What was the World War II experience like for the thousands of Japanese Americans living on the West Coast? The activities in this activity are designed to provide a window into the war years. Using primary sources, students will explore a period in United States history when 120,000 Japanese Americans were evacuated from the West Coast and held in internment camps.

Concepts

internment camps, world war ii

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Additional Tags

japanese americans, library of congress, relocation of japanese americans

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)