Japanese-American Experience of WWII in America and Virginia

TOPIC:

  • Homefront – Japanese War II by World War II

OBJECTIVES:

  • Students will learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, bringing the US into WWII.
  • Students will learn about the Japanese and Japanese American Incarceration in the United States
  • Students will examine the treatment of Japanese and Japanese Americans in Virginia prior to and during WWII
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INTRODUCTION:

  • Students will learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, bringing the US into WWII.
  • Students will learn about the Japanese and Japanese American Incarceration in the United States
  • Students will examine the treatment of Japanese and Japanese Americans in Virginia prior to and during WWII

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

  1. What does it mean to be an American?
  2. What does it mean to be white?
  3. What is justice and who decides when it has occurred?

KIT INCLUDES:

  • Vocabulary
  • Background context and reading
  • Slideshow
  • Activities
  • Additional resources

Lesson plan created in partnership with 1882 Foundation

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