Exciting Opportunity!

The Japanese American Museum of Oregon is accepting applications from Oregon educators to participate in a 6-day teacher workshop, entitled “The Legacy of the WWII Japanese American Incarceration: A Place-Based Teacher Workshop,” which will take place July 3-8, 2024.

The first portion of the workshop will take place in Portland, Oregon, at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, July 3-5. During this portion, participants will dive into the history of Portland’s Nihonmachi (Japantown), engage in workshop sessions about effective teaching practices, and get introduced to a variety of resources for teaching Japanese American history in the classroom.

During the second portion of the workshop, participants will attend and support the 2024 Tule Lake Pilgrimage, July 5-8 (transportation to and from Klamath Falls, Oregon, is provided). The annual pilgrimage, organized by the Tule Lake Committee, is a gathering of incarceration survivors, their descendants, and allies to honor the experience of Japanese Americans through educational sessions, tours, and community building. Participants will hear from Japanese American community members, scholars, and local educators about the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast during World War II. 

A group of 7 educators (K-12) will be selected to participate. Priority will be given to Oregon educators, but Washington educators are welcome to apply. 

The application period ends on Friday, May 3, 2024. Successful applicants will be notified by May 10th, 2024.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jamo.org/event/tule-lake-teachers-workshop/