Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives

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• Subject: Social Sciences
• Institution Name: University of California
• Collection: Calisphere - California Digital Library
• Grade Level: Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary

• Abstract: On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The next day, the United States and Britain declared war on Japan. Two months later, on February 19, 1942, the lives of thousands of Japanese Americans were dramatically changed when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This order led to the assembly and evacuation and relocation of nearly 122,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry on the west coast of the United States.

• Languages: English
• Material Types: Primary Source, Teaching and Learning Strategies, Other
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• Conditions of Use: Custom License