Files and Images

Files, documents, and images for teachers to use in lesson plans and learning activities, or for students to use in projects, presentations, and research.

Files/Documents:

• The Bill of Rights (Bill of Rights Institute)

• Executive Order 9066 (Library of Congress)

• The Loyalty of Questionnaire (Densho Encyclopedia courtesy of the Ikeda Family) - Attributions for this file here.

• An American Promise - Proclamation 4417 by President Gerald Ford on Feb. 19, 1976 (GovInfo)

• Summary of Constitutional Rights Violated - Adapted from the JACL Curriculum Guide

• Japanese American Journey: The Story of A People - Excerpt

• Japanese American Redress: The Impossible Dream Becomes a Reality - Adapted from the JACL Curriculum Guide

• Japanese Americans in the Military and Resisters of Conscience Excerpt - Adapted from the JACL Curriculum Guide

Images:

• Japanese American Exclusion Poster (Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum)

• Apology Letter from President Ronald Reagan (National Museum of American History/The White House)

• Redress Check to Former Incarcerees (National Museum of American History/Department of Justice, Office of Redress Administration)

If you are looking for more images and documents, visit our friends at Densho: Japanese American Legacy Project for an entire archive of photos, documents, and an encyclopedia on all things regarding Japanese American history.