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Love, Death, and Rivers: Native Californians and Native Hawaiians Remember the Confluences of History

Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Burge Lecture is an annual endowed lecture organized by the History Graduate Students Association and made possible by a generous donation from UBC alumnus William Burge. UBC Department of History is pleased to announce the 2022 Burge Lecture will be delivered by Professor David Aiona Chang, Distinguished McKnight Professor in the Department of History […]

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Book Discussion – Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha with Dr. Robert Jacobs

C. K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Cold War nuclear testing, production, and disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima have exposed millions to dangerous radioactive particles; these millions are the global hibakusha. This talk will discuss the plight of communities that were exposed to this fallout, while also examining the colonialism(s) with which nuclear weapon states “select the irradiated,” the political use of […]

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