ENGL 1102 Diebert - They Called Us Enemy

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George Takei is best known for his portrayal of Mr. Sulu in the acclaimed television and film series Star Trek. He's an actor, social justice activist, social media mega-power, New York Times bestselling author, originated the role of Sam Kimura and Ojii-Chan in the Broadway musical Allegiance, and subject of To Be Takei, a documentary on his life and career.

Organization preserving Japanese American stories of the past for the generations of tomorrow. Particular emphasis on the WW2 internment camps.

This exhibition tells stories of everyday lives in Japanese Internment camps during World War II.

In Japanese American Incarceration During World War II, a variety of documents and photographs to show the government justified the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, and how civil liberties were denied.

Life in a Japanese-American Internment Camp via the Diary of a Young Man, Yonekazu Satoda.

The Children of the Camps documentary captures the experiences of six Americans of Japanese ancestry who were confined as innocent children to internment camps by the U.S. government during World War II. The film vividly portrays their personal journey to heal the deep wounds they suffered from this experience.

This is the internment camp George Takei lived in with his family. The Rohwer Japanese American Relocation Center in Arkansas is largely lost to history. Between 1942 and 1945, more than 8,000 Japanese Americans were interned at Rohwer—a 500-acre camp surrounded by barbed wire and armed guards.

View Daily Life in a Japanese-American Internment Camp Through the Lens of Ansel Adams. In 1943, one of America’s best-known photographers documented one of the best-known internment camps.

Photographers working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) 1939-1944 made approximately 1,600 color photographs that depict life in the US, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Pictures from rural areas, as well as aspects of WW2 mobilization, including factories, railroads, aviation training, and women working.

A selection of records compiled from the National Archives at Boston that illustrate different aspects of life on the homefront during World War II.

A general overview of America during WW2. May need to search entire site for specific events and people.

Offering a compelling blend of sweeping narrative and poignant personal detail, The National WWII Museum features immersive exhibits, multimedia experiences, and an expansive collection of artifacts and first-person oral histories, taking visitors inside the story of the war that changed the world. *Searching this site works best if you already have your search terms. It's a little hard to browse.*

A general overview of all the topics one could research about the American home front during WW2.