Resources: Japanese Americans

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Rethinking Our Classrooms: Teaching for Equity and Justice, Vol. 2

This book includes social justice teaching ideas for students of all different ages and across a wide variety of subjects. It is divided into the following six main sections: the power of words; the power of the past; the power of critique; the power of social action; rethinking school culture; rethinking assessment. It also includes a detailed resource section at the back of the book.

Type: Teacher Resource: Curriculum • Grade Level: All Grades •
Categories: Japanese Americans 
Keywords: critical thinking 

Hidden Memory: Internment: Knowing Your Family’s Story and Why it Matters

In this story, storyteller Anne Shimojima tells about the experience of her family in the United States, especially during the time of World War II when some of her family were sent to Japanese-American internment camps.

Type: Teacher Resource: Lesson Plan • Grade Level: 9 - 12: High School •
Categories: Japanese Americans 
Keywords: Japanese Americans  internment camps  discrimination 

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