The Nanjing Atrocities and “Comfort Women” Teaching World War II in East Asia Workshop
In 1931, the Japanese Imperial Army waged war across East Asia and committed war crimes against civilian populations. Facing History and Ourselves, the Education for Social Justice Foundation, and the Alliance for Preserving the Truth of Sino-Japanese War invite you to an educatorled workshop that examines the events leading up to World War II in East Asia, the atrocities committed during the Japanese Imperial Army’s occupation of the city of Nanjing, China, in 1937, and the sexual enslavement of “Comfort Women.” We will examine the choices individuals and groups make in the midst of war, the controversy over how history is remembered and who is held accountable for acts of collective violence.
Date: September 15th, Saturday, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral & Chinese Mission
660 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
Map: https://goo.gl/xC9bTY
Register online at:
https://goo.gl/96Tx8W
Cost: $10
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