TELL THE STORY OF THE INTERNMENT OF THE JAPANESE

The current events and reactions to them cannot but remind us of another period of “moral panic” when “a certain race or ethnicity” was held accountable for the crimes committed by the few. The period in question is that between 1942 and 1945 when Japanese Americans were placed in camps for the duration of the war. Do your research and tell the story. While doing so, make sure to highlight the reasons, the immediate effects and the long term consequences.

Familiarize yourself with the issue

·         Japanese internment camps https://prezi.com/gcvi7nh9cjva/japanese-internment-camps/

·         Japanese internment  https://prezi.com/y3na4dvxs3iw/japanese-internment/

Photos to look at and study

·         http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-internment-of-japanese-americans/100132/  

Reading material to make notes on

·         Japanese American relocation http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation  

·         Internment history http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/camps.html

·         The Internment of Japanese Americans as reported by Seattle Area Weekly Newspapers Seattle Ethnic Press Report  http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/news_colasurdo.htm

Videos to watch and make notes on

·         Japanese American Internment During WWII | 1942 | Internment Camps in the USA | Japanese Relocation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgkNaK6fviA

Japanese Internment during WW 2  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mr97qyKA2s