2.1 - Japanese Americans and Aleuts Incarceration Constitutional Violations

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English-Language Arts Government History-Social Science History U.S. History World History
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2.1 - Japanese Americans and Aleuts Incarceration Constitutional Violations

The video clip covers personal narratives from victims and descendants and highlights how the American government forced Japanese Americans and the Aleuts of Alaska into incarceration camps under President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066. The lesson covers the forced removal process, conditions and lives in the camps, and the eventual release of prisoners. The lesson analyzes the incarceration of Japanese Americans and Aleuts as a violation of their constitutional rights. Students discuss examples of incarceration and connect instances of incarceration with current social and political events pertaining to the concept of “families belong together.”

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