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American Made (6-12)

"American Made" is a film about a Sikh American family whose car breaks down en route to the Grand Canyon, and their only hope for escape is the remote desert highway and the occasional passing car. When car after car fails to stop, family members are forced to confront their notions of faith, conformity, tradition, and sacrifice—and question what it means to be “American” today. This lesson plan includes discussion activities about the definition of family, cultural research activities, and writing assignments related to students' personal histories.

An Issue of Loyalty: Exploring the Treatment of Japanese Americans During World War II (1941-1945) (5-8)

This lesson is designed to explore the issue of loyalty and disloyalty with regards to Japanese Americans in the internment camps during WWII. Students will examine these abstract ideas as they relate to their lives.

Civil Disobedience Action Plan (9-12)

This lesson acquaints students with historical and current concepts of civil disobedience. They will also consider issues that affect their own lives in relation to civil disobedience.

Civil Rights of Japanese-American Internees (9-12)

In this lesson students analyze basic civic and human rights and determine if Japanese Americans rights were violated during WWII.

Creating an Ethnic Student Newspaper (9-12)

In this lesson students analyze news articles and features covered by ethnic newspapers in both the past and present. They will also have the opportunity to create a school newspaper.

Creating and Evaluating Ethnic Advertising (9-12)

In this lesson students research how advertising agencies market products for different ethnic groups and how they generally target specific audiences.

Exploring Family Compositions (K-3)

The activities in this lesson are designed to help children explore their own families' composition and that of their classmates.

Fairness: Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II (4-8)

The purpose of this lesson is to have students examine the concept of equality, one of the fundamental concepts embodied in our constitution and laws, and try to understand why Japanese Americans were treated so unfairly during WWII.

Families: Different and the Same (4-6)

The activities in this lesson are designed to help children explore their own family's composition and that of their classmates'.

Finding Racial Stereotypes in Popular Culture (9-12)

In this lesson students analyze current media and determine if racial stereotyping exists and consider causes of and remedies for racial stereotyping.

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