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Proceeding & Photos of Re-imagination of Asia: Peace Agenda and Politics of War Memory

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Tuesday, 19 January 2010
In last November of 2009, ARENA and Notheast Asian History Foundation co-hosted an international conference on war and memory in Asia. It arouse valuable discussions for us to learn from the past and link the pedagogy and ongoing missions to our present and future. Several issues lie behind the virtual wars, war and memory legacies along with the political changes have been articulated with the contributors' sharings on several critical topics which might fade out from the eyes of the public. To read more, please visit the links below: click links on: * Final Version of Proceeding, * Conference Photos Besides, the Vice-President of Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation Mr. Phạm Văn Chương also shared with us about his article after attending the conference. [content] <Keynote Speeches> Kinhide Mushakoji: War and Memory in Asia: towards a Common Security built on Truth and Reconciliation LEE Jung-ok: From the Politics of War Memory to the Politics of Will Bruno KAUFMANN: Never Forget! European Incentives Towards Transnational Democracy Session I. Politics of War Memories in North-East Asia Il-Joon CHUNG: Transitional Justice in South Korea: Dealing with Colonial & Authoritarian Legacies A-chin HSIAU: Remember War or Remember Colonialism: The Japanese Factor in the Taiwan-China Confrontation John Chuan-tiong LIM: War Memory and Identity in Okinawa HARA Fujio: The Politics of War Memories *Session II. Politics of War Memories in South-East Asia* Thanet APHORNSUVAN: Armed Conflict History Education and the Making of Nation and Society: From Red Drum 1969 to Kruseh and Takbai 2004 Andrew AERIA: Genocide of the Innocents: The Civilian Slave Labourers of the Siam-Burma Death Railway, 1942-1945 *Session III. Politics of War Memories in South Asia* Farooq Tariq: Pakistan: alternative civic movements on war and war memory Mohiuddin Ahmad: A Tale of Millions Session IV. Politics of War Memories and Social Peace‐Building Governance Pham Van Chuong: Reflections on Vietnam War Memories Turtogtoh Janar: Political Changes in East Asia: Reflections of Cold War and Regional New Actor Session V. Counter Narratives and Civilian Strategies for Peace-Building Chantana Banpasirichote Wungaeo: The Autonomy Questions: Conflict Transformation in the Three Southern Border Provinces Seiko Hanochi: The Case of “Comfort Women”: Historical Counter Narrative for Longer Memory on Violence Against Women Session VI. Peace Agenda and Reconstruction of the Past LEE Seoungwon:A Creative Imagination for Peace: A Paradigm Shift from ‘National Security-State’ to ‘Peace States’ PARK Sunhee: Path of Franco-German Reconciliation *Voices from the Future Generation presented by PARK Eugene & LEE Han-seok* Formation of the AU--Need and Feasibility: Individual Happiness & Cultural Diversity Future for Asia: Asian Union--Voting System In the Asian Union:Decision making in the Asian Union Member States in the AU: Range of the AU: One Asia in the aspect of Individual Happiness & Cultural Diversity