Japanese-American Experience of WWII in America and Virginia | K12 AANPHI

Japanese-American Experience of WWII in America and Virginia

9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

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

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

What does it mean to be an American?
What does it mean to be white?
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