Course Description: This course focuses on Japanese-American experience from the 1860s to the present as an ongoing study in ethnographic assimilation, including early immigration and response; immigration and labor laws; property rights; and WWII internment. Students identify and evaluate the issues of the ethics of assimilation, racial and ethnic discrimination, educational opportunity, social justice, and cultural identity. Taught in English.
Reflective Narrative: This course meets the MLO 2: Japanese Culture. In this course we looked at Japanese Americans and their experiences before and after WWII. We read different chapters of books in order to learn about the Japanese American experience. We also at some point had a guest come to our class to talk about his experience as a Japanese American and his experience with internment camps. At the end of the course we wrote a final essay and a final presentation on a topic of our choice relating to the Japanese American experience.
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