This week I want you all to bring together the various primary and secondary sources on Japanese incarceration that I assigned: the government propaganda film, the WRA photographs, and the segments from the documentary about Fred Korematsu.
- First, read the “Relocation and Incarceration of Japanese Americans During WWII” (Links to an external site.) section of the Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives (JARDA) and spend some time exploring the 4 thematic sections: People (Links to an external site.), Places (Links to an external site.), Everyday Life (Links to an external site.), and Personal Experience (Links to an external site.).
- Then please watch both the propaganda film Japanese Internment 1943 and the clips from Of Civil Wrongs and Civil Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story assigned this week.
After reviewing all of the above sources, please answer the following questions:
- How did the WRA photos and the propaganda film portray Japanese incarceration? What specifically in the film and the images led you to your conclusions?
- Be certain to cite at least 2 specific examples from the propaganda film and 2 specific examples from the WRA photos.
- How did Fred Korematsu depict Japanese incarceration in Of Civil Wrongs and Civil Rights? What specifically in the film led you to your conclusion?
- Be certain to cite two specific examples.
- Why do you think Japanese incarceration was portrayed differently in these sources?
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