Learning Activity: Korematsu v. United States (1944), More on Historical Background
Have students report on the public reaction to Japanese-American relocation and internment. Students might read from one or more of the following books to learn more about the conditions in the camps and the public reaction to them:
- Dear Miss Breed by Joanne Oppenheim (New York: Scholastic, 2007)
- The Bracelet by Yodhiko Uchida (New York: Philomel, 1996)
- In America’s Shadow by Kimberly and Kaleigh Komatsu (Los Angeles: Thomas George Books, 2004)
- What Did the Internment of Japanese-Americans Mean? by Alice Yang Murray (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, 2000)
- The San Francisco News also reported on conditions and public reactions to the relocation camps from March - April 1942. Students can visit this site at www.sfmuseum.org/war/evactxt.html (San Francisco Museum articles from San Francisco News).