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Ueno lives in Block 22 and works in the Block 22 mess hall as a cooks assistant. Funding for Mission US is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Mission US team collaborated closely with humanities advisors and members of the Japanese American community to develop "Prisoner in My Homeland." Students are asked to step into the role of Henry Tanaka, a 16-year-old Japanese American boy whose family is forced to leave their home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, for a prison camp in Manzanar, California. As of June 1, 2020, Mission US games have been played by 3 million registered users, including98,000 teachers, in all 50 states. "We hope that the game and the supporting educator resources will promote thoughtful discussion and deeper reflection on the critical issues of both our past and present.". Dec. 31 1942., Kango Takamura Collection Saturday Afternoon Spring Scene, Ueno Documents re: Sugar Shortages or Mess Hall Workers Union, Kango Takamura Collection Snow in January 1944, block 35 at Manzanar, Korematsu v. United States Dissenting Opinion, Oral Histories from Bainbridge Islanders: Fumiko Hayashida Testifies for Bainbridge Island American Monument Act, California Apologizes for Japanese Incarceration (2020). THIRTEEN productions and WNET will debut Prisoner in My Homeland, the sixth role-playing game in the award-winning Mission US series online on Sept. 14. An advisory board of leading scholars and researchers of the history of the incarceration guided development of the game's historical content, including Martha Nakagawa, author and researcher at the UCLA Jack and Aiko Herzig Collection and Eji Suyama Endowment project. Thewebsite also includes tips for parents and educators seeking to use Mission US as a resource for at-homehistory learning. ". Lg"Ntn)YA!Mh8Qa%C!&FX%" ,a@ fP^05j~C5kRR)Zx(R1Tl>w SN6eb/!mQ!ON=\eu:O\c&JTiXE," 9 ^.vLNJ~08xXMyQqzW. While critical of the governments forced removal and incarceration policies, he supports strategies that demonstrate Japanese American loyalty such as cooperating with the authorities and encouraging Nisei to serve in the armed forces. The year is 1941. Picture Brides. Learn. stream 1839. She lives with her family on the strawberry farm on Bainbridge Island. You are 16-year-old Henry Tanaka. First Name * Last Initial * Need help logging in? Mission US is a series of FREE online role-playing games transforming the way students learn American history. You are 16-year-old Henry Tanaka. She works as a high school teacher at Manzanar, living and working there beginning in October 1943. "Prisoner in My Homeland" is the sixth game in the free interactive educational series. An overview of the award-winning Mission US game, Prisoner in My Homeland, which follows the experiences of teenager Henry Tanaka, whose family is forced to . 1 talking about this. Players must make decisions that reflect broader strategies of survivaland resistance: will they help their community, focus on family, support the war effort, resist injustice? Prisoner in My Homeland follows the experiences of teenager Henry Tanaka, whose family is forced to leave their home on Bainbridge Island, WA, for a prison camp in Manzanar, CA. :S(R1 VqhE& WNET THIRTEEN's Award-Winning Game Series Mission US Brings Pivotal Moment in History to Life for Teens with "Prisoner in My Homeland". Designed for use in middle school history classrooms, the mission and supporting educator materials will be available free at https://mission-us.org beginning September 14, 2020. . Watch Trailer. When your family is imprisoned and your loyalty questioned, how will you respond? This video provides a summary of the game narrative, game features, educator support materials, and development process behind the game. In the present day, after Henrys death, she finds his diary while cleaning out his attic. NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- THIRTEEN announces the launch of "Prisoner in My Homeland," the sixth role-playing game in the multi-award-winning Mission US series, debuting at mission . His mother lives in Nagasaki. The game, which seeks to educate school age children about challenging and transformational moments of American history, has generated controversy with its depictions of historical racism and violence. Mission US is an award-winning educational media project that immerses young people in transformatio First Clip Revealed for The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon One Piece Film Red Captains Crunchyrolls July Home Video Highlights. When the government forces you and 120,000 other innocent Japanese Americans into camps, how will you react? As many students will be remote learning at this time, PBS THIRTEEN hopes you'll consider this interactive tool to teach and approach difficult discussions with your children. xkO9;gV9 NG6YXE4 3$* Le7rp/oWbjn~}on Y9zuL_8$osrY]0Rriw$J'"Z &z(^F( When she emigrated to the United States to get married, she brought several family heirlooms, including a kimono and a tea set. Mission US is an award-winning educational media project that immerses young people in transformational moments in U.S. history. Additional funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities; U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences; U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program; The Page & Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation; Atran Foundation; Estate of Bhagwant Gill; and Helena Rubinstein Foundation. Turning Up the Volume: Five Popular Virtual Production Classes Across the U.S. She is smart, thoughtful and motivated to do well. *IIH75.X. Harry Ueno (historical figure) is a 35-year old Kibei. Ueno was born in Hawaii and sent to Japan to be educated. Double-click on the icon labeled Mission06. Players may choose to log in with their Mission US account, or to play offline. 