Japanese American "Internment"

1 Unit · Undergraduate

This discussion-based course examines events leading to the mass imprisonment of a group of people based on race, the role of wartime emergency language, the imprisoned population’s experiences, and the wartime policy’s consequences. It focuses on intersections between race, gender, nation, and law. Readings include secondary and primary sources, including related court cases, executive orders, documentary films, memoirs, and fiction. ASIAN_AM 250-0 taught with LEGAL_ST 250-0 ; may not receive credit for both.