Teaching Japanese American Incarceration Chicago Workshop
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Single Session
Our single professional learning sessions are designed to easily fit into your day. Typically one hour or less, these sessions explore timely and relevant topics including teaching strategies, current events, and more.
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This professional learning event will be led by Facing History staff. When you register, you will receive instructions for how to attend the event.
This event qualifies for ISBE (Illinois).
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Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) people have a far-reaching and enduring presence in the United States and are an integral part of US history. Despite this history that stretches back more than four-hundred years, the history and experiences of AAPI people are still often overlooked, forgotten, and misunderstood. Teachers will learn how Facing History & Ourselves’ approach and resources can support educators to engage students in questions about identity, membership and bring AAPI voices into their classrooms.
This interactive workshop will engage participants in learning about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II to better understand historical themes in Asian American history. Our new resource, Japanese American Incarceration in WWII: A US HIstory Inquiry, is part of Facing History's US History Curriculum Collection. Guided by the essential question, “What can we learn from the stories of Japanese Americans who stood up for their democratic rights and freedoms during World War II?” this inquiry invites students to consider how such acts of resistance forced the nation to live up to its own civic ideals and made significant contributions to the ongoing project of building and sustaining democracy in the United States.
The workshop will also feature Dr. Michael Jin (PhD), Associate Professor of History and Global Asian Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Jin will introduce teachers to critical historical themes in Asian American history broadly, as well as the particulars of Japanese American incarceration.
This workshop is recommended for: 6th—12th grade US History, US Literature, Asian American History, Asian American Literature, Ethnic Studies, and U.S. Government teachers.
Location: Erikson Institute
451 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60654
Speaker
Dr. Michael Jin (PhD)
Associate Professor of History and Global Asian Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago
Certificate of Completion
Illinois-certified educators will be eligible to receive up to six clock hours for full participation.
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