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HKHTC Director Paid Tribute to Former Comfort Woman Ms Kim Gun-ja in Korea
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HKHTC Director Paid Tribute to Former Comfort Woman Ms Kim Gun-ja in Korea

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HKHTC Director Paid Tribute to Former Comfort Woman Ms Kim Gun-ja in Korea

charles2017-08-25T08:49:09+08:00Tags: Comfort Women, HKHTC, World War II|

This July, one of the few remaining Korean comfort women survivors Ms Kim gun-ja passed away shortly before HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li arrived in Seoul. Mr Li was invited to attend her memorial services and he also talked to former comfort woman Ms Lee Yong-su, a close friend of Ms Kim, after the funeral.

“I lived a hellish existence at the comfort station, facing an average of 20 Japanese soldiers every day, and sometimes as many as 40. I came to the US because I needed to hear an apology from Japan before I died… We want them to understand that there is a price to pay for the human rights violations and war crimes they committed.” Kim Gun-ja testified to the horrors of her experience of being a Japanese military comfort woman at a Feb. 2007 hearing on the issue before the US House of Representatives. Ms Kim is the third comfort woman survivor to pass away in South Korea this year. The number of survivors has now dwindled to 37 of the 239 registered with the South Korean government. Our Director of Education was at the site of commemoration in Seoul (video in Cantonese):

https://www.facebook.com/hkhtc/videos/1326191444165286/

居住在南韓的日軍慰安婦受害者金君子剛剛因病去世，終年91歲，令南韓政府登記備案的慰安婦數目只剩餘37人。中心教育總監李家豪最近在首爾應邀出席金女士的悼念活動和與幾位南韓慰安婦受害人會面，而首爾民眾亦在日本使館前集會致哀。

HKHTC Director Met with the ‘Museum of Sexual Slavery by Japanese Military’ Team in Seoul
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HKHTC Director Met with the ‘Museum of Sexual Slavery by Japanese Military’ Team in Seoul

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HKHTC Director Met with the ‘Museum of Sexual Slavery by Japanese Military’ Team in Seoul

charles2017-08-25T08:55:08+08:00Tags: Comfort Women, HKHTC, World War II|

This July, Director of Education Simon K. Li visited the Museum of Sexual Slavery by Japanese Military and met with Mr Jeong Ho-cheol of its International Outreach Team. They had an in-depth discussion on the “comfort women” issue in Korea. Today, there are only 37 “comfort women” survivors alive in South Korea. The quote in the above photo is from the very first Korean “comfort woman” survivor who came out and spoke up for justice.

The Museum of Sexual Slavery by Japanese Military is an affiliate of the House of Sharing, which is home to the living “comfort women” survivors in Korea. It is devoted to reflecting the true history of “comfort women” during World War II in Asia. It is remarkable that the museum reconstructed a “comfort women” house in its exhibition. To listen to Mr Li’s explanation of how the setting of rooms in “comfort women” houses looks like, please click the links below for more information:

https://www.facebook.com/hkhtc/videos/1319226284861802/

https://www.facebook.com/hkhtc/videos/1319244858193278/

President of the New Jersey-Alliance for Learning and Preserving the History of WWII in Asia Visited HKHTC
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President of the New Jersey-Alliance for Learning and Preserving the History of WWII in Asia Visited HKHTC

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President of the New Jersey-Alliance for Learning and Preserving the History of WWII in Asia Visited HKHTC

charles2017-08-11T09:18:11+08:00Tags: HKHTC, World War II|

Mr Don Tow, President of the New Jersey-Alliance for Learning and Preserving the History of WWII in Asia, visited our Director of Education’s office on July 11, 2017. Mr Tow and Mr Simon Li had exchanged different ideas on pedagogies of teaching the Second World War history in Asia and the educational tour that NJ-ALPHA organised.

Seoul-based War & Women’s Human Rights Museum & HKHTC Director Discussed How They Teach Wartime History of Sex Slaves
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Seoul-based War & Women’s Human Rights Museum & HKHTC Director Discussed How They Teach Wartime History of Sex Slaves

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Seoul-based War & Women’s Human Rights Museum & HKHTC Director Discussed How They Teach Wartime History of Sex Slaves

charles2017-08-25T08:56:11+08:00Tags: HKHTC, Seoul, Sex slaves, World War II|

In South Korea, the co-director of the War & Women’s Human Rights Museum Ms Mee-hyang Yoon and HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li met to exchange ideas on how South Korea and Hong Kong teach our students about the wartime history of sex slaves. The War and Women’s Human Rights Museum is an open space to remember comfort women’s history, to educate students as well as the public, and to tackle the Japanese military sexual slavery issue. It is also an active museum that attempts to make the world a place without war and violence against women by collaborating in solidarity with other organisations.

