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 March 19, 2012
| Time: | 1-2 p.m. |
| Description: | Author Paul Maruyama discusses his book "Escape from Manchuria," which recounts the rescue of 1.7 million Japanese civilians trapped in Soviet-occupied Manchuria after the end of World War II.
In the closing days of the war, the Soviet Union attacked and occupied Japanese-controlled northern China, then called Manchuria. Immediately, misery and death from cold, hunger, disease and brutality descended upon the Japanese civilians at the hands of the Soviet army and revenge-seeking mobs and bandits. Nearly 2,500 Japanese died daily. Three courageous men embarked on a secret mission and escaped to Japan to eventually bring an end to the Manchurian nightmare. In this riveting story, the son of one of these men narrates for the Western readers a compelling tale of the rescue and repatriation of nearly 1.7 million Japanese that began almost a year after the surrender of Japan. |
| Location: | Hogg Building (WCH), Meyerson Conference Room 4.118 |
| URL: | More about this event... |
| Contact: | Nicole L Elmer | 512-232-1947 |
| Sponsor: | Department of Asian Studies, Center for East Asian Studies |
| Admission: | Free |
| Categories: | Everyone, Lecture/talk, Politics & International |
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