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Peer reviewedGlasgow, Jacqueline N. – ALAN Review, 2002
Examines the uprooting of Japanese Americans during World War II as portrayed in children's/young adult literature. Discovers the triumph of the spirit of the survivors and replaces suppressed images with empowering ones. Considers stories and narratives in literature as a resource through which readers might shape their understanding of the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences, Japanese Americans
Download full textChappell, Virginia A. – 1994
"Farewll to Manzanar" (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James Houston), autobiographical account of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, might be used in a writing class to help students think deliberately about race and ethnicity. Writing about the book and researching the history surrounding it could serve to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Japanese Americans, Multicultural Education, Personal Narratives
Peer reviewedRobinson, Edward T. – OAH Magazine of History, 2003
Reviews topics discussed in the OAH article, "Incarcerating Japanese Americans" (Roger Daniels). States that the three internment cases were correct. Asks whether internment could re-occur given the climate in U.S. society since September 11, 2001. (CMK)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Government Role, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRomanowski, Michael H. – Social Education, 1996
Argues that oftentimes simple parallel constructions and choice of examples reflect an unconscious bias in history textbooks. Reveals a number of these, particularly related to the United States' treatment of minorities in World War II. Advocates using strategies to identify and challenge biases in history textbooks. (MJP)
Descriptors: Bias, Civil Liberties, Content Analysis, Critical Thinking
