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Japanese Americans: Farming, Vanport, and Wartime Internment
Analyze Japanese American agricultural successes in the Hood River valley, forced incarceration during WWII, and post-war return.
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Diverse Communities and Cultural Heritage in Early Oregon
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Investigate the perseverance, labor, and cultural contributions of early Black, Asian, Latino, Pacific Islander, and religious minority communities in Oregon.
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4.12Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesExplain how diverse individuals, groups (including socioeconomic differences, ethnic groups, and social groups and including individuals who are American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian or Americans of African, Asian, Pacific Island, Chicano, Latino, or Middle Eastern descent, religious groups), and other traditionally marginalized groups (women, people with disabilities, immigrants, refugees, and individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender), circumstances and events influenced the early growth and changes in Oregon (including, but not limited to fur trappers, traders, Lewis and Clark, pioneers and westward movement).
4.21Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesAnalyze historical accounts related to Oregon to understand cause-and-effect.