compensation.
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Instructional Video2:25
Curated Video

The 442nd: The Most Decorated Regiment of the Second World War

9th - Higher Ed
Despite the racism they faced, the bravery and heroism of the Japanese American 442nd Regiment Combat Team made them one of the most decorated units in United States history.
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Instructional Video2:26
Curated Video

Patsy Mink: Groundbreaking Congresswoman

9th - Higher Ed
What do you think of when you picture Title IX? Inequality has plagued America’s youth for generations. Patsy Mink, a then young Japanese-American, vowed to change the system forever.
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Instructional Video2:20
Curated Video

Korematsu v. United States: Was Internment Legal?

9th - Higher Ed
New ReviewKorematsu v. United States was a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision made in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It established that the U.S. government could intern Japanese Americans during WWII as a result of Executive...

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