• Mt. Williamson and cemetery monument

    Manzanar

    National Historic Site California

Publications

Confinement and Ethnicity is an overview of World War II Japanese American relocation sites. It was published in 1999 by Western Archeological and Conservation Center, a branch of the National Park Service. It features an essay by Eleanor Roosevelt and a chapter about Manzanar.

 

Manzanar Historic Resource Study is a study of the Manzanar War Relocation Center written by Harlan D. Unrau in 1996 for the National Park Service. It originally came out as a two volume set.

 

Personal Justice Denied is the Report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. This is a comprehensive examination of the internemenht experience, resulting from hundreds of interviews held before Congress.

Did You Know?

Ansel Adams.

Ansel Adams photographed the camp and in 1944 published a book. It was poorly received and sparked protests at the time. The book, Born Free and Equal, has recently been republished.