Forgotten History of Pacific Asia War by Pacific Atrocities Education
Pacific Atrocities Education
Get closer to the untold forgotten history of the Pacific Asia War with Damian Abernathy. Learn more about topics like bioweapon in Unit 731, Japan before Pearl Harbor, and more. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pacific-atrocities-education/support
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Meet Wang Xuan, a woman who is working tirelessly to seek justice for victims of biological weapons of Unit 731.
Born in 1952 in Shanghai, China, Wang Xuan graduated from a university in China and worked as an English teacher for over ten years. In 1993 she received a Master's Degree in Education with distinction from the University of Tsukuba in Japan. In 1995, she discovered by chance what would turn out to be the cause to which she would dedicate her life's work. From a news article in an English newspaper about the First International Symposium on Unit 731 held in Harbin, China, she learned that Japanese peace activists had been reported going to Chongshan Village, Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China, to investigate the plague epidemic caused by Unit seven three one's bacterial warfare in World War II. This cause had been special in Wang Xuan's heart as her family was from Zhejiang. During WWII, Zhejiang was of strategic importance, as several airfields in the area were used as Allied bases. The Zhejiang Jiangxi Railway also was viewed as an important supply line. The Imperial Japanese Army then launched strategic attacks on the railway from May to September of 1942. This was also directed at the allies in retaliation for the "Doolittle" air raids on Tokyo by the U.S. bombers. Due to the number of ground troops in the area, the Japanese Imperial Army considered it considerably more cost effective to use biological weapons than any other method.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pacific-atrocities-education/supportPrevious episodes
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75 - Wang Xuan- A Woman Working Tirelessly to Seek Justice for Victims of Unit 731 Tue, 12 Jan 2021
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74 - Episode 71: The Attack on Pearl Harbor Tue, 01 Dec 2020
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73 - Episode 70: The Battle for Burma Fri, 20 Nov 2020
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72 - Episode 69: The Underground Philippines Resistance Mon, 16 Nov 2020
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71 - Episode 68: Lee Kuan Yew and the Occupation of Singapore Fri, 13 Nov 2020
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70 - Episode 67: The Plight of the Guerrilla Forces in the Philippines in WW2 Mon, 09 Nov 2020
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69 - Episode 66: The History of the Flying Tigers Fri, 30 Oct 2020
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68 - Episode 65: Education in Singapore During Japanese Occupation Thu, 29 Oct 2020
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67 - Episode 64: Philippines Battles in World War II Mon, 26 Oct 2020
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66 - Episode 63: Japan’s Unofficial War with China Fri, 23 Oct 2020
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65 - Episode 62: A Pariah of Singapore - General Henry Gordon Bennett Wed, 21 Oct 2020
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64 - Episode 61: What Do People Do with Offensive Wartime Memorabilia? Mon, 19 Oct 2020
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61 - Episode 58: The Rise of Laotian Nationalism During WW2 Mon, 12 Oct 2020
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60 - Episode 57: The Burma Campaign Fri, 09 Oct 2020
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59 - Episode 56: The Timeline of the Decolonization of Asia Post WW2 Wed, 07 Oct 2020
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58 - Episode 55: Emperor Hirohito Before and After the War Mon, 05 Oct 2020
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57 - Episode 54: What Does the Rising Sun Flag Mean? Fri, 02 Oct 2020
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56 - Episode 53: The Philippines' Struggles for Independence Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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55 - Episode 52: Four Fronts of WW2 Military Tactics: Blitzkrieg, Kamikaze, U Boats, & Cryptography Mon, 28 Sep 2020
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54 - Episode 51: The Nazi Flag vs. The Rising Sun Flag Fri, 25 Sep 2020
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53 - Episode 50: The Legend of the Golden Lily Operation Wed, 23 Sep 2020
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52 - Episode 49: The Japanese Economy After WWII Mon, 21 Sep 2020
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51 - Episode 48: Corporate Slave Labor During World War II of BMW, Audi, and More Fri, 18 Sep 2020
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50 - Episode 47: The Repositioning of Power - Thai Monarchy Pre and Post WWII Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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49 - Episode 46: The Basics of San Francisco Peace Treaty Mon, 14 Sep 2020
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48 - Episode 45: The Theory of Immigration for Asian, Latino, and African Fri, 11 Sep 2020
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47 - Episode 44: Battle of Sittang Bridge & Its Implications for Burmese Conquest Wed, 09 Sep 2020
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46 - Episode 43: A Japanese Linguist and an American Soldier Tue, 08 Sep 2020
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45 - Episode 42: Seri Thai Movement, Covert Operations in Southeast Asia Fri, 04 Sep 2020
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44 - Episode 41: The Malayan Campaign & Japanese Blitzkrieg Wed, 02 Sep 2020
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43 - Episode 40: Chinese Americans in WASP Program Mon, 31 Aug 2020
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42 - Episode 39: An Overview of Thailand's Participation in WW2 Fri, 28 Aug 2020
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41 - Episode 38: Fortune Cookies and the American Identity Wed, 26 Aug 2020
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40 - Episode 37: Pre-WW2 Japan's Economic Policies Mon, 24 Aug 2020
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39 - Episode 36: The Fall of Rangoon Fri, 21 Aug 2020
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38 - Episode 35: Interrogation Revealing Ishii Shiro’s Plan for Biological Warfare Wed, 19 Aug 2020
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37 - Episode 34: Post World War II Japan Reflected through Marie Kondo Mon, 17 Aug 2020
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36 - Episode 33: The Timeline of India's Independence Fri, 14 Aug 2020
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35 - Episode 32: India’s Involvement in World War II Wed, 12 Aug 2020
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34 - Episode 31: Little Saigons in America, A Home Away from Home Mon, 10 Aug 2020
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33 - Episode 30: Opium War, US-China Trade War, and Modern Global Trade Fri, 07 Aug 2020
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32 - Episode 29: Intro to Opium War, US-China Trade War, and Modern Global Trade Wed, 05 Aug 2020
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31 - Episode 28: The Rape of Nanking, Controversy and Coverups Mon, 03 Aug 2020
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30 - Episode 27: Colonization in China - How it Affected Trade in the Modern World Fri, 31 Jul 2020
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29 - Episode 26 Bonus: Pinay Guerrilleras: The Unsung Heroics of Filipina Resistance Fighters Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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28 - Episode 26: Malabar Famine Under British Occupation Mon, 27 Jul 2020
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27 - Episode 25: Why Did Japan Attacked So Many Southeast Asia Countries in WW2 Fri, 24 Jul 2020
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26 - Episode 24: War Memory of the Chinese Expeditionary Force Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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25 - Episode 23: WWII and the Progress of the LGBTQ Culture - The Queer Soldier Mon, 20 Jul 2020
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24 - Episode 22: 6 Facts to Share About Women During World War II Fri, 17 Jul 2020