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Aung San: Resistance Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
A copy of a speech given by Aung San(1915-1947), the Burmese WW 2-era revolutionary leader who led a resistance movement against the British and Japanese in Burma (renamed Myanmar).
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: The Wanderer, the Story of Rev. Sang Chui Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
Reverend Sang-Chui Lee is a Korean immigrant to Canada who had converted to Christianity in response to the Japanese occupation of Manchuria and Korea. He later became a United Church minister. His three daughters married non-Koreans...
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University of California

Hearst Museum of Anthropology: The World in a Frame

For Students 9th - 10th
View representative works from the early decades of photography, 1865 to 1915, during one of the world's periods of extended travel. Discover how the invention of photography opened eyes to Native American, Japanese, and Middle Eastern...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Pursuit of Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
This book analyzes 30 Supreme Court cases chosen by a group of Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators as the most important for American citizens to understand. An additional 100 significant cases included in state history...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Civil Liberties in Wartime

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of civil liberties at wartime.
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Lunar Exploration Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Available in both HTML and Shockwave formats, this site is a visual timeline of US, Soviet, and Japanese Lunar exploration. Each point of the timeline links to text information about that spacecraft and mission.
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Read Works

Read Works: China Under Attack

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about a personal experience during the Japanese attach on China. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.
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United States Isshinryu Association

For Students 9th - 10th
The organization seeks to teach traditional Isshinryu karate to its students. The site contains the history and mission of the organization.
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Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Tokyo: The Anime Capital of Japan

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short essay on the history of cartooning and animation in Japan. Discusses the importance of anime (also known as Japanimation) as an industry to Japan and its global reach. Nice samples of anime characters and styles frame the site.
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Tokyo Broadcasting System Television: The World Heritage

For Students 9th - 10th
Japanese content. A companion site for the TV program, Sekaiisan, or The World Heritage. Episodes focus on cultural and "natural" heritage and are similar in feel to a National Geographic special. You can't watch the episode online but...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
World War II was the second war to embattle the entire globe, lasting from 1939 to 1945. It not only witnessed the Holocaust and the nuclear bombings of Japan, but became the deadliest conflict in human history. This collection includes...
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Heike Monogatari

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of The Tale of the Heike and important characters and themes in this epic which related to the miltary culture of the fourth century in Japan.
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Asiaart: Japanese Ceramics

For Students 9th - 10th
At this page from Asiaart, 5/6 of the way down is a description of Otagaki Rengetsu's work.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Japan and the Black Ships: The Meiji Restoration

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how Japan isolated itself from contact with Europe and America for two hundred years. This ended when it agreed to sign a treaty of friendship with America that was brought to Tokyo in 1853 by Commodore Matthew Perry and his...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Geography: People: Life in Tokyo

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes features of Tokyo that make it possible for its large population to live there.
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New York Times

New York Times: The Fortune Cookie: A History

For Students 9th - 10th
Evidence points to fortune cookies originating in Japan, not China as most people assume. Here is a brief video presentation discussing the roots of the fortune cookies and how they became linked to Chinese culture. [1:21]
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Globe Tracks

Travel for Kids: Fun Things to Do in Japan

For Students 3rd - 5th
"Kids already know a little about Japan if they collect Pokemon cards or buy Hello Kitty. Japan may seem very "modern," but it has a long history of tradition deeply embedded in everyday life." This site explores the geography and...
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PBS

Pacific Link: Immigration From Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about Japanese migration to the United States, from the 1880s through World War II, including reference to Japanese picture brides and Angel Island.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: World War Ii Pearl Harbor Attack for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Pearl Harbor Attack Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Curated OER

The General Attack on the Bataan Peninsula, by Japanese Artist J. Mukai.

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good overview of the WWII Japanese conquest of the Philippines, with information on the Bataan Peninsula specifically, including a map, toward the bottom of the page.
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Database of Award Winning Children's Literature

For Students 4th - 9th
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
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Cbc.ca: The Crucible Fighting From the Home Front

For Students 6th - 8th
Canada went from a country in economic crisis to one of the world's most industrialized nations during WW11. Canada's economy was revitalized, women joined the work force, the war effort was actively supported; yet unfair times did exist...
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US Navy

U.s. Navy Museum: Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan discusses the American initiative to open Japan to western trade. It also features a biography of Commodore Perry, an exploration of the Japanese class system, and various learning activities.
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Miho Museum: Landscape

For Students 9th - 10th
See the collection of ancient and classical art from both eastern and western traditions, housed in the Miho Museum Museum of Japan, which was designed by I.M. Pei and features an integrated Japanese garden.

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