Japanese and American Values

Students review the Bill of Rights. They interpret how the American Government violated these rights with regard to Japanese Americans during World War II. They write down the violations of the Bill of Rights during Japanese ...

A dollar just cannot buy what it used to! Young scholars investigate inflation by researching and graphing data. By tracking the price of different consumables over a century, they create a visual representation of inflation over that time.

Davina Pardo's documentary Minka asks viewers to consider that value of preserving traditional dwellings and traditional building techniques by examining how American journalist John Roderick and Japanese architect Yoshihiro Takishita...

The third in a series of lessons introduced by “A Fence Away From Freedom,” uses the Smithsonian website, “A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution” and focuses on the section of the presentation devoted to the...

Students explore American values.  In this American citizenship and history lesson plan, students work in groups to brainstorm a list of American values based on specific photographs and/or personal experience. Students create a master...

Young scholars become familiar with family crests in general and Japanese family crests in particular. Students become familiar with the history of Japanese family crests.

Learners analyze photographs and documents to explore the Japanese Relocation Camps. They complete an analysis worksheet and share with the class. They write a dialogue based on real life examples of families affected and research court...

Students study a piece of Japanese contemporary history. In this democratic values lesson, students listen to their instructor lecture on the implementation of democratic government in Japan. Students respond to discussion questions and...

Students examine the significance of Tokugawa Japan from (1603-1888) and research supplemental materials relating to the topic. In this Japanese History lesson, students discuss the policy of isolationism in Japan and answer...

Students analyze film clips in class. In this democracy lesson plan, students identify the differences between civil liberties, democracy and freedom. Students view a video regarding Japanese internment and answer study questions as well...