Japanese Americans of Washington State and Their Allies: How do people contribute to their local communities and societies? What factors play a part in individuals’ decisions to create social change?
- Regions: Central Sound, South Sound
- Topic: Social and Cultural History
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HistoryLink Articles
- Arai, Kichio Allen (1901-1966)
- Farquharson, Mary (1901-1982)
- Hirabayashi, Gordon K. (1918-2012)
- Horiuchi, Paul (1906-1999)
- Kurose, Aki (1925-1998)
- Mizukami, Robert Taro (1922-2010)
- Moriguchi, Sadako Tsutakawa (1907-2002)
- Mukai, Masahiro (1911-1999)
- Nishitani, Martha (1920-2014)
- Sakamoto, James (1903-1955)
- Schmoe, Floyd W. (1895-2001)
- Scott, Howard B. (1919-2012)
- Shu, Dr. Ruby Inouye (1920-2012)
- Suzuki, Pat: The Seattle Years (1955-1958)
- Tanbara, Kimiko Fujimoto (1924-2017) and George Tanbara, M.D. (1922-2017)
- Tsutakawa, George (1910-1997)
- Warashina, Patti (b. 1940)
Curriculum
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Essential Questions: How do people contribute to their local communities and societies? What factors play a part in individuals’ decisions to create social change?
This series of activities engage students with HistoryLink’s biographical essays on Japanese Americans—and their allies–who have lived and contributed to the history of Washington State. HistoryLink.org is an online encyclopedia of Washington state history. Essays are prepared exclusively for HistoryLink.org by staff historians, contract writers, volunteers, and consulting experts.
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