We have two lesson plans available for teachers and students.
The first lesson plan explores the essential question: how reliable are documentary photographs as a historic source? Students will compare Russell Lee’s documentation of Japanese American farm labor camps with primary and secondary source documents. The lesson plan is divided into three PDFs: 1.1 (teacher guide), 1.2 (photographs), and 1.3 (documents).
The second lesson plan explores the essential question: how reliable are documentary videos as a historic source? Students will evaluate videos, including historic films made during World War II and a short documentary produced for the Uprooted exhibit.
Many books, articles, and digital content have been written about the Japanese American wartime experience. The following are just a small number of resources, but each includes additional information about farm labor camps. For a more extensive bibliography, check …