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Executive Order 9066

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Executive Order 9066

CD-ROM Access. Library Use Only.

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Who should use this database?

Those looking for multimedia information on Executive Order 9066, authorizing the detainment of Japanese Americans on the West Coast in government-run concentration camps during World War II.

What kinds of materials are referenced in the database?

This is a multimedia CD-ROM that chronicles the events leading up to and during the incarceration, and its effects on those imprisoned, concluding with the government apology of 1988 and the beginning of reparation payments in 1990. It includes photographs, written testimony, maps, a chronology of events, and film footage.

What years does the database cover?

The focus is on the incarceration period, but includes information from the late 1800s to the 1990s.

Will I find full-text articles in the database?

This is not an article database.

 
 
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