AIAA Classroom Activity 5: Euphemisms and the Power of Language

Title

AIAA Classroom Activity 5: Euphemisms and the Power of Language

Description

This activity allows students to explore how the euphemistic language government officials and historians used in the past obscured the realities of U.S. government actions and Japanese American experiences during the period of incarceration.

Designed for students in grades 9-12 with adaptations for grades 4-8

Grade Level

Grades 9–12

Grades 4–5

Grades 6–8

Resource Type

Activity

Author

Daniel Sigward

Rights Holder

Fred T. Korematsu Institute

Date Created

2024