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RABBIT IN THE MOON
Asian-American Studies (Japanese Internment)
ACTIVITIES
 Flash
Activity: Loyalty: How Do You Rate?
This activity was inspired by the loyalty tests Japanese Americans
had to take in the internment camps.
This activity is also available in PDF printable format.
Download Loyalty: How Do You Rate:  PDF
Flash
Activity: A Walk Through History
This activity takes users through first-person scenarios of being
sent to an internment camp during WWII.
LESSON PLANS
An Issue of Loyalty: Exploring the Treatment of Japanese Americans
During World War II (1941-1945)
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Grade Level: 5-8
Subject Areas: History, Multicultural Studies, Language
Arts
This lesson is designed to explore the issue of loyalty and disloyalty
with regards to Japanese Americans in the internment camps during
WWII. Students will examine these abstract ideas as they relate
to their lives.
Fairness: Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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Grade Level: 4-8
Subject Areas: History, Multicultural Studies
The purpose of this lesson is to have students examine the concept
of equality, one of the fundamental concepts embodied in our constitution
and laws.
Civil Disobedience Action Plan
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Grade Level: 9-12
Subject Areas: History, English
The Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution guarantees
Americans many freedoms: freedom of speech, religion and the press
and freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. Were any
of these rights violated when Japanese Americans were sent to
internment camps? In this lesson, students analyze basic civic
and human rights.
Civil Rights of Japanese-American Internees
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Grade Level: 9-12
Subject Areas: History, English
In this lesson students analyze basic civic and human rights and
determine if Japanese Americans' rights were violated during WWII.
PROFILES
In the following video clips from the KQED Bay Window special
Common Ground,
four Bay Area residents share their own experiences, similar to
those of Rabbit in the Moon filmaker Emiko Omori and her family,
on both personal and historic levels.
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the QuickTime Player
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Native-American View
Patricia St.Onge shares a Native-American experience.
A
Jewish-American View
Jill Tregor shares a Jewish-American experience.
A
Cuban View
Hilda Baldoquin shares a Cuban experience.
A
South African View
Kelvin Sauls shares a South African experience.
RESOURCES
Web sites, local resources, suggested reading and films.
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LOCAL HEROES
Find out more about KQED Local Heroes, outstanding Asian Americans
honored annually by KQED for commitment and contributions to the
community.
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