Japanese American Internment Camp Project

For the next two days you are going to research Japanese American internment camps in the United States during World War II.  You will be using this information to help you create your book.  Please take notes as you read this information. 

 

Questions to answer as you explore: 

Go to:   http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Japanese_internment

 1) How many Japanese/ Japanese Americans were relocated?

2) What was Executive Order 9066, and when did it become law?

Read the “Compensation” section.

3) What items could Japanese Americans bring with them to the camps?

4) What would Japanese Americans do with the rest of their belongings?

Go to:    http://bss.sfsu.edu/internment/concentrationcamps.html

5) What were the names of the camps?

6) On which side of the country were most of the camps located?

Other sites to visit:

http://www.bookmice.net/darkchilde/japan/camp.html

http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/anthropology74/cet.htm

http://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/harmony/aas372/

http://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/harmony/exhibit/transport.html

7) Why were Japanese Americans sent to these camps?

8) Describe life in the internment camps.

9) What were some of the occupations Japanese Americans had before and after their incarceration?

10) How would you feel towards the U.S. government if this had happened to you?
 

To see pictures:

http://www.learncalifornia.org/doc.asp?id=744

To read letters from people in the camps:

http://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/harmony/exhibit/children.html

http://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/harmony/exhibit/willis.html

http://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/harmony/aas372/essay.html

http://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/harmony/exhibit/housing.html

 

28 Responses
  1. Laurina :

    Date: May 14, 2010 @ 12:45 pm

    i’m reading Journey to Topaz!!! yay:)

  2. kelin valle :

    Date: May 14, 2010 @ 1:02 pm

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  3. artavis lyons :

    Date: May 14, 2010 @ 1:33 pm

    hey how are you

  4. Lizz Henry :

    Date: May 14, 2010 @ 1:35 pm

    YOU LITTLE! I WANTED TO COMMENT FIRST!

  5. Lizz Henry :

    Date: May 14, 2010 @ 1:50 pm

    Hehe. Just Kidding…

  6. Octavious Moore :

    Date: May 14, 2010 @ 2:03 pm

    Hi Ms. Buchanan this project is cool :) :D :P

  7. Teanna Mcpherson :

    Date: May 14, 2010 @ 2:14 pm

    Lizz Henry you are crazy lol
    i love this project

  8. Teanna Mcpherson :

    Date: May 14, 2010 @ 2:16 pm

    :) :P

  9. Clare Mercado :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:38 pm

    Hey Ms.Buchanan!! What up?
    Ummm…i like this project a lot and the fact that we get to work in pairs hahahhahhahahhah lol
    :) :D :P 8) haha

  10. Kaitlyn Hernandez :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:40 pm

    Hey Ms. Buchanan!!!! Since it’s the end of the school year we should have a party!!!!

    WHOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOO PARTY :) :D 8)

  11. Clare Mercado :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:45 pm

    Ms.Buchanan i finished my work early thats why i left two comments. haha well i agree with kaitlyn’s comment. we should definately have a CYCLONE ONLY partyyy, soo funnn(:

    xD :P ;) 8)

  12. Kaitlyn Hernandez :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:46 pm

    maybe some avalanche…. lol
    get it clare

  13. Clare Mercado :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:46 pm

    Haha yeahhhh(:

  14. Kaitlyn Hernandez :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:47 pm

    well this is fun

    no lie this is fun

    yay for S.S.

  15. Clare Mercado :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:48 pm

    Hah. for real?? Kaitlyn..are you becoming a nerd?? haha just kiddinggggggggg. ;)

  16. Kaitlyn Hernandez :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:48 pm

    :) :D ;) 8) ;*

    i’m bored

  17. Kaitlyn Hernandez :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:49 pm

    you wish…
    And ur one to talk

  18. Clare Mercado :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:51 pm

    What was that suppose to mean?
    I think we should stop before Ms.Buchanan gets mad at us. :)

  19. Kaitlyn Hernandez :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:51 pm

    yeah lol :D

  20. Kaitlyn Hernandez :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:52 pm

    it means ur going to be nerd first lol

  21. Clare Mercado :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:53 pm

    Nuh-uh! Were sorry for the comments..we didnt mean to. :(

  22. Kaitlyn Hernandez :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:55 pm

    yeah totally, sorry :(

  23. Clare Mercado :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:55 pm

    Ms.Buchanan i just saw travon outside the door… i think im blushing :P

  24. Kaitlyn Hernandez :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:56 pm

    wow…. jay kay
    lol

  25. dougina :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 12:57 pm

    hey wat up Ms. B

  26. frank domigo :

    Date: May 17, 2010 @ 1:12 pm

    sooooooooooooo hows this project doing mis amigos no sabian quien soy yo haha es muy fuerto este
    PROJECTo

  27. Alisha Bostic :

    Date: May 27, 2010 @ 12:56 pm

    You guys are lucky on my team(hurricanes) were working all alone
    Im only commenting because im really bored.haha im tired ZZZzzZzz opps fell asleep haha jk :) lalalalala

  28. Clare Mercado :

    Date: August 30, 2010 @ 4:38 pm

    Hi ms.buchanan!! why did u leave carrington?? :( we miss youu! is ms.graham still on the cyclones? btw,im on the warriors team. (new team.) im really enjoying 8th grade but i miss the 7th grade. well,gtg bye!

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