MUSEUM VISITATION

Visit the Japanese American National Museum in the Little Tokyo section of downtown Los Angeles on your own time. The Museum contains a vivid display of the Relocation Camps from World War II as well as other information on Japanese-American history. This assignment requires that you answer the following questions about the Relocation Camps Exhibit and its consequences. 1. What was the main reason for targeting the Japanese American community? Was this reason based on fact or political /social hysteria? Explain your decision. 2. Explain the Constitutional issues the incarceration of the Japanese created? How were these issues solved? 3. Did other actions of the Japanese community offset the negative actions of the government in this issue in service to their country? How did the community survive this crisis? 4. In your view, what type of actions should the U.S. government have taken? This SLO requires that you utilize both critical thinking and writing skills. Only recognized texts and museum material may be used. Wikipedia is not an acceptable source for this assignment.      

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