HIST 221/INFO 221 Information Research Strategies in History

Researching History: the Japanese American Incarceration

This course is an introduction to historical research strategies, tools and evidence in the context of exploring the the Japanese American experience during World War II.

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Instructor:Theresa Mudrockmudrock@u.washington.edu685-1623

Meeting: Mondays & Wednesdays 11:30 - 12:20 Allen Auditorium
  Fridays 11:30 - 12:20 MGH 30

Office Hours:By appointmentReference Division, Suzzallo ground


Photograph: Detail from 1942 Dorothea Lange photograph, "San Francisco, California. Many children of Japanese ancestry attended Raphael Weill public School, Geary and Buchanan Streets, prior to evacuation." Courtesy of NARA, NWDNS-210-G-A548. Record Group 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1941 - 1947.