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Learning and Teaching About the Japanese American Incarceration (October 26, 2024)
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Japan Society, the USC U.S.-China Institute and the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) are excited to offer a professional development workshop for K-12 educators. It is offered in partnership with the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia and with support from the Freeman Foundation. It is offered in partnership with the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia and with support from the Freeman Foundation. This is a unique opportunity to gain insights from leading experts and explore educational resources that bring history to life.
- why and how the incarceration of more than 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry took place during World War II
- the difficult considerations that incarcerees faced during and after the war, including the intergenerational impact that has continued
- the constitutional and political relevance today of this abridgement of civil liberties
- resources for teaching about the Japanese American incarceration
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