Professor Rana Mitter explains the origins of the Japanese Pan-Asianism.
Jayanni W., a Facing History alumna, reflects on the importance of Facing History.
Kofi Annan discusses the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the 1997 New York Benefit Dinner.
Student Leila M. tells her family’s story of coming to the United States from Iran
From A Teacher's Guide to Holocaust and Human Behavior: Five-Week Unit Outline, students analyze the following propaganda images used by the Nazis.
This documentary tells four stories of Apartheid in South Africa, as seen through the eyes of the Truth and Reconciliation commission.
The Meiji Period in Japan (1868-1912) included many institutional reforms attempting both to modernize as well as maintain their sovereignty. These images document efforts of modernization most evident in the military, civil government, education, and cultural institutions.
This video profiles photographer Kathryn Cook’s exhibition, Memory Denied.
Florence Sloan explains why the work of Facing History and Ourselves resonates with her.
Scholar Beth Van Schaack discusses the origins of the international justice system.
Peter Balakian explains that the Armenian Genocide was part of his family’s history.
Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses modern and historical concepts of race.