{"id":6095,"date":"2025-09-02T17:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/?p=6095"},"modified":"2026-02-25T19:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:33:21","slug":"japan-china-the-pacific-war-ncta-online-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/japan-china-the-pacific-war-ncta-online-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan at War: The Rising Sun During World War Two &#8211; NCTA Online Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"492\">This seminar explored <strong>Japan and China during World War II<\/strong>, with presentations covering topics such as military victories and defeats, the first six months of 1942, Japan\u2019s six aircraft carriers that reshaped global history, and the diplomatic, economic, and domestic crises of the 1930s that led to the Pacific War.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the video below, made by Professor<strong>\u00a0Shelton Woods,\u00a0<\/strong>to learn more about the program content:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NCTA 2026 Information on the Seminar\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x9ohbjo8wec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"container uw-body\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"uw-content col-md-8\" role=\"main\">\n<div id=\"main_content\" class=\"uw-body-copy\">\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<div>\n<h3>Details<\/h3>\n<p>Participants were expected to watch (at their convenience) and send in comments on a series of online lectures each week beginning <strong>Monday, <\/strong><b>January 26, 2026 <\/b>through<b> Monday, March 2, 2026.<\/b> The lectures consisted of fifteen YouTube presentations (30 to 35 minute each). There were also two Q&amp;A Zoom sessions with Dr. Shelton Woods:<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 9, 2026<\/strong>, <strong>6:00-7:00 pm MT (5:00-6:00 pm PT)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>February 23, 2026,\u00a0 6:00-7:00 pm MT (5:00-6:00 pm PT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Program Leader<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/people\/shelton-woods\/\">Dr. Shelton Woods<\/a> led this program. Dr. Woods is a Professor of East\/Southeast Asian History at Boise State University.<\/p>\n<h3>Programs Benefits<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Numerous books and classroom materials.<\/li>\n<li>Access to online lectures.<\/li>\n<li>20 free WA OSPI clock hours.<\/li>\n<li>Two continued professional education credits from Boise State University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>The seminar was offered to K-12 educators free of charge thanks to a generous grant from the Freeman Foundation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nctasia.org\/\">National Consortium for Teaching about Asia\u00a0(NCTA)<\/a>, and it is sponsored by the University of Washington\u2019s East Asia Resource Center in partnership with Boise State University.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 uw-sidebar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This seminar explored Japan and China during World War II, with presentations covering topics such as military victories and defeats, the first six months of 1942, Japan\u2019s six aircraft carriers that reshaped global history, and the diplomatic, economic, and domestic crises of the 1930s that led to the Pacific War. 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