For each source, ask students to consider:
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Below are some general discussion questions that can be adapted to many instructional settings:
The collection includes three yearbook entries describing the “Japanese Students’ Club.” What was the purpose of the club? How did they contribute to campus life and engage in the community?
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited Puget Sound in December 1941. According to the December 16 issue of The Trail, why was she visiting campus? What did she say about the Japanese American community in relation to the war?
View the "Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry..." poster in the collection. What directions were Japanese Americans given regarding their "evacuation?" How much time were they given to prepare? How would you prepare if you were given the same directions?
This collection includes multiple letters between Kenji Kurita and President Thompson. What was the relationship between them and why did Kenji ask for President Thompson's help? Why is Kenji separated from his family in Hawai'i?
Shigeo Wakamatsu appears multiple times throughout the collection. Through the records, what can you learn about his time at Puget Sound? in the February 20, 1992, issue of The Trail, what can you learn about his life after Puget Sound?
Below are a few classroom activities that can be adapted to various instructional settings: