Teacher’s Workshop at Tule Lake

@ Join the Japanese American Museum of Oregon for a 6-day teacher workshop in Portland and at the Tule Lake Monument. This in-depth learning experience includes travel from Portland to the Tule Lake area outside of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Participants will gain knowledge of Japanese American history in Oregon, a variety of resources for teaching Japanese American history in the classroom, and the opportunity to hear directly from Japanese American community members, scholars, and local educators about the forced removal and incarceration Japanese Americans during World War II. Teaching Japanese American History: A Place-Based Educator Workshop July 1-6, 2026 Open to K-12 teachers in Oregon and Washington Applications due Friday, May 1 Applications are now closed. The Japanese American Museum of Oregon (JAMO) is accepting applications from Oregon and Washington educators to participate in a 6-day teacher workshop, entitled “Teaching Japanese American History: A Place-Based Educator Workshop,” which will take place July 1-6, 2026. The first portion of the workshop will take place in Portland, Oregon at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, July 1-3. 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 2026 Tule Lake Pilgrimage, July 3-6 (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 125,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast during World War II.  A group of 8 educators (K-12) will be selected to participate. Priority will be given to Oregon educators, but Washington educators are also welcome to apply.  The Teacher’s Workshop at Tule Lake is generously supported by the Lamb Baldwin Foundation and Brian and Sera Kimura. The application period ends on Friday, May 1, 2026. Successful applicants will be notified by May 8th, 2026. Introduction The WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans was a period of history when over 110,000 people, two-thirds of them American citizens, were forcibly removed from their homes by Executive Order 9066 and placed in confinement sites without due process of law. Anti-Asian racism combined with tensions from the attack on Pearl Harbor caused the loyalty of Japanese Americans to be put into question. The government claimed that the incarceration was a military necessity, but a Congressional investigation over 30 years l...