Building Empathy is a project of PEF and PUSD, with support from the California State Library and California Humanities
Featured Comics
At Pasadena High School, students interpreted the themes of the Japanese American experience, and designed comics about contemporary social issues that mattered to them.
(To enlarge each comic, click the button in the lower-right of the preview.)
Hazel V. & Leo G.
Alyssa B., Eunice S. & Wes P.
Sienna R. & August S.
Alexia C. & Franco R.
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What we hear!
“I had already known pretty much most things about the [Japanese American concentration] camps because my grandmother was interned at those camps…”
– Leo, ninth grader, Pasadena High School
“I wasn’t very aware of the Japanese concentration camps, so I learned with the students. I think it’s important to learn about issues that happen in our neighborhood, and this is really relevant.”
– Mayte Hernandez, English instructor, Pasadena High School
