Other Resources
Stories of WWII help and support from other authors, projects, books, articles and events
which have been recommended by our website contributors and visitors.
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Entries are in no particular order.
Traveling Exhibit
Go for Broke National Education Center (n.d). Courage and compassion: Our shared story of the Japanese American World War II experience. https://www.goforbroke.org/visit/exhibitions/courage-and-compassion
“The exhibition honors everyday people in cities and towns across America who rose above the wartime hysteria to recognize Japanese Americans as friends, neighbors and fellow citizens.”
From May 9, 2026 through Aug 30, 2026, the exhibit will be in Delray Beach, Florida, at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens.
Book from a major project:
Seigel, S. (2006). In good conscience: Supporting Japanese Americans during the internment. AACP, Inc. A project of the Military Intelligence Service Association of Northern California (The Kansha Project). Thoroughly researched narratives of selected individuals who supported Japanese Americans during the incarceration, in 20 chapters, with supplementary material. The author’s website is: https://www.shizueseigel.com/
Books:
Oppenheim, J. (2006). Dear Miss Breed: True stories of the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and a librarian who made a difference. Scholastic.
Mochizuki, K. (2022). Those who helped us (K. Hughes, Illus.). Wing Luke Museum; Chin Music Press.
Schrager, A. (2008). The principled politician: the Ralph Carr story. Fulcrum Publ.
Tuininga, J. (2023). We are not strangers. Abrams ComicArts.
Wong, K. F (2005). Enmity and Empathy: Japanese Americans in Minnesota during World War II. Minnesota Historical Society Press.
Munemitsu, J. (2021). The kindness of color. Janice Munemitsu, Publ.
Groups of Stories From Websites:
Alhadeff, E. (2023, Sep 16). The closure of Mutual Fish opens a window into Jewish and Japanese friendship. The Cholent. (Includes stories of Jewish and Japanese relationships in Seattle’s fish markets on Rainier Ave.; Barer family in Walla Walla saved land for a Japanese family; a Jewish family who hid a Japanese family in their basement.) https://thecholent.substack.com/p/the-closure-of-mutual-fish-opens
Saul, E. A. (n.d.). Honoring Americans who befriended, aided and supported Japanese Americans during World War II. Japanese American Patriotism. http://www.easaul.com/nisei-soldiers.html. This http.// address directs the reader to its updated website showing a list of 300 “kansha” honorees at: https://www.japaneseamericanpatriotism.com/kansha-project
(Eric Saul has been referred to as “the father of the Kansha Project” by Col. Harry Fukuhara, in an introductory page of Seigel’s book, In Good Conscience (see above)).
Topaz Stories (2024). Friends and Allies Photo Gallery https://topazstories.com/friends-and-allies-photo-gallery/ (While there was a “Friends and Allies” story session formed for a November 2024 date, the website stated that due to audio issues, no recording was available. However, many written stories are included on this website.)
Niiya, B. (2017, April 13). Exceptions to the rule: How caretakers helped some Japanese American families minimize WWII property losses. Denshō. https://densho.org/catalyst/exceptions-rule-caretakers-helped-japanese-american-families-minimize-wwii-property-losses/
Print and Online Articles:
Licata, E. (2012, June 13). Farquharson, Mary (1901-1982).
https://www.historylink.org/File/10264 (Washington State Senator 1935-1943)
Grigsby, L. L. (2025, April 15). Baseball was their glue: Jackie Robinson’s deep bond with LA’s Japanese Americans. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/jackie-robinson-pasadena-los-angeles
Mozingo, J. (2013, July 3). Hiroshi Miyamura and his hometown had a lot in common. They believed in America. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-japanese-american-hero-hiroshi-20170703-htmlstory.html (Japanese Americans in Gallup, NM during WWII were supported by Sheriff and commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars; Miyamura won the Congressional Gold Medal in Korean War).
