Ray W. Howard Library: Japanese American Internment Resources: Books, eBooks, and Online Resources

About this Guide

February 2017 marked the 75th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 in 1942, which authorized the mass forced removal and subsequent incarceration of Japanese Americans on the West Coast. This guide provides books, eBooks, and online resources on this topic.

Online Resources

Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project
Densho’s mission is to preserve the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II. Densho provides an encyclopedia, oral histories collection, and a digital archive revolving around those who were incarcerated.
University of California: Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive
The Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives (JARDA) contains thousands of primary sources documenting Japanese American internment, including: personal diaries, letters, photographs, US War Relocation Authority materials, camp newsletters, and personal histories.
National Japanese American Historical Society
The National Japanese American Historical Society, Inc. (NJAHS), is a 501 c (3) non-profit organization, incorporated in 1981, and dedicated to the collection, preservation, authentic interpretation, and sharing of historical information of the Japanese American experience for the diverse broader national and global community.