East Meets West: “World War II Connections”

All presentations will be held in Todd Hall 276 and are open to the public.

Thursday, Feb. 23  |  6:00–9:15 p.m.

• 6:00 — Introduction to the Course / Lydia Gerber
• 6:15 — Remembrance, Repression, Reconciliation(?): The Memory Politics of the Asia-Pacific War / Raymond Sun
• 7:10 — “Winning the Peace”: Experiences of Japanese American Soldiers in Post-WWII Japan / Richard Hawkins
• 8:15 — Documentary Film: Nanjing: Memory and Oblivion

Friday, Feb. 24  |  6:00–9:15 p.m.

• 6:00 — Overview of Asian Languages Taught at WSU
• 6:10 — Breakout Sessions with Our Language Instructors
  • Arabic – Ms. Manal Shaheen, M.A.
  • Chinese – Dr. Weiguo Cao
  • Japanese – Ms. Kayo Niimi, M.A.
  • Korean – Dr. Hyun-Gyung Lee
• 6:50 — The WSU Asia Program / Lydia Gerber
• 7:10 — “National Salvation through Aviation”: The Chinese Flight School in Portland, 1930–33 / Ann Wetherell
• 8:15 — International Student Panel / Roger Chan

Saturday, Feb. 25  |  8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

• 8:30 — Hands-On Activity: How People Across the Globe Write and Say “Peace” / Ling Ma
• 9:10 — War, Nationalism, and Decolonization in Asia / Ashley Wright
• 10:10 — Workshop: Conducting Successful Oral History Interviews / Richard Hawkins
• 11:45 — Catered Lunch
• 12:30 — Racial Mixing in a Race War: Lessons from Japan / William Brecher
• 1:00 — The Japanese Pan-Asian and Pan-Islamic Alliance  in World War II / Charles Weller
• 1:45 — The GI Bill at WSC: An Understanding Through Oral Histories / Claire Thornton
• 2:15 — Closing Round and Course Evaluations

For more information, contact the WSU Asia Program at asia@wsu.edu or 509-335-7425.