Workshop Presenters at the 2015/16 International Human Rights Day Student Symposium
"Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific 1931-1945" developed by BC Ministry of Education in partnership with BC ALPHA. Smith (right) is the Ministry coordinator of this landmark resource guide.
BC ALPHA is now offering classroom presentations to support high school teachers in incorporating this part of history into their curricula, click here to learn more.
Upclose with Nooten and Cowling, Canadian survivors of WWII in Asia.
Survivors of Japanese military sexual slavery testifying at Parliament Hill - from right: David (Netherlands), Liu (China), Jang (Korea) and Pleog (Philippines).
Teachers find the Peace and Reconciliation Study Tour a life-changing experience.
Obituary of Captain Marius van Dijk-van Nooten, a survivor, human rights activist and our beloved friend. Read more
Canadian multi-ethnic communities call upon the Government of Canada to declare December 13 of every year as Nanjing Massacre Commemorative Day. Please sign the online PETITION.
Classroom Presentations
As part of it's new School Outreach Program, BC ALPHA is now offering classroom presentations to support high school teachers in incorporating this part of history into their curricula. For more information on the classroom presentations, click here.
Student Symposium
The 2018-19 Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific (1931-1945) Student Symposium to be held on April 5, 2019 at Richmond Secondary.
BC Teacher's Guide
Human Rights in the Asia Pacific 1931-1945: Social Responsibility and Global Citizenship
Resources
- Witness to History - CanadianSurvivors of WWII in Asia
The documentary features the story of four Asian Holocaust survivors, namely Miriam, Tang Yongjiang, Tony Cowling and Marius van Dijk van Nooten. Three of them were in their childhood at wartime and were put to Japanese concentration camps. more
Resources
- Iris Chang -The Rape of Nanking
A moving and powerful film about Iris Chang, who almost single-handedly brought Asia's forgotten holocaust to the attention of the Western world. Her book, The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II, made the best seller list of New York Times for over 5 months when it was published in 1997. more
Resources
- Forgotten Holocaust
A documentary containing stories about the Nanking Massacre, the "comfort stations" and forced labour during the Asia-Pacific War. The documentary includes testimonies from 6 survivors as recorded by Raymond Lemoine who is a Canadian educator. more
Resources
- The Nanking Massacre and Other Japanese Atrocities Committed During the Asia-Pacific War 1931-1945
A Curriculum Guide for Secondary Teachers. Developed by New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education and New Jersey ALPHA, 2010 (2nd edition). more
Resources
- Chinese and Western Rescuers of the Nanking International Safety Zone, 1937-1938
A Teacher's Guide for Secondary Teachers. Developed by The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center and Graphics Production, 2011. more
About BC ALPHA
BC ALPHA was established in 1997. Through the dedication of volunteers and supporters, BC ALPHA has been promoting the awareness of crimes against humanity committed during WWII in Asia through various educational initiatives... read more