Victims of Indiscriminate Bombing & Chinese WWII Forced Labourers Discussed Their Wartime Experience with HKHTC Director in Beijing
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Victims of Indiscriminate Bombing & Chinese WWII Forced Labourers Discussed Their Wartime Experience with HKHTC Director in Beijing

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Victims of Indiscriminate Bombing & Chinese WWII Forced Labourers Discussed Their Wartime Experience with HKHTC Director in Beijing

charles2017-08-25T10:20:22+08:00Tags: Forced labour, HKHTC, World War II|

In Beijing, HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li interviewed Mr Gao Xiongfei, who lost his arm during the Japanese military’s indiscriminate bombing of Yongan City. He also listened to the painful stories of the 92-year-old Mr Li Liangjie and the 87-year-old Mr Zhao Zongren, two Chinese slave labourers who were sent to Japan during WWII. The Japanese soldiers hunted for labourers throughout China and forced them into service. Statistics show that from 1931 to 1945, the Japanese soldiers enslaved more than 10 million Chinese labourers. These labourers were forced to be engaged in military project construction, road building, mining, reclaiming farmland and large-scale civil engineering projects. A large number of them were later killed. Mr Li talked to a number of survivors this summer.

John Rabe House’s Director and HKHTC Director Discussed the Question of Morality in the House
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John Rabe House’s Director and HKHTC Director Discussed the Question of Morality in the House

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John Rabe House’s Director and HKHTC Director Discussed the Question of Morality in the House

charles2017-08-25T10:47:19+08:00Tags: HKHTC, John Rabe, Nanjing, World War II|

Director of Education Simon Li visited the John Rabe House in Nanjing and met with the House’s director Mr Yang Shangyou. They had a fruitful discussion on pedagogical approaches to teaching about the rescuers during World War II in Asia such as John Rabe.

Director of Education Simon Li Talked to Nanjing Massacre Survivor Ai Yiying in Nanjing
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Director of Education Simon Li Talked to Nanjing Massacre Survivor Ai Yiying in Nanjing

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Director of Education Simon Li Talked to Nanjing Massacre Survivor Ai Yiying in Nanjing

charles2017-08-25T10:34:09+08:00Tags: HKHTC, Nanjing, World War II|

In Nanjing this summer, HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li interviewed one of the few remaining Nanjing Massacre survivors Ms Ai Yiying (艾義英), who witnessed the bloody atrocities in her village when she was 9. Since experiencing the atrocities in her childhood, she had nightmares about being chased by Japanese soldiers and got nowhere to hide. She still has wartime nightmares today 80 years later. There are now less than 100 registered Nanjing Massacre survivors today. Ai Yiying is one of them.

Director of Education Simon Li Talked to Victims of the Japanese Germ Warfare in Quzhou
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Director of Education Simon Li Talked to Victims of the Japanese Germ Warfare in Quzhou

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Director of Education Simon Li Talked to Victims of the Japanese Germ Warfare in Quzhou

charles2017-08-25T11:00:37+08:00Tags: Germ Warfare, HKHTC, Nanjing|

HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li recently visited an elderly hospital in Quzhou, China to meet with Mr and Mrs Fang, victims of the Japanese germ warfare, to discuss their painful experiences during the anthrax attack by the Japanese soldiers in Quzhou.

Yom Hashoah 2017: A Day to Remember The Holocaust
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Yom Hashoah 2017: A Day to Remember The Holocaust

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Yom Hashoah 2017: A Day to Remember The Holocaust

etienne2017-06-30T15:39:47+08:00Tags: Genocide Awareness, HKHTC, Holocaust, Yom HaShoah|

Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, is observed every year. It is a day of commemoration of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as a result of actions carried out by Nazi Germany. On April 24, HKHTC was honored to host the annual Yom Hashoah ceremony, which was held at the Jewish Community Centre, in remembrance of the millions of Jewish lives that perished in the Holocaust.

This year’s theme was “Never Again”. Members from all of Hong Kong’s Jewish congregations were represented.In addition, representatives from many consulates joined the evening’s gathering and other multi-faith leaders.In attendance was Sagi Karni, Consul General of Israel to Hong Kong, who gave an address. Opening remarks were read by Glen Steinman, HKHTC Director. The evening programme included a moving and graphic video documentary entitled Sgt. Howard Cwick, Jewish Liberator: Eyewitness to History.

EUROCLIO Director and HKHTC Director Discussed Educational Approaches in The Hague
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EUROCLIO Director and HKHTC Director Discussed Educational Approaches in The Hague

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EUROCLIO Director and HKHTC Director Discussed Educational Approaches in The Hague

admin4HKHTC2017-06-30T15:01:15+08:00Tags: EUROCLIO, Genocide Awareness, HKHTC, Simon Li|

In late May 2017, HKHTC’s Director of Education Simon Li and the Director of European Association of History Educators (EUROCLIO) Jonathan Evan-Zohar met together in The Hague to discuss strategies that can help history educators in Asia to develop meaningful and effective ways to enhance classroom teaching on the Holocaust and related WWII topics. Mr Li and Mr Evan-Zohar also discussed prospects of future collaboration between the two organisations.

EUROCLIO is an organisation that was established in 1992 at the request of the Council of Europe. It aims to foster the development of innovative and responsible history, heritage history and citizenship through developing critical thinking, incorporating diverse perspectives and worldview, as well as creating a community of mutual respect.