Memory, borders, and justice: The emerging morality competition over the wartime documentary heritage of Jewish refugees in East Asia
Shu-Mei Huang
Abstract:This article brings attention to the moral aspect of remembering by examining the emerging interest in wartime documentary heritage in East Asia, particularly epitomized in recent competitions and disputes over nomination processes of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Memory of the World. It examines China and Japan’s attempts at pursuing MoW registers and leading the commemoration of Jewish passages in wartime East Asia, through which they wish to gain an international reput… Show more
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