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LESSON 3.2: The West Coast

INTRODUCTION


Have the class read the biography of Yipsang (Available at www.schoolnet.ca/collections/ )

In journal answer:

How did the building of the CPR affect the chinese population on the West Coast?

What do the Chinese symbols on the home page mean?

Another interesting site has pictures from Japanese immigrants in Alberta
( Available at www.schoolnet.ca/collections/ )

Portfolio Assignment

Look at the oral history of the Japanese woman during internment. Write a letter to the speaker that responds to her experiences during WWII.

Use the rest of class time for group project work.


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