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Beauty Behind Barbed Wire

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Students investigate the issue of racism against the Japanese during the start of World War II. They use the artwork of Estelle Ishigo to create context for the lesson and see how it provides a look into the life she experienced while living in a relocation camp.

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Grade
9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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1 hr

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