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Archives in Context: Teachable Topics from the CSU Japanese American Digitization Project

Courts: Extended Activity

Search the CSUJAD online database of archival objects to find primary sources that further illuminate the issues associated with the Japanese American court cases (User Guide - Appendix C). Have students use the 6 Cs of Primary Source Analysis worksheet (Appendix D) to help answer the lesson question: What legal recourse do American citizens have when their civil rights are being threatened, especially during times of war or strife? For additional references and resources, see Appendix E.

Suggested terms for Japanese American court cases

curfew
mass removal
court cases
jail
Minori Yasui
Gordon Hirabayashi
Fred Korematsu
Mitsuye Endo
habeas corpus
coram nobis
race and racism
espionage
incarceration camps
living conditions
civil rights
Civil Liberties Act of 1988
redress

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