3 Views of Manzanar: Photography in an Incarceration Camp | Lost LA
9th Grade – 12th Grade
English
When Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II, three renowned photographers captured scenes from the inside: outsiders Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams and incarceree Toyo Miyatake. Explore how each photographer attempted to shape the public opinion of Japanese incarceration camps by watching segments of the Lost LA episode “Three Views of Manzanar.” Then view photographs and judge how successful these photographers were at shaping or shifting the narrative around Japanese relocation and incarceration.
