Asian American Experience: Japanese Americans

Stories of the men and women in the 1399th Battalion, Varsity Victory Volunteers, 100th Battalion, 442nd, Military Intelligence Service and homefront.

Searchable digitized archive of Japanese American and other overseas Japanese newspaper articles. Includes the Nippu Jiji Photo Archives.

Dedicated to sharing the experience of Americans of Japanese ancestry.

"When called to duty in World War II, the men of the 100th Infantry Battalion performed extraordinary feats fighting for the country they loved."

Produced by Peter Wakamatsu whose father was Jack K. Wakamatsu, the First Sergeant of "F" Company.

Highlights from the Library of Congress collection of Manzanar on daily life, portraits, agricultural scenes, sports and leisure activities.

Bill Manbo (1908-92) documented in color photographs his family's life in Heart Mountain (internment camp).

Oral histories, photos, documents, and newspapers documenting the Japanese American experience while incarcerated or interned during World War II.

By APM Reports and Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (podcast)

Honoring the brave Japanese American soldiers of World War II, to learn about their inspiring courage, and act in the present to make positive change in our world.

Stories of the men and women in the 1399th Battalion, Varsity Victory Volunteers, 100th Battalion, 442nd, Military Intelligence Service and homefront.

Library of Congress Collection

Primary source set created by Digital Public Library.

JAMHC partners with other Japanese American veteran organizations to digitize and improve access to historical content.

Guide to sources by University of Hawaii West Oahu.

"The Japanese American Veterans Collection documents the rich heritage of Hawaiʻi‘s Japanese American veterans and their families. AJA veterans served with distinction during World War II as members of the 100th Infantry Battalion, Hawaiʻi Territorial Guard, Varsity Victory Volunteers (VVV), 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 1399th Engineers, and the Military Intelligence Service (MIS)."

Honoring the Japanese American World War II soldiers who fought in the service of the United States