Confronting History Kanopy Film List: 80th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066

February 19, 2022, marks the 80th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a wartime order which authorized the forcible removal and incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans from their communities in the Western United States and Hawai'i, including San Mateo County. The streaming films below explore the personal experiences of imprisoned Japanese Americans, Japanese American soldiers who fought in WWII, and the history of and the long-lasting impact of Executive Order 9066.