Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives Information about the internment of Japanese Americans from primary sources.

Library of Congress Ansel Adams photography exhibit of Manzanar camp portraits Ansel Adams photographs of the Manzanar internment camp.

Internment of Japanese Americans and the Law Links to related research articles, relevant statutes, and case law regarding the Japanese American internment.

Executive Order 9066 The presidential order authorizing the internment.

Puget Sound Information about the Puget Sound area in Washington state.

The Pearl Harbor attack The attack by the Japanese that brought the United States into World War II.

Korematsu v. United States A brief summary and the full text of the 1944 court case that justified the Japanese internment on the grounds of "military necessity."

Fred Korematsu The man who challenged the internment (including his own) as illegal.

Manzanar Information on the Manzanar relocation camp.

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