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Mukai, Gary – 2000
The Japanese-American internment experience during World War II continues to affect the Japanese-American community. This ERIC Digest provides six suggestions for teaching about the Japanese-American internment, touching on civil rights, immigration, the media, "loyalty," redress and reparations, and primary and secondary sources.…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Japanese American Culture, Japanese Americans, Minority Groups
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Woodrum, Eric; And Others – Social Forces, 1980
Immigrant economic adaptations should be analyzed as vehicles through which factors in the society of origin influence experiences following migration and as predictors of noneconomic characteristics. Among first generation Japanese Americans, father's occupation and class status, as well as respondent's education, religion, and family background,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior, Economic Opportunities, Economic Progress
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Lickteig, Mary J. – MultiCultural Review, 1996
Presents annotated bibliographies of children's books about Japanese Americans and Japan. Distinguishing between immigrant culture and culture of the land of origin is an important point in multicultural education. Sixteen fiction and nonfiction sources on Japanese Americans are cited; 28 titles about Japan are included. (SLD)
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
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Yamane, Kazuo – Journal of Ethnic Studies, 1985
Provides a brief biography of Yoshio Abe, the Japanese-American writer, and describes his three-volume novel, "The Man of Dual Nationality," part of which is presented in translation in this issue. (KH)
Descriptors: Authors, Ethnicity, Japanese Americans, Literature
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Itai, Goro; McRae, Cynthia – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1994
Discusses important aspects of providing counseling to older Japanese American clients, including ethical issues based on cultural differences and nontraditional approaches to counseling. Examines unique historical and cultural characteristics of these clients. Includes 26 citations. (Author/CRR)
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Ethics, Japanese Americans
Morimoto, Toyotomi – 1997
This book records the history of schools attended by Americans of Japanese ancestry, focusing on efforts by the Japanese community in California to maintain its linguistic and cultural heritage. The main focus of the book is on the period from the early 20th century to World War II. The book examines conditions during the War and in the postwar…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Foreign Countries, Japanese, Japanese American Culture
Pak, Yoon K. – 1997
This comparative historical analysis examines the official attitude of the Seattle (Washington) Public Schools toward Americanization and ethnic groups, specifically Japanese Americans, between 1916 and 1942. The paper contains seven major sections including: (1) "Objective and Rationale for Studying Seattle"; (2) "Methodology and…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Ethnic Groups
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Banks, Cherry A. McGee – Educational Perspectives, 2007
Following the Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the nation was thrown into a state of fear and hysteria. On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order No. 9066 which resulted in more than 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry being either interned in relocation centers, drafted, or…
Descriptors: Democracy, War, Japanese Americans, Relocation
Lebra, Takie Sugiyama – 1972
The recent anthropological literature contains both linear and non-linear models of acculturation. The non-linear model assumes that acculturation generates biculturality, that is, the addition of a new culture to the old one, whereas the linear model involves replacement of the old culture by a new one. Biculturality in the non-linear model gives…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anthropology, Biculturalism, Cultural Influences
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Wright, Ian – History and Social Science Teacher, 1987
Briefly reviews the purposes of law-related education in social studies and demonstrates how these may be achieved through historical case studies. Illustrates this point with various events surrounding the experience of Japanese Canadians during World War II. Includes primary source documents and two photographs. (JDH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Awareness, Discriminatory Legislation, Japanese American Culture
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McDiffett, Danton – English Journal, 2001
Discusses five books for young adults by author Yoshiko Uchida. Notes that these books, accessible to children in grades 5 and above, describe the prejudice against Japanese Americans, internment camps, and upheaval, sorrow, and anger spawned by the American government's racist actions. Shows how the books can prompt discussions about cultural…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
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Haglund, Frances E. – Integrated Education, 1978
The author recollects her experiences as a teacher in a Japanese American Relocation Camp in Minidoka, Idaho, during the Second World War. (AM)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, History, Japanese Americans, Relocation
Maruyama, Magoroh – Mental Hygiene, 1971
Descriptors: Bias, Chinese Americans, Ethnic Groups, Japanese Americans
Jefferson County School District R-1, Denver, CO. – 1994
This book was written by 94 students, aged 8-14, at Westridge Elementary School (Littleton, Colorado) during a summer enrichment class. The book was written for anyone who wants to learn about Japanese-American culture and heritage. Chapter 1 gives an overview of Japanese history before American contact, the immigration of Japanese to America, the…
Descriptors: Asian History, Asian Studies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Activities
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. Office for Equity Education. – 1983
Designed for secondary school students, this 3-5 day unit focuses on the legal context of the Japanese-American internment during World War II and can be incorporated into a history unit or used as a case study of the American legal system or American race relations. Four lesson plans are provided. In lesson 1, the historical events of the…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Instructional Materials, Japanese American Culture, Japanese Americans
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