Is Life Better There Now. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Peter Hoffenberg and Carl Ackerman. Our panel of historians, Peter Hoffenberg of UH Manoa and Carl Ackerman of Punahou School, discuss the history of Eastern Europe after World War II, and how things have changed, and how their relations […]
The 75th Commemoration of the End of WWII (Military In Hawaii)
Remember the events, honor our veterans. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Tony Vericella and Darryll Wong, Maj Gen & USAF (Ret). Major General Darryll Wong (retired) of the Hawaii Air National Guard and Tony Vericella, Executive Director of the 75th WWII Commemorative Committee, will discuss the […]
The Limits of Westernization Part IV (History Lens) 5er
Postwar Transformation. In the United States, intellectuals interpreted the U.S. victory and occupation of Japan as a sign of American dominance, in the process exaggerating westernization in East Asia. In Japan, intellectuals tried to answer what went wrong. In China, the Communists took power and intellectuals were further marginalized. The host for this episode is […]
The Limits of Westernization Part IV (History Lens)
Postwar Transformation. In the United States, intellectuals interpreted the U.S. victory and occupation of Japan as a sign of American dominance, in the process exaggerating westernization in East Asia. In Japan, intellectuals tried to answer what went wrong. In China, the Communists took power and intellectuals were further marginalized. The host for this episode is […]