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After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt cited military necessity as the basis for
incarcerating 120,000 Japanese Americans--adults and children, immigrants and citizens alike. Decades
later a congressional commission found the justification of military necessity to be false. Learn the true
reasons for this unprecedented denial of civil liberties.
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Visit the Learning Center to find extensive readings and lessons about an overlooked episode in American
history. For upper elementary to undergraduate students, Densho provides multidisciplinary lessons
featuring firsthand accounts and compelling images of the forced removal and detention.
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The Densho Digital Archive contains more than 500 hours of interviews, visual histories of Japanese
Americans and others affected by the World War II incarceration. Also included are over 8,000 historical
images documenting Japanese American history. Learn here how to get free web access to this archive of
primary sources.
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A timeline and an explanation of the terminology used on this website are provided here. Also listed are
links to useful websites and recommended printed materials and video resources pertaining to Japanese
American history and civil liberties.
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Densho is a Japanese term meaning "to pass on to the next generation," or to leave a legacy. The legacy we
offer is an American story with continuing relevance. Find out more about Densho and its programs in this
section.
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Find out why Densho uses the term "Japanese American Incarceration" instead of "Japanese Internment."
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