Watch this clip from a larger two-part interview with Dr. Kelli Nakamura on the experience of Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II. Dr. Nakamura talks with Education Director Aimee Bachari about the reasons behind internment and the differences in internment on the Hawaiian Islands versus the mainland. She also discusses Japanese Americans who served during the war and citizenship issues. Watch the full two-part interview on Japanese Immigration by Steamship and Picture Brides here.
Using exclusive oral histories and primary resources straight from our extensive archives, we focus on the vessels, crew, and passengers that revolutionized the way that we traveled, traded, and immigrated. Steam ahead with us as we navigate the waters of America’s rich maritime heritage.
This program is generously funded by Ted Scull who also helps source interviews, research, and provides visual materials.You can view films, podcasts, primary sources, and accompanying lessons below. You can see videos for all three themes here.
Rhode Island Social Studies Standards
- SSHS.USII.4.1 Isolationism and the eventual involvement of the United States in World War II
- Analyze the United States’ attempts to remain isolated from global crises and the reasons for its eventual involvement in World War II
- d. Explain the conditions of and factors leading to the United States entering WWII (e.g., Pearl Harbor, German militarism)
- SSHS.USII.4.2 The effects of the War on American society
- Argue how World War II impacted different groups of people in the United States
- e. Analyze the rationale for Japanese internment policies World War II, and argue the short and long-term impacts of those policies on Japanese communities
