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Construction of the National Japanese American Memorial on Federal land was authorized by statute (PL 102-502) and signed into law by President George Bush on October 24, 1992. Initially intended to commemorate Japanese American War veterans, the purpose has been extended to honor the patriotism
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials, Primary Sources
Students will learn how the attack on Pearl Harbor led to Executive Order 9066, which was the first step in a program that uprooted Japanese Americans from their West Coast communities and placed them under armed guard for up to four years. This section of
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
A 14 year old boy moves with his family to California after his father is killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor
Reading Level:
Middle School,High School,Adult
Japanese Americans reflect on their years spent in internment camps as children or young adults. They discuss the process of being forced from their homes, and their ability to make the prisons more livable despite oppressive conditions.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Reading Level:
Middle School
A collection of writings beginning with rhymes in the margins of young Abe's arithmetic book and ending with official and unofficial words from the presidential years.
Reading Level:
Pre-School,Early Elementary School
The true story of the night when good friends Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt shared a daring moonlit flight in Amelia's plane and a swift, open-aired spin in Eleanor's car.
Reading Level:
High School,Adult
A detailed biographical resource that presents personality traits, health issues, friends, habits, and quotations about the First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Hillary Clinton which details the impact these women have had on our American history.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
Told by a Japanese American boy, this story shows how baseball made life in the internment camps more bearable for many Japanese Americans. This first-person narrative candidly exposes the hardships that Japanese Americans experienced before, during, and after internment.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
While a young boy named Junior and his family are interned in Arizona during World War II, Junior receives a gift from his grandfather that instills in him hope and perseverance.
Author:
Joanne Oppenheim, Joanne
Reading Level:
Adult,High School,Middle School
A chronicle of the correspondence between California librarian Clara Breed and young Japanese American internees during World War II
Reading Level:
High School,Adult
Take a look at each First Lady and her effect on the job of First Lady and examine the ways the role of First Lady has changed over the years.
