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CommonLit

Common Lit: Japanese Relocation During World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Japanese Relocation During World War II" by The National Archives, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Villainizing Japanese Americans During the Wwii Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze primary sources in the media gallery and create an illustrated poem to learn how Japanese Americans were impacted by anti-Chinese exclusion policies of the 1800s, and why it escalated during World War II. As a result, Americans...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Japanese Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Japanese Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Northwest College Wyoming: Heart Mountain Digital Preservation Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Heart Mountain, Wyoming, was one of the Japanese relocation centers used during World War II. Read the history of the center, then browse the many original photos, conveniently sorted by topic. Some primary documents are also available...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Why I Love a Country That Once Betrayed Me

For Students 9th - 10th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Life Interrupted

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of Japanese Americans during World War II. Includes videos, pictures, and maps.
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Other

National Council for the Social Studies: Fear, Panic, and Injustice

For Teachers 4th - 6th
What did it feel like to have to leave your home and possessions to live in a camp during WWII because you were a Japanese-American? Students will understand the climate of fear during this time and develop empathy toward the families...
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Other

University of Arkansas Libraries: Land of (Un)equal Opportunity

For Students 9th - 10th
A vast collection of records and photographs that documents the struggle for equality in Arkansas by African Americans, women, and Japanese Americans. Timeline, lesson plans, and similar resources available for added depth.
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iCivics

I Civics: Korematsu v. United States (1944)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that determined the government acted constitutionally when it detained people of Japanese ancestry inside internment camps during World War II. Students learn what...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Forgetting the Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the story of a young Japanese-American girl whose family was sent to an internment camp after Pearl Harbor.
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University of Arizona

Through Our Parents' Eyes: War Relocation Authority Camps in Arizona: 1942 1946

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting exhibit that shows some of what went on at the relocation camps during World War II in the U.S. Many pictures and good source of information.
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University of Washington

University of Washington Libraries: Relocation of Japanese Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
This page offers the text of a pamphlet printed by the War Relocation Authority published in May of 1943.
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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne and James D. Houston

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the memoir Farewell To Manzanar by Jeanne and James D. Houston including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The memoir...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: World War Ii 1941 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive feature deals with the morality of total war, and its effects on those who fought, died, and survived it, focusing on Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. Was the wartime internment of Japanese Americans appropriate?...
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Carl Lindskoog, "Immigration Detention: A Selective Bibliography"

For Students 9th - 10th
This bibliography supplements an essay in the Summer 2019 issue of the Immigration and Ethnic History Newsletter. This list shows, scholars in an array of disciplines have shaped the historiography of immigration detention. It includes...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: The Reunion Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
The Reunion, a novel by Jacqueline Pearce, explores the friendship between two girls and interweaves it with a grandmother's story of her severed friendship with a Japanese Canadian girl during World War II. This teacher's guide includes...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston through this informative site. Students and teachers will benefit from the featured lesson plans for "Farewell to Manzanar."
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Balancing Sources

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is from an American history course designed for teachers to enrich their knowledge and their teaching practice. This interactive is a set of nine exercises where teachers evaluate primary resources related to a specific event in...
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: The World War Ii Home Front

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] World War II had a deep impact on the United States. The war affected all phases of American life both on the home front and overseas in battle. This text document addresses the many and varied ways...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Born Free and Equal

For Students 9th - 10th
Compete digitized copy of Ansel Adam's book about Manzanar.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with the memoir "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Wakatsuki. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
World War II was the second war to embattle the entire globe, lasting from 1939 to 1945. It not only witnessed the Holocaust and the nuclear bombings of Japan, but became the deadliest conflict in human history. This collection includes...
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This quiz focuses on the United States involvement during World War II.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Pursuit of Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
This book analyzes 30 Supreme Court cases chosen by a group of Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators as the most important for American citizens to understand. An additional 100 significant cases included in state history...

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