Full Spectrum Education compiled the following resources to use in conjunction with Resettlement: Chicago Story.

Learning Guide: Film alone

Resettlement: Chicago Story has a total running time of 16:50 with credits.

  • Activities for watching the film + classroom discussion
  • If you have an additional ~30 minutes: Select activities to highlight from web experience
Small thumbnail image of a browser window showing the interactive interface for Sam Yamamoto
Click this image for a demo.

In the web experience, each scene has glowing icons to explore. We call these "hyperobjects" or "hotspots."

  • Use a mouse or keyboard to navigate to a glowing icon.
  • A dialog box starts the exploration. Then click on Look Closer »

Learning Activities for the web experience with Mary

The interactive page for Mary Yamamoto explores these historical themes:

  • American identity, loyalty and patriotism
  • Racial segregation
  • Teen clubs, social groups based on belonging and identity

Learning Activities for the web experience with Kimiye

The interactive page for Kimiye Yamamoto explores these historical themes:

  • Assimilation goals of the U.S. government vs. Japanese Americans finding "home"
  • Housing discrimination
  • Business entrepreneurship, financial independence
  • Racism and racial tensions
  • Human consequences of U.S. government concentration camps

Learning Activities for the web experience with Sam

The interactive page for Sam Yamamoto explores these historical themes:

  • Japanese American farming communities
  • Executive Order 9066, civilian exclusion orders, and unlawful incarceration
  • Celebrating Japanese culture, cultural activism and resistance

General Resources

  • Use of language & terminology
  • Archives and collections
  • Other websites & web experiences
  • Film, novels/fiction, articles and books, newspapers, etc.

Key Terms

The vocabulary for the themes of the film and website are built-in to the web experience. Students can click on a term to see its definition and an external link to "Read more".

The same terms and external links are also listed on this page for direct reference or printing.

Citations (Bibliography)

This page provides a comprehensive list of sources used in the web experience, and appropriate credit for their usage. Sources are organized by the interactive page and specific hyperobject activity on that page.