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Summer Teacher Workshops 2007 - Day 4
The fourth day of the workshop opened with an attack site tour debriefing by Daniel Martinez, continued with intense discussions on why Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Japanese perspectives on Hawaii and Pearl Harbor, and Pearl Harbor in American memory.
Events with special media coverage, either a photo slide show or a video, are noted.
Pearl Harbor
Attack Site Tour Debriefing
Participants discussed the attack site
tour and formulated plans to integrate the experience into their
class curricula.
Why Did Japan Bomb Pearl Harbor
National Park Service Historian Harry Butowsky spoke on topics ranging
from the US and Japan as competing imperial powers to pre-war domestic
politics in Japan.
War Memories Acoss the
Pacific: Japanese Images and Perspectives on Pearl Harbor (Video)
Tokyo University Associate Professor Yujin Yaguchi discusses the
long-standing historical relationship between Japan and Hawaii.
A Date Which Will Live: Pearl Harbor in American Memory
University of California-Irvine history professor Emily Rosenberg
spoke about the unque place Pearl Harbor occupies in America's national
memory.
Implications for Teaching: Discussions with Specialists
Harry Butowsky, Yujin Yaguchi, and Emily Rosenberg met with teachers
in small group discussions.
