Civil Liberties in Times of Crisis: The Japanese American Incarceration

FAIN: BH-281301-21

Washington DC Office of the National JACL (Washington, DC 20006-1602)
Phillip Ozaki (Project Director: March 2021 to present)
Matthew Weisbly (Co Project Director: July 2021 to present)

Two one-week workshops for 72 teachers to examine the history and long-term impacts of Japanese American internment/incarceration during World War II in California.

Following its 2016 award of the same title, Civil Liberties in Times of Crisis: The Japanese American Incarceration, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) seeks funding through the NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture grants program for seventy-two primarily social studies and history teachers at the middle and high school levels to explore the historical significance and enduring legacy of the World War II Japanese American incarceration experience. Two six-day sessions of are planned for June 19 to 24, and July 10 to 15, 2022, in the historic Little Tokyo neighborhood in Los Angeles at host institution, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), with day trips to Santa Anita Park (a previous temporary “assembly center”) and Manzanar National Historic Site (one of the ten permanent WWII “internment” camps). This will be one of the last times that JACL isable to host a workshop with living camp survivors as the WWII generation passes the torch to future ones.

Associated Products

JACL TEACHER TRAINING ‘CIVIL LIBERTIES IN TIMES OF CRISIS’ SHAPES EDUCATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY (Article)
Title: JACL TEACHER TRAINING ‘CIVIL LIBERTIES IN TIMES OF CRISIS’ SHAPES EDUCATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Author: Emily Murase
Abstract: The organization invites 72 teachers throughout the U.S. to learn about the Japanese American incarceration experience.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://pacificcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/archives-menu/Vol.175_%2302_Jul_29_2022.pdf
Primary URL Description: PDF newspaper of the article and frontpage image of NEH program
Secondary URL: http://www.pacificcitizen.org
Secondary URL Description: Homepage of JACL's Newspaper, The Pacific Citizen
Access Model: Open
Format: Newspaper
Periodical Title: Pacific Citizen
Publisher: Pacific Citizen

Open Access Collection (Open Access eBook or Collection)
Publication Type: Open Access Collection
Title: JAExperience.org
Year: 2022
Author: JACL
Abstract: The Japanese American Experience is the Japanese American Citizens League’s (JACL) acclaimed curriculum guide containing a summary of the history of Japanese Americans, a chronology of important dates, a resource listing of books, videos, and websites, learning activities for the classroom, and an appendix with photos and copies of primary documents from the incarceration era. Click through below to explore the different modules and learn more.
Primary URL: https://www.jaexperience.org/
Primary URL Description: After our NEH workshop, we transformed our PDF Guide (which is also downloadable for free) into a website resource.
Type: Other

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