SourceWatch:Student Editor Program - Asian Pacific Americans and American Public Policy (2007)

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Class goals
The goals for this class are to:
 * 1) Increasing knowledge and awareness of JLA (Japanese Latin American) issues and the debate around redress for Japanese Latin Americans;
 * 2) Understand the history of the movements for redress and reparations, in this country and overseas;
 * 3) Learn how to participate in a wiki, where information is publicly shared;
 * 4) Create a cluster of wiki pages on the Japanese Latin American redress issue on Congresspedia which can be used to facilitate understanding of the movement for redress for Japanese Latin Americans; and
 * 5) Understand the role of message development and issue framing in public policy work.

Topic pages

 * 1) Japanese American life under U.S. policies before and during World War II
 * 2) Japanese American life under U.S. policies after World War II
 * 3) Redress for Japanese Americans/ Court cases
 * 4) Redress for Japanese Americans/ U.S. legislation
 * 5) Japanese Latin American life under U.S. policies before and during World War II
 * 6) Japanese Latin American life under U.S. policies after World War II
 * 7) Redress for Japanese Latin Americans/ Court cases
 * 8) Redress for Japanese Latin Americans/ U.S. legislation
 * 9) Redress for Japanese Latin Americans/ Media, politics and community
 * 10) Redress for Japanese Latin Americans/ Comparisons with other redress and reparation efforts

Participants

 * philnash (Phil Tajitsu Nash), Professor
 * Conor Kenny, Congresspedia Editor
 * dshoops31 (Daniel Seco) Student
 * hchoi05 (Hannah Choi) Student
 * Teddyw (Teddy Weng) Student
 * bandu151288 (Arjun Sethi) Student
 * linhybui (Linh Bui) Student
 * GingerPark (Ginger Park) Teacher's Assistant
 * Lizrosenstadt (Liz Rosenstadt) Student
 * nbocch (Nick Bocchino) Student
 * blasky (Bret Lasky) Student
 * mt22n (Michael Navarro) Student
 * kwon0569 (Andrew Kwon) Student
 * Leanora (Leanora Guggenheimer) Student
 * Steve 27 (Steve Szabo) Student
 * jaybellofmd (Jason Bell) Student
 * Amandajs (Amanda Swartz) Student
 * jfink08 (Jeff Finkelstein) Student
 * yokoyama (Hanako Yokoyama) Student
 * jillmueller (Jill Mueller) Student
 * meaganmccarthy (Meagan McCarthy) Student
 * chris84 (Chris Moore) Student
 * FredTang (Frederick Tang) Student
 * omyers (Omar Myers) Student
 * User: Pearleclipse29 (Mara Lopez) Student
 * JoshB (Josh Baynham) Student
 * User:sjack (Steve Jackson) Student

Help
Pages that may be helpful:
 * Congresspedia help
 * How to build a good Congresspedia page
 * Quick guide to editing