On December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, thrusting the United States into World War II. By the dawn of Monday December 8th, the FBI had arrested hundreds of Japanese immigrants, many of whom would spend the duration of the war in jail. These arrests would foreshadow the plight of Japanese Americans on the West Coast for the next five years. In 1944 the Supreme Court put an end to Japanese internment in the case Endo v. the United States.
In this assignment, you'll be exploring historic newspapers to get a true sense of the hysteria and anti-Japanese sentiments in the United States, especially in the Western United States.
Historic newspapers are a great resource to use for primary source materials on historic topics. You can find historic newspapers in library databases and on the Web.
Library Databases:
Why search here? Use Access World News when you need to find current news stories. It's especially useful for local and California news. This is your source for The Modesto Bee from January 1989 to the present.
What's included: Articles from of local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources. It includes in-depth special reports and hot topics from around the country.
Watch this short video to learn how to find The Modesto Bee.
Why search here? Search 29 databases at the same time that cover almost any topic you need to research at MJC. This is a good resource to use when you want to delve deeper into your subject.
What's included: EBSCO databases include articles previously published in academic journals, magazines, newspapers, books, and other media outlets.
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