- Issue 2 of the "A Curriculum Guide for Secondary Teachers
- The
Nanking Massacre and Other Japanese Atrocities Committed
During the Asia-Pacific War: 1931-1945."
Publication scheduled for 1H10
2010 China Study Tour: July 21 - Auguest
4, 2010.
Up to three secondary/college
teachers/educators will be sponsored by NJ-ALPHA to
participate in the 2010 China Study Tour. For the
first time, NJ-ALPHA will also sponsor up to two college
students to participate in the China Study Tour.
2010
International Educational Conference: October 8-10,
2010 at Oakcrest High School in Mays Landing, NJ. Sponsored by the Global Alliance for Preserving the
History of WWII in Asia (GA), the NJ Commission on Holocaust
Education, and NJ-ALPHA. It will also be co-sponsored
by Brookdale Community College (BCC)'s Center for WWII
Studies and Conflict Resolution and BCC's
Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Center.
The theme of the conference is "Change: Acknowledge,
Apologize, Reconcile."
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- Commemorative Event in Memory of Iris Chang on December
12, 2009 in East Brunswick, NJ:
The film "Iris Chang: The Rape of Nanking" was shown,
together with a photo exhibition of the atrocities that
occurred during the Nanking Massacre. This event was
sponsored by NJ-ALPHA, together with the following
co-sponsors: Chinese American Librarian Association
Northeast Chapter, Huaguang Cultural Association, New Jersey
Chinese American Book Club, New York Cory Graphics
Publisher, and Rutgers University East Asian Library.
The Chinese-American media company icepn.com covered the
event.
- 2009 China Study Tour: June 30 - July 15, 2009.
One NJ middle school
teacher and one NY college professor were educators sent by
NJ-ALPHA. For the first time, the China Study Tour
visited Yunnan Province, site of many historical and
critical battles where the U.S. military played a critical
role in winning this part of the war. The U.S. role is
widely recognized and appreciated by the Chinese, especially
in Yunnan Province. We also interviewed several
eyewitnesses and survivors of the massive
biological/chemical warfare that the Japanese military
inflicted on the Chinese in Yunnan, Besides Yunnan, the tour
also visited Shanghai interviewing former sex slaves and
Nanking interviewing eyewitnesses and survivors of the
Nanking Massacre. A representative of NJ-ALPHA also
participated in this tour.
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Program on "Violence Against Women: Sex Slaves in Asia during WWII" - April 27, 2009, 7:30 PM
at Brookdale Community College (BCC) in Lincroft, NJ.
- "Sex Slaves - Almost Forgotten History of WWII": Talks by
- Talk by Frances Flannery - Social Studies and History Teacher at South Plainfield High School in South Plainfield, NJ, and 2008 China Study Tour participant
- Talk by Rosemarie Wilkinson - Social Studies Teacher at Raritan High School in Hazlet, NJ and Adjunct Professor at Kean University in Union, NJ, and 2008 China Study Tour Participant
- Show new and historical video clips on the "Sex Slaves" issue
- Photo Exhibit of Atrocities in Asia during WWII
- Program co-sponsored by BCC's "Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Center," BCC's "Center for WWII Studies & Conflict Resolution," and NJ-ALPHA
Global Alliance and ALPHA Biennial Conference: October 31 - November 2, 2008 In Toronto, Canada.
Among many other very educational presentations was the
presentation by Maryann McLoughlin and Rosemarie Wilkinson
(two of the NJ participants in the 2008 China Study Tour),
who gave an excellent summary of the history of the NJ
Commission on Holocaust Education, Brookdale Community
College's "Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education
Center" and Richard Stockton College of NJ's "Holocaust
Resource Center." Their presentation can be
found via the following link:
McLoughlin-Wilkinson_Toronto_Presentation.
Because this is a large (almost 5 MB) Adobe Acrobat PDF file, it may take several
minutes to access the whole presentation. This presentation can also be found in the "Reference_Information"
page of this website.
NJ
Participant Readouts of 2008 China Study Tour:
September 6, 2008 in Holmdel, NJ.
All the participants gave an extremely enthusiastic
assessment of the China Study Tour. All said that they
have already started using the knowledge and experience
gained in their teachings, and all recommend highly the
China Study Tour to other teachers and educators (see the "Study Tour" page of this website for some of their testimonials)
2008
China Study Tour: July 1-14, 2008 in China (see the
"Study Tour" page for the 2008 participants' testimonials)
Nanking
Massacre 70th Anniversary Commemorative Event: December 18, 2007 at Brookdale Community College (BCC), co-sponsored by BCC's "Center for WWII Studies & Conflict Resolution" and NJ-ALPHA.
Program included (1) a talk by Nanking Massacre eyewitness Mr. Chu-Yeh
Chang (his talk can be found in the "Reference Information" page of this website),
(2) a talk by Mr. Doug Cervi (2006 China Study Tour
participant and coauthor of "Curriculum Guide" (see next
item), and (3) the premier showing in NJ of the newly
released full-length documentary film "Iris Chang - The Rape
of Nanking". The program attracted a
full-house audience and received extremely positive
feedbacks.
Publication of "A Curriculum Guide for Secondary Teachers: The Nanking Massacre and Other Japanese Atrocities Committed During the Asia-Pacific War - 1931-1945": November 2007, a joint-project between
NJ-ALPHA and the NJ Commission on Holocaust Education.
The latter has distributed copies of this Curriculum Guide
to all high schools in NJ, and many schools have started to
use this Guide and include this part of history in their
social studies and history courses.
Special Session on "The
Nanking Massacre" at the NJ Education Assoication's Annual
Convention: November 8, 2007 at Atlantic City, NJ.
Speakers included Mr. Doug Cervi, Mr. Bob Holden, and Mr.
Chu-Yeh Chang. The first two were NJ participants of
the 2006 China Study Tour and coauthors of the Curriculum
Guide (see previous item). The third person is an
eyewitness of the Nanking Massacre (see two items before
this item). Copies of the Curriculum Guide were also
distributed to the teachers attending this session.
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