Remembering War, Commemorating Colonialism: War and Peace Museums in Japan, China, Taiwan, and South Korea

Japanese wartime aggression in East Asia has left a legacy that continues to be a critical component of relations between Asian countries. Senior Fellow Dr. Takashi Yoshida’s project report will survey representations of war and the role of museums in fostering nationalism, enmity, and victimization, as well as their potential for contributing to broader reconciliation throughout the region. Dr. Yoshida’s study compares Japanese war museums with those in China, Taiwan, and South Korea to contrast the ways each country has remembered the Asia-Pacific War.

Dr. Yoshida is an assistant professor in the Department of History at Western Michigan University. He has taught as a visiting lecturer at Yale University (2001-2002) and Marymount Manhattan College (1994-1998), was a fellow at the Carnegie Council on Ethnic and International Affairs, a junior fellow at Columbia University's East Asian Institute, and a visiting scholar at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. Dr. Yoshida holds an M.A. in international affairs and a Ph.D. in Japanese history from Columbia University.

Speakers

• Takashi Yoshida
  Senior Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace
• Ginny Bouvier, Moderator
  Senior Program Officer, Grants and Fellowships Program, U.S. Institute of Peace

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