Oregon Experience: Oregon at War
Further Reading
Oregon During WWII
- Life on the Home Front – Oregon Responds to WWII
- An excellent, Oregon-focused WWII site, assembled by the Oregon State Archives.
- Oregon Experience: The Braceros
- Learn more about the WWII guest-worker program that saved American agriculture and changed Oregon in never-imagined ways.
- Bly, Oregon Balloon Bombing
- Jack Smith tells his story about finding the victims of the Japanese balloon bomb near Bly, OR.
- Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
- Oregon's Japanese-American history museum
General WWII Resources
- Ken Burn's The War
- Find extensive information about the series, the witnesses who share their experiences throughout the film and the filmmakers.
- Library of Congress Veterans History Project
- A national archive of veterans' wartime stories, the project is actively soliciting new oral histories of WWII vets for its collection.
- Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project
- An extensive Web site and collection of resources about the Japanese-American experience during WWII.
- Share Your Story
- Share your experiences of WWII and explore submissions from Oregon and around the country.
The War begins Sunday, September 23 at 8pm on OPB TV.
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