Tsuruja Miyazaki: A Virginia Story of Japanese American Incarceration
Objectives: Expand understanding of Japanese American incarceration during World War II using an example from Virginia’s past: that the story of incarceration was not limited to the west coast but had implications around the country. Introduce more complex elements of a story that personalize the experience of Japanese Americans and others that World War II […]
Civilly Disobedient: The Draft Resistance of Frank Emi and the Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee
OBJECTIVES: Explain how the actions of Frank Emi and the organizers of the Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee were founded in recognition of their denial of Constitutional rights and protections. Demonstrate how the civil disobedience at Heart Mountain contributed to the draft resistance movement in Japanese American incarceration camps. Understand the role that Frank Emi […]
Japanese-American Experience of WWII in America and Virginia
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
George Nakashima: A Life in Wood
OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to describe key elements of George Nakashima’s life: his education, his work, his philosophy. Students will be able to explain how his craftsmanship with wood extended into art and became an expression of his beliefs through the creations he made. Students will be able to identify ways in which his […]
A Tale Of Two Cities: Bronzeville, Little Tokyo & Post WWII Racial Geographies
OBJECTIVES: Engage with a key text to explore the impact of state-sanctioned displacement and Japanese Incarceration on a community within Los Angeles Conduct close reading to analyze the main points of a text Activate the archive by analyzing primary source documents to excavate their historical significance