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All are cordially invited to a panel on World War II memories in Japan and beyond.  Several guest speakers from Northwestern University, Western Illinois University and EIU will be featured.

Presenters:

Mitsumi Takei, Eastern Illinois University (history):
'Beyond Cultural Imperialism: Jazz, Identity and World War II Memories in Occupied Japan, 1945-1952'
 
Bridget Quinlivan, Western Illinois University (history):
“Memories of the 'China War' in Japan'

Charlie Kim, Northwestern University (sociology):
'Civil Society, State and Memory Movement: The Biographical Encyclopedia of Pro-Japanese Collaborators in Korea'

Tristan Soderberg-Baar, Eastern Illinois University (history):
'The Other Shrine: The Distortion of Historical Memory in Japan's Yasukuni Shrine'

Discussant:

Febe D. Pamonag, assistant professor of history, Western Illinois University, Macomb

For further information, contact organizer Jinhee Lee, assistant professor of history and coordinator of Asian studies, 217-581-6065 or jlee@eiu.edu.