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X-WR-CALNAME:World War II at 80: War Generations\, Society\, and Memory in 
 the Asia Pacific
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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DTSTART:20250926T170000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Eighty years have passed since World War II came to an end in t
 he Asia Pacific\, and the implications of the politics of memory remain. H
 ow did wartime generations fit into the domestic politics of memory in the
  postwar period? What shape will those memories take without the presence 
 of the war generations?\n\nJoin the Sigur Center for Asian Studies for a p
 anel event moderated by GW's Mike Mochizuki\, Japan-U.S. relations associa
 te professor of political science and international affairs\, and Daqing Y
 ang\, associate professor of history and international affairs.\n\nSchedul
 e:\n\n1:00 Welcome1:10 Keynote Speech2:25 Coffee Break2:30 Panel One3:40 C
 offee Break3:50 Panel Two5:00 Plenary Discussion5:30 End“The Passing Pas
 t: Generations and the Future of War Memory\,” Carol Gluck\, George Sams
 on Professor Emerita of History\, Columbia University\n\n“Two Faces of M
 emory: Japan-China Perspectives on the War Orphans Left Behind in China\,
 ” Irene Hyangseon Ahn\, Assistant Professor of Justice\, Law\, & Crimino
 logy\, American University\n\n“The Loss Boys: Displaced and Disabled Jap
 anese Veterans of the Second World War\,” Lee K. Pennington is an Associ
 ate Professor of History\, U.S. Naval Academy\n\n“Japanese Mediascapes a
 nd Historical Memories of the Asia-Pacific War\,” Erik Ropers\, Director
 \, Asian Studies Program and International Studies Program\n\n“China’s
  ‘Date Debate’-How Manchurian Scholars Rewrote World War II\,” Emily
  Matson\, Professorial Lecturer\, the George Washington University
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LOCATION:1957 E Street NW\, Lindner Family Commons Room 602
SUMMARY:World War II at 80: War Generations\, Society\, and Memory in the A
 sia Pacific
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 ions-society-and-memory-in-the-asia-pacific
CATEGORIES:Academic
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Speakers
CATEGORIES:International
CATEGORIES:Research
CATEGORIES:Politics & Policy
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