FREE MATERIALS TO TEACH ABOUT THE JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT AND FRED KOREMATSU The Korematsu Institute (www.korematsuinstitute) wants to send you a FREE Teaching Kit that helps teachers instruct on the life of Fred Korematsu and the overall Japanese American internment during World War II. PLEASE SHARE THE WORD ABOUT OUR MATERIALS WITH YOUR TEACHERS Please inform your teachers about the FREE Teaching Kit. Help us spread the word about this pivotal story in U.S. History. The Korematsu Institute (www.korematsuinstitute.org) has a wealth of free teaching materials that help students learn about Fred and the Japanese American internment during World War II. Some items include: · a K-12 teaching guide, · a Fred Korematsu classroom poster, · the 24 minute version of the Emmy Award winning video, “Of Civil Wrongs and Rights, the Fred Korematsu Story.” TEACH ABOUT FRED KOREMATSU DAY ON HIS BIRTHDAY, JANUARY 30TH Fred Korematsu Day is celebrated on his birthday each year, January 30th. This is a good time to connect Fred’s story with other civil rights champions, examine key civil liberties issues, and remember the stories of the 120,000 people (approximately 70% were American citizens) who were interned in concentration camps without due process of law. Evan Goldberg, Coordinator Education Manager, Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Liberties and Education Alameda County Office of Education 313 W. Winton Avenue, Hayward CA 94544-1198 (510) 670-4233; egoldberg@acoe.org
FREE MATERIALS TO TEACH ABOUT THE JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT AND FRED KOREMATSU
The Korematsu Institute (www.korematsuinstitute) wants to send you a FREE Teaching Kit that helps teachers instruct on the life of Fred Korematsu and the overall Japanese American internment during World War II.
PLEASE SHARE THE WORD ABOUT OUR MATERIALS WITH YOUR TEACHERS
Please inform your teachers about the FREE Teaching Kit. Help us spread the word about this pivotal story in U.S. History.
The Korematsu Institute (www.korematsuinstitute.org) has a wealth of free teaching materials that help students learn about Fred and the Japanese American internment during World War II. Some items include:
· a K-12 teaching guide,
· a Fred Korematsu classroom poster,
· the 24 minute version of the Emmy Award winning video, “Of Civil Wrongs and Rights, the Fred Korematsu Story.”
TEACH ABOUT FRED KOREMATSU DAY ON HIS BIRTHDAY, JANUARY 30TH
Fred Korematsu Day is celebrated on his birthday each year, January 30th. This is a good time to connect Fred’s story with other civil rights champions, examine key civil liberties issues, and remember the stories of the 120,000 people (approximately 70% were American citizens) who were interned in concentration camps without due process of law.
Evan Goldberg, Coordinator
Education Manager, Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Liberties and Education
Alameda County Office of Education
313 W. Winton Avenue, Hayward CA 94544-1198
(510) 670-4233; egoldberg@acoe.org