Mar 03, 2025  
Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Catalog 2025-2026

SSCI 364 - The Japanese Internment Camps


This course examines the incarceration of Japanese Americans in the U.S. during World War II. Key themes include civil rights, resistance, and justice. Topics include civil disobedience and legal challenges to internment, generational conflict and family life, reparations and solidarity building. Drawing from history and Asian American studies, students will analyze primary sources, participate in discussions, and partake in a public history project.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area 1A and 1B and 1C and 2 with a C- or better)
General Education: UD4 Social&Behavioral Sciences
University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
Typically Offered: Fall term only

Units: 3