Camp+Harmony

Japanese Internment
In this chapter you are learning about inequalities regarding race and ethnicity. You are learning the difference between prejudice and discrimination, as well as what sociologists mean by the terms minority, race, and ethnicity. Stereotypes, or sets of distorted, exaggerated, or oversimplified images that are applied to a category of people, appear throughout any society. An example of stereotyping and discrimination in American history is the internment of Japanese Americans in relocation camps during World War II. In this activity you will take a closer look at the experiences of Japanese Americans during the war, as well as what life was like inside the internment camps.

You will visit the Camp Harmony web site to learn more about the experience of Japanese Americans during World War II. Then answer several questions about the material on the site and then write a haiku that describes Japanese American internment during World War II.

Download the question sheet. It will open in Word. Type your answers in the text boxes, don't worry that they are too small. The boxes will expand as you type. When you are finished print the document and then save it, using Save As, to "Your Files". Leave this page open, the web site and questions will open in new windows. When you are finished with the Camp Harmony web site come back to this page to continue. http://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/harmony/exhibit/ = =
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