716 Following. Henry Tanaka (fictional character) is a sixteen-year-old Nisei Japanese American when the mission begins. 1848 the antebellum era. 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). He keeps a diary that he illustrates with sketches. 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). % She is sympathetic with the young incarcerees, and encourages them to study hard. All Rights Reserved. Watch Trailer Start Mission. Likeall the games in the critically-acclaimed Mission US series, Prisoner in My Homeland is designed toincrease young peoples knowledge and understanding of our nations past by immersing them in a criticalmoment in U.S. history. MISSION US: "Prisoner in My Homeland" 5. for "Prisoner in My Homeland"- and kudos to the other finalists and honorees this year! Players grapple with the choices and challenges faced by more than 120,000 Japanese Americans as they coped with their unjust incarceration during World War II. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> is Henrys granddaughter. Additional funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities; U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences; U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program; The Page & Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation; Atran Foundation; Estate of Bhagwant Gill; and Helena Rubinstein Foundation. After the Tanakas are forcibly removed to Manzanar, Mr. Flores looks after the farm, but severe labor shortages limit his ability to harvest the crop. The installation simply creates a folder containing the application and all the necessary assets and data. Tk`J}:+*C>ojSsR C Surprised by her discovery her grandfather had never spoken about his incarceration during World War II she reaches out to Great-Aunt Lily (Henrys sister, Lily, now an elderly woman) to learn more and is inspired to dig deeper into the past. :%N+*w wKOljnRVzj\n@ASt;hH =rp/,w1S8(Q> o Kinzo Tanaka (fictional character), Henry and Lilys father, is an Issei Japanese American in his late 50s. Funding for Mission US is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Mission US takes aninnovative approach to teaching Japanese American incarceration history by giving students the chanceto imagine themselves into the world of the characters. Michelle Chen is senior producer. His family has a dog named Clark (named for Clark Kent, aka Superman). Watch Trailer Start Mission. <> "This project will be an invaluable tool in reaching out to and educating the younger generation, many of whom will come of age when those who were in the U.S. camps will no longer be alive.". "Mission US: Prisoner in My Homeland is an innovative and creative introduction to exploring what life was like for those in the American concentration camps," Nakagawa said of the project. From the Desert. Research has shown that by assuming the roles of peers from the past, students playing Mission USdevelop a more personal, memorable and meaningful connection with complex historical content andcontext. stream Test. September 17, 2020. 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 . 4 0 obj Players will make decisions based on survival and resistance, and challenge them to think about whether they should help their community, focus on family, support the war effort or resist injustice. is a Filipino American who works with Mr. Tanaka on the strawberry farm. Meiko Yamamoto (fictional character) is Mr. and Mrs. Yamamotos only daughter. Prisoner in My Homeland. Mission US is an award-winning educational media project that immerses young people in transformational moments in U.S. history. "This . 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. Additional funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities; U.S . When incarcerated at Manzanar, she joins the majorettes and practices baton throwing. After the Tanakas are forcibly removed to Manzanar, Mr. Flores looks after the farm, but severe labor shortages limit his ability to harvest the crop. If this sounds like a difficult subject to tackle, that's because it is. Mission US is an award-winning educational media project that immerses young people in transformational moments in U.S. history. z'hT5f;)zh,G?yaF=+xy0S(BC; Funding for Mission US is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, withadditional support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, U.S. Department of EducationsInstitute of Education Sciences (IES) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Fund, The Page and OttoMarx, Jr., Foundation, and Atran Foundation. Watch Trailer Start Mission. MISSION US: "Prisoner in My Homeland" most closely align with the following standards: Change, Continuity, and Context: (D2. This downloadable version is a standalone Unity application, so it does NOT require the Unity player or use a browser. The year is 1941. 