The 2017 Peace and Reconciliation Asia Study Tour [1] was a two-week immersion program created to learn about WWII history in Asia. It allowed me to gain knowledge that I could have never obtained by reading a book. As a public high school teacher, I firmly believe that study tours are an invaluable way to […]
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“A Teacher’s Reflection: 2017 Peace and Reconciliation Asia Study Tour” by Lisa Wiater, English Teacher at Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, NJ*
December 2017
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New Nanking Massacre Petition for 80th Anniversary – December 2017
September 2017
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Over a period of about six weeks starting on December 13, 1937, a huge number (around 300,000) of Chinese, mostly civilians including women and children, were massacred by the Japanese army in Nanking (now called Nanjing). Countless women and girls were also raped. These gruesome events were recorded by eye witnesses from around the world, […]
Highlights and Photos from the Global Alliance Biennial Conference in Shanghai-October 21-23, 2016
June 2017
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The “Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WWII in Asia” (GA) had its most recent biennial conference on October 21-23, 2016 in Shanghai. It was hosted by Professor Su Zhiliang (蘇智良), the Director of the Chinese Comfort Women Research Center at Shanghai Normal University. It was well attended by about 150 participants from more […]
Evangelical Christians, the Ten Commandments, and 2016 Presidential Election
March 2017
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Introduction: The results of the recently completed presidential election in the U.S. showed that it was an extremely close election won by Donald Trump over Hilary Clinton. Trump won the electoral vote by 306 versus 232, but Clinton won the popular vote 48.5% versus 46.4%, or 65,853,516 votes versus 62,984,825. In the exit polls, there […]
