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    Library of Congress Story Maps

    https://www.loc.gov/research-centers/geography-and-map/researcher-resources/story-maps/ 

    https://www.loc.gov/collections/geospatial-applications/?fa=partof:story+maps 

    The first Library of Congress Story Map publications debuted in 2018, and they continue to expand through today. Staff of the Geography & Map Division use the Story Maps platform to create curated entry points into our digital collections. We invite you to explore the collection material of the Geography & Map Division through narrative, multimedia, and interactive maps using the Story Maps below. The Geography & Map Division actively supports the creation of Story Maps across the Library and encourages you to explore all Library of Congress Story Maps.

    Behind Barbed Wire

    https://www.loc.gov/ghe/cascade/index.html?appid=69183af8d45d4f46a9dc4eba99440891 

    A unique glimpse into the daily lives of Japanese-Americans in internment camps during WWII through the digitized collection of internment camp newspapers at the Library of Congress.

    If you are working with young learners, check out A Close Look at the Miyatake Family https://www.kidcitizen.net/episodes-blog/close-look-miyatake. In this KidCitizen interactive episode, students uncover the story behind the image of the Miyatakes, a Japanese American family incarcerated in Manzanar during World War II. Students may draw upon their observations to critically inquire about the diverse experiences of families in America past and present.

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      Michael Berson , I was familiar with some of the story maps that have been spotlighted in LOC blogs, but your post provided a second link to 92 story maps across the library's divisions and collections. This is a wonderful place for teachers to search for theme-based curated primary source sets presented in the Story Map Format. I would be very interested to hear if anybody has adapted and used any of the LOC Story Maps in a classroom.  As I explored the link to the 92 story maps, I noticed that the left menu had a list of subjects that would be very helpful in identifying a theme that is part of a school district's curriculum or state standards. 

    I am so glad you added a link to the Kid-Citizen episode about Manzanar to this post to give us a young learner approach to the Behind Beyond Wire Story.  It occurred to me that an upper elementary teacher may want to use both the Kid-Citizen Episode and the Geography and Map Division's Story Map depending on the students in his or her class.

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