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Japanese-American Relocation

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Consider the causes and effects that led to the internment and relocation of Japanese Americans during WWII. Learners read the story "Baseball Saved Us" and selected chapters from Farewell to Manzanar. Then, they view a slide-show, and investigate life in an internment camp. Finally, they write an essay about what they have learned and their personal opinion regarding internment.

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civil rights, human rights, civics, japanese-american internment, internment camps, japanese-american history, the home front, world war ii

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civil rights, japanese internment, wwii, home front, japanese american relocation, 442nd japanese american infantry battalion, social studies
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