Park, Y. (2013). The role of the YWCA in the World War II internment of Japanese Americans: A cautionary tale for social work. Social Service Review 87(3), 477–524. https://doi.org/10.1086/671987
Paul, J. (2017, March 27). In Gov. Ralph Carr, Colorado has a shining light in the painful history of Japanese internment – Colorado’s governor was the only major political figure to oppose the internment of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor. The Denver Post. https://www.denverpost.com/2016/12/06/ralph-carr-colorado-japanese-internment/
Robinson, G. (2007, March 19). Hugh MacBeth, Sr. (1884-1956). BlackPast.org. https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/macbeth-hugh-sr-1884-1956/ (Lawyer, Los Angeles)
Yamato, S. (2024, October 3). Through the fire: spreading the word about Wayne Collins. Rafu Shimpo. https://rafu.com/2024/10/through-the-fire-spreading-the-word-about-wayne-collins/ (Lawyer, San Francisco Bay Area)
Videos:
J-Town Community TV (2026, Jan. 10). “One fighting Irishman” Wayne M. Collins & Tule Lake segregation, film & panel Jan. 10, 2026 [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azfLN16qWg4
Schendel, D. (2022). Enduring Democracy: The Monterey petition [Video]. (Shown on the Tadaima! 2025 program.) https://www.pbs.org/show/enduring-democracy-the-monterey-petition/
Hoshino, L. (2010). Leap of faith: how Enmanji Temple was saved [Video]. Sonoma County Stories – Voices from where we live. https://digital.sonomalibrary.org/documents/detail/504338
Schiffer, V. (2015). Relocation: Arkansas: aftermath of incarceration [Video]. https://www.relocationarkansas.com
American Home Baptist Missionary Societies (n.d.). A church stands with its people [Video]. https://abhms.org/about-us/mission-stories/the-forgotten-pearl-harbor-story-video-lifts-up-american-baptist-ministry-in-world-war-ii-internment-camps/ (As with the story presented in this project by Janet Tanaka, this 13-min. video is also about Rev. Emery Andrews and his family of Seattle, WA, and their family’s move to near the Minidoka camp in Idaho as they continued to serve their Baptist congregation. )
Oral Histories and Excerpts:
Beppu, G. L. (2021, June 10). The Gerald L. Beppu Interview (J. Tuininga, Interviewer) [Oral history interview]. Densho Digital Repository. https://ddr.densho.org/interviews/ddr-densho-435-1-4/?tableft=segments (Segment 4 includes the Seattle story of Paul Greene, an insurance agent who himself paid the premiums for an insurance policy for the Beppu family, which was able to establish Linc’s Tackle store, after the Beppu family had lost their store, Togo’s, during their forced removal in 1942.)
Boyd, D. R., & Gruner, M. B. (2013, October 14). David R. Boyd – Marietta Boyd Gruner interview segment 6: Bringing athletic equipment to the Japanese Americans at the Puyallup Assembly Center (T. Ikeda, Interviewer) [Oral history interview segment]. Densho Digital Repository. https://ddr.densho.org/interviews/ddr-densho-1000-419-6/
Commemorative Fund:
Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund, established “as a tribute to the efforts and the vision of the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council active during WWII.
https://www.nsrcfund.org/
Story Writing Projects:
Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington. OMOIDE VII: Stories from the Japanese American community and beyond of “Ripples of Compassion & Generosity”. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59a20308893fc05119157aa0/t/682e24e619d1a922a8d3ae6d/1747854569587/Omoide+VII+Flyer.pdf
Past Events with online access to view:
Japanese American National Museum (2019, June 19). Allied with Japanese America [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHxPe2PkRuk
With Kimiko Marr, Scott Kurashige, and audience. Tateuchi Democracy Forum, Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Japanese American National Museum. (n.d.). Dear Miss Breed. [Online archive]. https://janm.emuseum.com/groups/clara-breed-collection/results . Collection of San Diego children’s librarian’s correspondence with her young library patrons during the incarceration.
Past Event with no viewing access currently found:
Japanese American National Museum (2023, Jan 28). Who is my neighbor? Allyship then and now [Video]. https://www.janm.org/events//who-my-neighbor-allyship-then-and-now