3 0 obj Prisoner in My Homeland. Additional funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities; U.S . Lily also appears in the game as Great Aunt Lily, who reads Henrys diary along with Maya, Henrys granddaughter. The sixth installment of the award-winning MISSION US educational gaming series, Prisoner in My Homeland follows the experiences of teenager Henry Tanaka, wh. 1) Download the game to your computer. He is also a judo instructor at the local Japanese community center. In the game, Tanaka's family is forced to leave their home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, for a prison camp in Manzanar, California. Tadashi (fictional character) is an 18-year-old Nisei Japanese American from Terminal Island whom Henry meets at Manzanar. "Mission US: Prisoner in My Homeland is an innovative and creative introduction to exploring what life was like for those in the American concentration camps," Nakagawa said of the project. His.1.6-8) Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts. Test. x[iF_QVZ6L1acw2+hfLuHW'S|2MI+/Gny|tS~i>22/1WQ?p>of2}Me7[cc{8sF;z\}f>l[`.&P`^g(ZFW&d|,+U,tvb@tmwHG*-UzwU m^=_~JZ4TSwA,n%h!!dscNdp'Ia'DKL]7a%22y[27S,8 S8! When the government forces you and 120,000 other innocent Japanese Americans into camps, how will you react? R-Rated Christopher Robin Hybrid Comedy in the Works. Flashcards. View Part 1 Chart Prisoner-in-My-Homeland.pdf from USS 101 at Ripley High School, Ripley, WV. Prisoner in My Homeland. Additional funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities; U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences; U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program; The Page & Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation; Estate of Dr. Bhagwant Gill; Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III; Atran Foundation; Tamara L. Harris Foundation; Helena Rubinstein Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; and Canary Academy Online Inc. 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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). She also informs you about Mitsuye Endo, a prisoner at Tule Lake Densho, a digital archive that preserves oral histories and other primary source materials on the incarceration, consulted on content development for the game and its supporting educator curriculum guide. The sixth mission in the series provides a valuable tool for at-home and in-school history learning, letting. The Mission US websiteincludes six games and comprehensive companion classroom guides that include document-based history activities, primary sources, vocabulary builders, standards alignments, writing prompts, visual aids and professional development videos. Miss Nelson (fictional character) is a 30-year old teacher from California and a Quaker. Trump's latest attack addresses DeSantis' overseas trips to the U.K., Israel, Florida's Covid-19 record, and polling support for the 2024 Presidential race. About "Prisoner in My Homeland" Top 5 Things to Know Before You Play; Mission At A Glance; Essential Questions; Models of Instruction; Learning Goals; National Standards Alignment. 4 0 obj The sixth installment of the award-winning MISSION US educational gaming series, Prisoner in My Homeland follows the experiences of teenager Henry Tanaka, whose family is forced to leave their home on Bainbridge Island, WA, for a prison camp in Manzanar, CA. She manages the household, and helps with the farm. OtherMission USgames include For Crown or Colony?, which puts players in the role of a 14-year-old printers apprentice in 1770 Boston; Flight to Freedom, which follows the journey of a 14-year-old enslaved young woman who escapes to the North in 1848; A Cheyenne Odyssey, in which players get a window into the life of Little Fox, a fictional member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe during the westward expansion in 1866; City of Immigrants, in which players, as 14-year-old Russian Jewish immigrant Lena Brodsky, find their way in 1907 New York City; and Up from the Dust, where players step into the shoes of Ginny and Frank, 14-year-old twins struggling to help save their family farm in Texas during the Great Depression. This approach opens up new opportunities forengaged learning and deeper understanding of a dark chapter in American history.. Densho has been excited to support WNET on the development of this carefully researchedinteractive experience, said Tom Ikeda, executive director of Densho. Funding for Mission US is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. % Mission USis produced by THIRTEEN Productions LLC in association with WNET. !qD,:dIMD MMt9BG +gN$Sr':"Ky ^86Z S)R vw}`*Tb*)pBqgc*Pfe/b1MLoT9|!XB sD`:%7SZ?maNHj9JI,X_S U!O2IIIbApC =k%z+OU^9-QKA4 p3W6B&RC?; ;{8W!v8C,ih0Q8?Gh]lc{O8kS(?xVH3,\@(sd%'LXu>Kga)P8$. When the government forces you and 120,000 other innocent Japanese Americans into camps, how will you react? Kiyoko Tanaka (fictional character), Henry and Lilys mother, is an Issei Japanese American in her early 40s. Learn more about the creation of and team behind Prisoner in My Homeland. You are 16-year-old Henry Tanaka. 2. Be sure to pay attention to where the file is being copied on your computer; different operating systems have different defaults. Tetsuden Kashima, Professor of American Ethnic Studies at University of Washington, Roger Daniels, Charles Phelps Taft Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Cincinnati and Allan Austin, Professor of History and Government at Misericordia University all contributed to the game's development. Enter your username . How did you hear about Mission US? Terminal Island is home to Japanese American fishermen and canning workers. Enter your email address if you would like to receive occasional updates about Mission US. 