Events › Finding Oblivion: Discovering the Stories of Chinese Canadian Soldiers in World War 2

During the Second World War, thirteen Chinese Canadians were recruited for a top-secret mission to infiltrate parts of Japanese-occupied Asia to train local resistance groups. This mission was called "Operation Oblivion". They risked life and limb to serve their country, but after they returned to Canada, their contributions were forgotten. Join award-winning researcher Eunice C. Der to learn about the untold stories of Chinese Canadians in the Second World War. Learn about how they were recruited, what they did in the military, and how their legacy impacts us today!

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Presenter's bio:

Eunice C. Der 谢绍君 is an Education Museum Associate at the WongAvery Asia Pacific Peace Museum. Eunice is an award-winning researcher; her undergraduate thesis was awarded the E.J. Pratt Library Primary Sources Prize at Victoria College Research Day 2024. She has presented her research on the heirlooms of World War Two Chinese Canadian soldiers at several events around the GTA since. She was also named a 2024-5 Northrop Frye Centre Undergraduate Fellow for her work. Eunice’s works have also been published in Ricepaper Magazine, Muse Magazine of the Canadian Museums Association, and The Material Merge, University of Toronto's Undergraduate Journal for Material Culture and Semiotics.