Japanese American History: Wartime Memories

Matsuno, M. (Director). (2017). First to Go: Story of the Kataoka Family [Video file]. New Day Films. Retrieved February 4, 2022, from Kanopy.

First to Go presents an intimate, inspirational, and emotional story of the impact traumatic events can have across generations. 

How to Watch?

Skyline College students and faculty: Select the arrow in the film image box above and log in using your usual campus credentials.

Learn about Executive Order 9066 from the Japanese American National Museum and Smithsonian podcast series: https://features.apmreports.org/order-9066/

Japanese American college students at UMass Boston

• From Confinement to College: Video Oral Histories of Japanese American Students in World War II, UMass, Boston
• Calisphere: REgenerations Oral History Project by the Japanese American National Museum (Resettlement to Chicago, San Diego, San Jose, Los Angeles)
• Densho
• Japanese American World War II evacuation oral history project (Cal State Fullerton)
• Online Archive of California