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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
Rylan Sekiguchi is the Manager of Curriculum and Instructional Design at the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), where he develops globally themed teaching materials for K–12 and community college classrooms. His publications include 15 curriculum units, two documentary films, and several online resources. The Association for Asian Studies has recognized him on three occasions with the Franklin Buchanan Prize, an award given annually to an outstanding curriculum publication on Asia for any grade level. He is also the instructor of Stanford e-Hiroshima, an online course for high school students in Hiroshima Prefecture, and the manager of Stanford SEAS Hawaii, a professional development program for teachers in Hawaii. He is a graduate of Stanford University.
- “What Does It Mean to Be an American?” a free web-based curriculum toolkit that tackles this central question using powerful imagery, compelling video, and diverse voices ranging from students to national leaders. Developed by SPICE and the Mineta Legacy Project.
- Several activities and online resources for teaching about the Japanese American incarceration and redress movement.
- Teaching resources from two lessons: “Civil Liberties & Equity” and “Justice & Reconciliation.”
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