TEACHER'S GUIDE Document Based Activity Part 1: Behind Barbed Wire MISSION US: "Prisoner in My 1 0 obj Mission US is an award-winning role-playing game series from PBS station THIRTEEN. Tadashi (fictional character) is an 18-year-old Nisei Japanese American from Terminal Island whom Henry meets at Manzanar. The newest game givesmiddle and high school students the chance to see life through the eyes of a Japanese American teenagerduring World War II as they encounter diverse perspectives, witness key events, make difficult choices andexperience the resulting consequences in a scenario from this pivotal, difficult moment in history.In Prisoner in My Homeland, students step into the role of Henry Tanaka, a 16-year-oldJapanese American boy whose family is forced to leave their home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, for aprison camp in Manzanar, California. Test. When the government forces you and 120,000 other innocent Japanese Americans into camps, how will you react? rBwRf+ Teacher's Guide to Using This Mission Overview/background materials, activities, primary sources, and more. z'hT5f;)zh,G?yaF=+xy0S(BC; <> In the present day, after Henrys death, she finds his diary while cleaning out his attic. Maya Tanaka (fictional character) is Henrys granddaughter. %PDF-1.3 Home - MissionUS Learn more at https://mission-us.org. V5uAFAH X\pDMb>V mN#59 ~%$rnZs_szH99G?kz]ARCnJ:$ =UZP XN_P#tv_<3S[*/{1IuUu_bX0\kSQ/JJ { G]cPbcT]N] 3Cbevk(c-pGoBV@ She is sympathetic with the young incarcerees, and encourages them to study hard. Tk`J}:+*C>ojSsR C The Mission US website includes six games and comprehensivecompanion classroom guides that include document-based history activities, primary sources, vocabularybuilders, standards alignments, writing prompts, visual aids and professional development videos. Enter your password. The game shows middle and high school students what life was like through the eyes of a Japanese American teenager named Henry Tanaka during World War II. Netflix Dates Human Resources Finale Season in Watercooler Teaser, Box Office Smash The First Slam Dunk Scores NorAm Release with GKIDS, Robotech: The Movie Producer Frank Agrama Dies at 93, Julia Morizawas Family History Short Dragonfly to Premiere at LA Asian Pacific Film Fest, Star-Studded Short Bug Therapy Sets Online Release for Mental Health Month. "To preserve the history and culture of Japanese Americans of Bainbridge Island and support education and community outreach that fosters a deep appreciation for diversity, justice, and the need for vigilant protection of our civil and constitutional rights. It teaches teenagers about some of the most difficult periods of time in history for the countries it follows and the next game in the series is about to launch in September. In the present day, after Henrys death, she finds his diary while cleaning out his attic. This video provides a summary of the game narrative, game features, educator support materials, and development process behind the game. MISSION US: "Prisoner in My Homeland" most closely align with the following standards: Change, Continuity, and Context: (D2. He is also a judo instructor at the local Japanese community center. Funding for Mission US is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 2 0 obj Mission US is a deeply-researched, award-winning educational media project with proven positive impact on history learning. When the government forces you and 120,000 other innocent Japanese Americans into camps, how will you react? 1848 the antebellum era. Enter your username. 716 Following. %PDF-1.7 You are 16-year-old Henry Tanaka. Players must make decisions that reflect broader strategies of survival and resistance: will they help their community, focus on family, support the war effort, resist injustice? 4 0 obj Sandra Sheppard, is executive-in charge. Download ALL educator materials for Prisoner in My Homeland (39 MB), Timeline of Historical Events Before, During, and After the Mission, Glossary of Smartwords and Other Period-Appropriate Words, Educators Primer on the Historical Period, Prologue Document-Based Activity Executive Order/JACL/Stanley Diary, Part 3 Document-Based Activity: Loyalty Questionnaire, Bainbridge Island Oral History Yaeko Sakai Yoshihara pre WWII, Bainbridge Island Oral History Jerry Nakata pre WWII, Photo Mr. and Mrs. Moji and their Dog, King, Photo Japanese Americans Walk Down the Eagledale Ferry Dock, JACL Plan for West Coast Communities: JACL Seattle Statement, Bainbridge Newspaper Editorial Supporting Japanese, Dr. Seuss anti-Japanese Propganda, Alley Cats, Dr. Seuss anti-Japanese Propganda, Waiting for a Signal, Removal Notice: Instructions to all Persons of Japanese Ancestry, Resistance Document Gordon Hirabayshi Letter, Manzanar Kango Takamura Collection First Impression of Manzanar., Dorothea Lange Photo Dust Storm at this War Relocation Authority Center, Dorothea Lange Photo An Elementary School, Ansel Adams Photo Manzanar Street Scene, Clouds, Manzanar Free Press Article on Work in the Camp Camouflage Net Work, Essays by Incarcerated Students Kaizo Kubo The Years Between, Stanley Hayami Essay: My Viewpoint of the Evacuation, Kango Takamura Collection Making Rice Cakes (mochi-tsuki). The sixth installment of the award-winning MISSION US educational gaming series, Prisoner in My Homeland follows the experiences of teenager Henry Tanaka, wh. Russia said on Thursday it had rejected a U.S. embassy request to visit detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in response to Washington's refusal to grant visas to a group of . As an adult, he moved to Los Angeles, started a family and sold fruit. As of June 1st of this year, Mission US games have been played by 3 million registered users, including 98,000 teachers, in all 50 states.