Month: November 2017
Selective Amnesia
A Holocaust and a massacre are ideas that have been intrinsically imbued into the social conscious of our society. No serious conversation about these topics can be had without emotionally charged rhetoric emerging and for good reason. The 1900s produced some of the most horrific displays of human violence and destruction that the world has …
#10 The Nanking Massacre
The image above shows an elderly woman who survived the Nanking Massacre after her entire family was murdered. Scenes like this were common across the city of Nanking after the 1937 attack that claimed hundreds of thousands of Chinese lives. The Nanking Massacre is one of the worst displays of cruelty in history, but … Continue reading →
The Rape of Nanking
In the years immediately following WWII, the rest of the world was forced to come to terms with the horrors the Nazi regime inflicted on Jews and other European minorities during in the pursuit of their “Final Solution.” Images of…
Nanking and Its Many Question Marks
It is very common in history to see stories told differently by which side of the fence you are on. The Rape of Nanking falls into this category. Many question marks circle this topic, whether you are in Japan, China, the United States or elsewhere. The Rape of Nanking falls into the same category …
Nanking: The Debate
In November of 1937, Japan launched an invasion on the Republic of China. By December, the walled city of Nanking had fallen into the hands of the Japanese. After the city had been conquered, Japan’s actions toward the civilians were considered a “ruthless” and their foul treatment of the people of Nanking …
Something else left out our textbooks
Throughout our primary education we learn about history starting in elementary school with native Americans and Christopher Columbus to the Revolution followed by the Civil War, World War 1, World War 2 and ending with Bush being elected. In Middle school we learn more details about war and then Vietnam and Korea. By the time […]
Sino-Japanese Conflict of Rhetoric and Disputed Fact
In Chang’s article of The Rape of Nanking – The Forgotten Holocaust of World War ll, Chang is very accusatory of the Japanese for two main reasons, first the acts perpetrated by the Japanese before and during World War ll. The second would be how many individuals, especially in America are unaware of the the […]
History does not exist
With regards to the above question, the tree obviously makes a sound – but if that sound is not perceived by anyone did it really happen? Isn’t an unobserved event the same as an event that didn’t happen at all? Does it even matter? This philosophical thought experiment is just that – an impossibly difficult question …
A Conflicted History
The Nanking Massacre was the worst event against the Chinese during World War Two. The death tolls go as high as 300,000 civilians, according to Chinese Sources. There is significant evidence to back up what happened in Nanking yet there is still a strong debate that is taking place in Japan about the event. There […]
Politicization and Forgetting in Nanking
World War II included many terrible atrocities, such as the Holocaust and the atomic bombs dropped in Japan. However, these events have been highlighted throughout history so that we can learn from them and make sure that they do not … Continue reading →