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. Sandra Sheppard, is executive-in charge. 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Movie Powers Past Billion-Dollar Box Office, Netflix Hatches Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Character Posters, BAFTA-Winning Video Game Vampire Survivors Spawns Animated Series, Oh Bother! About The Mission MISSION US: "Prisoner in my Homeland" At the start of Part 3, a JACL leader is beaten up by a masked group and Harry Ueno is arrested and jailed for the crime. As an adult, he moved to Los Angeles, started a family and sold fruit. Dec. 31 1942., Kango Takamura Collection Saturday Afternoon Spring Scene, Ueno Documents re: Sugar Shortages or Mess Hall Workers Union, Kango Takamura Collection Snow in January 1944, block 35 at Manzanar, Korematsu v. United States Dissenting Opinion, Oral Histories from Bainbridge Islanders: Fumiko Hayashida Testifies for Bainbridge Island American Monument Act, California Apologizes for Japanese Incarceration (2020). Mr. Flores (fictional character) is a Filipino American who works with Mr. Tanaka on the strawberry farm. Enter your email address if you would like to receive occasional updates about Mission US. Players grapple with the choices and challenges faced by more than 120,000 Japanese Americans as they coped with their unjust incarceration during World War II. Created by. The Mission US team collaborated closely with humanities advisors and members of theJapanese American community to develop Prisoner in My Homeland. Densho, a digital archivethat preserves oral histories and other primary source materials on the incarceration, consulted oncontent development for the game and its supporting educator curriculum guide. 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. Prisoner in My Homeland is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior,National Park Service, Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program, with additional supportfrom the Page and Otto Marx., Jr. Foundation, Estate of Bhagwant Gill, and Helena RubinsteinFoundation. TEACHER'S GUIDE Document Based Activity Part 1: Behind Barbed Wire MISSION US: "Prisoner in My Maya Tanaka (fictional character) is Henrys granddaughter. You are 16-year-old Henry Tanaka. h8_t&j(zX2I9=|gj(wm)=_=\{w5~wg[yWFdlKgBg %h]fX2orBKr2,z90|.fD&\"i\{/MRw"af a OG?U9Lf T'goQ)Lg]aOS1lOU-T;/l7M_`a#T`|#&"UL?TpztN".j"5K`i~i u t)E%uW)XdmN^H? Here is the trailer for this informative and educational experience: https://youtu.be/CsoHxi6GTw8, You can experience the game here: https://www.mission-us.org/games/prisoner-in-my-homeland/. "Prisoner in My Homeland" teaches students about being Japanese American during WWII. No Turning Back. Like many of the other interactive games in the Mission US series that tackle slavery, colonization and the effect of western expansion on the Native American people, "Prisoner in My Homeland" aims to challenge and teach students the consequences of their actions set in a pivotal and difficult moment in U.S. history. Team Behind A Calling. Players grapple with the choices and challenges faced by more than 120,000 Japanese Americans as they cope with their unjust incarceration during World War II. Submit. (D2.His.2.6-8) Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity. THIRTEEN productions and WNET will debut Prisoner in My Homeland,the sixth role-playing game in the award-winning Mission US series online on Sept. 14. This latest . Log in to Mission US. Learn. . Funding for Mission US is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The attack occurred on December 7, 1941 at the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the head of the Tanaka household, and spends most of his time working on the strawberry farm. This latest installment in the free interactive educational series gives middle and high school students the chance to see life through the eyes of a Japanese American teenager during World War II as they encounter diverse perspectives, witness key events and make difficult choices in a scenario from this pivotal, difficult moment in history. Mech Cadets Suits Up with Voice Stars Daniel Dae Kim, Ming-Na Wen, Brandon Soo Did You Hear? | Not yet registered? It's 1941. An advisory board ofleading scholars and researchers of the history of the incarceration guided development of the gameshistorical content, including Martha Nakagawa, author and researcher at the UCLA Jack and AikoHerzig Collection and Eji Suyama Endowment project; Tetsuden Kashima, Professor of AmericanEthnic Studies at University of Washington and author, Judgment Without Trial: Japanese AmericanImprisonment during World War II; Roger Daniels, Charles Phelps Taft Professor of History Emeritusat the University of Cincinnati and author, Prisoners Without Trial: Japanese Americans in WorldWar II and American Concentration Camps: A Documentary History of the Relocation andIncarceration of Japanese Americans, 1941-1945; and Allan Austin, Professor of History andGovernment at Misericordia University and author, From Concentration Camp to Campus: JapaneseAmerican Students and World War II.