Occidental College Library Japanese American Relocation Collection

Digital collections allow scholars everywhere to study small specific pieces of our collective history. There are a good many digital collections about the Japanese American Internment camps. The Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive on the University of California's Calisphere is one of the largest and includes a huge collection of images, letters, diaries, and documents along with teaching tools. Occidental College's collection tells one very specific story. A handful of Japanese American students were enrolled and accepted for admission when Pearl Harbor happened. Occidental College, founded by Presbyterians, attempted to find alternative college placements further inland for their students, although...