Taner Akçam: Why is the Armenian Genocide Important?
Taner Akçam discusses the importance of learning about the Armenian Genocide today.
When There Are No Bystanders (short version)
Omer Bartov discusses how the Holocaust unfolded in the Eastern European town Buczacz.
Why Study the Nanjing Atrocities?
Scholar Rana Mitter explains the importance of studying the Nanjing atrocities.
Witnessing Antisemitic Violence
Edith Reiss, from Bolton, England, describes witnessing antisemitic violence on the streets of Göttingen, Germany, when she was a visitor there in 1939.
Monsters and Men: The Nazis at Nuremberg
Social psychologist James Edward Waller uses the stories of the Nazis at Nuremburg to discuss human capacity for evil.
The Gravity of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Dr. Hong Zheng recalls the fate of his uncle’s family in Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War, when Japanese soldiers enter and search their home. Another family, thousands of compatriots, and British POWs, also cannot escape the violence.
All-China Resistance Association of Writers and Artists
Learn about a resistance group that used literary efforts to respond to the Japanese occupation of China.
Japanese Diplomats
Read statements from Japanese diplomats rationalizing the brutality of Japanese troops in China.
The Japanese Press
Read an excerpt of a story published in the Japanese press about two Japanese soldiers' brutal actions in China.
Hope Frye's Testimony on Child Migrant Detention
Immigration lawyer Hope Frye describes the conditions at child migrant detention centers in her congressional hearing testimony.
The Global Refugee Crisis
Sasha Chanoff, Co-Founder and Executive Director of RefugePoint, discusses the refugee crisis facing the world in 2016.