Children in Japanese Internment Camp
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Print and copy the following selections from the following web site:      www.pbs.org/childofcamp.

                        “The Documentary”

                        “Internment History”

                        “Miss Evanson’s class”

                        “Mrs. Willis’ class”

                        “Overview”

                        “Civil Liberties”

            Read and discuss why Japanese-Americans were incarcerated in internment camps.

            Discuss the impact of First Amendment freedoms for Japanese-Americans.

            Discuss the long-term effects of camps on people.

            Students will write a journal entry as if they were a child in an internment camp.

            Discuss the goal of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and whether or not money can make up for losses suffered.

This module was created by Harold Sorknes and Tarah Steger at Northern State University.