by R. A. Sasaki

Kids Web Japan
If R. A. Sasaki could visit Japan today as a student, would she feel at home? With a partner, visit this kid-friendly Web site to find out. Explore the many fascinating sections of the site; for example, What’s Cool shares the hottest trends among Japanese students today. In your Web Links Activity Log, evaluate the site. Would you recommend it? Which parts? To whom?

Dear Miss Breed: Letters from Camp
This online multimedia exhibit is part of the Japanese American National Museum Web site. The exhibit features postcards and letters to Clara Breed, a librarian in San Diego, California, from her Japanese American friends who were incarcerated in U.S. concentration camps during World War II. With a small group of classmates, discuss why you think Miss Breed kept the letters and why her friend donated them to the museum.

Traditional Japanese Arts
Visit this museum site for pictures and explanations of several elements of Japanese culture. Choose a topic that interests you: Fine Arts, Crafts, Performing Arts, Pastimes, or Martial Arts. Share what you learn about the topic with your classmates in the form of an oral report.