East Asia - focused websites/ www.janm.org

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

Japanese American National Museum is located at 369 East First Street, LA 90012. The phone number is (213) 625-0414. This museum was created because it was felt that many Japanese-Americans had lost touch with their Japanese culture. I visited this website and found it to be very interesting. Kids can learn about Japanese culture through interactive activities. They can view rare artifacts, ancient foods, be a Taiko Drummer, discover the Kamishibai Theater as they tour the actual museum, or the website. This website was full of information about the Japanese culture and history. There is even a book store website: http://www.janmstore.com where students and/or teachers can order history books, fiction, videos, CD Roms, and discover information on other internet sites.

This website is easy to use. How can it be useful to students? Students can use it for research, the pictures and simple explanations give the students a sense of hands-on learning, and a virtual tour of this website could pique their interest in ways that books or teacher lectures won't do.

[Anonymous]

Go For Broke National Education Center is across from the Japanese American National Museum. It is an organization to support the Japanse American men that served for the United States during WWII. I went to a two day workshop there last fall. It was really good. We interview veterans on camera for the video archive they are creating. We also went on a tour of Little Tokyo and saw the Go For Broke Monument. Their website also has lesson plans and video clips to use with students. The workshop was only $25 and included a salary point and a lot of classroom materials. They worked with UTLA to create the workshop. They have a fieldtrip for teachers to one of the relocation camps. They also have veteran volunteers that will come speak to your students about their experiences. They also have an interactive museum that you can bring students to. It has dressers of Japanese Americans set up with artifacts and information for the students to explore. They also have lounge chairs for the students to sit in while they look through the interview archives. It is in Little Tokyo, so you could take your students on a walking tour. Their are plaques in the sidewalk that point out important historical facts.

http://www.goforbroke.org

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