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Japanese American Incarceration

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Using documents, such as reports from government sources and civil rights activists, budding historians explore the justification for forcing hundreds of thousands of Japanese-Americans to leave their lives and re-evaluate that tragic moment in history. Materials include necessary background and worksheets to engage with the primary sources.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
japanese-american history, japanese-american internment, japanese-americans, world war ii, post world war ii, civil rights, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Evaluate the documents for bias and perspective using the included activities
  • Discuss the fairness of Japanese American incarceration with the essential questions
Classroom Considerations
  • Create a free Stanford History Education Group account to use the resource
Pros
  • Background information is extensive
  • Newsreel is engrossing and fascinating artifact of the time
Cons
  • None