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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.