iHistory Meets Humanity
(iHMH)
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Our iHMH program offers a suite of specialized workshops for secondary students exploring the key historical significance of World War II in Asia as a critical chapter of world history that shaped global peace.
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Our workshops move students beyond memorizing basic dates, statistics, and events. By analyzing rich primary sources and survivor testimonies, students explore the historian's craft—investigating how we know what happened and asking the inquiry questions that foster deep historical thinking skills.
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Through examining systemic power dynamics, the human cost of conflict, and humanitarian actions, students connect historical memory with active, modern peacebuilding.
Thematic Workshops
Foundations of Peace: An Intro to WWII in Asia
Explore history through pre-war Asia, key wartime events, and Canada's historical connections. This workshop fosters critical inquiry and develops peacebuilding skills by encouraging students to ask deep, analytical questions.
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Memory & Justice: Corporations, Law, and Human Rights
Investigate corporate complicity in wartime forced-labor systems. Students apply Articles 23 and 24 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to historical and modern corporate practices to evaluate legal and ethical accountability.
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Gender, Ethics & the Science of War
A content-sensitive and trauma-informed workshop examining human experimentation and biological and chemical weapon development as bioethics case studies. Students explore systemic dehumanization, the long-term impacts of warfare, and scientific responsibility.
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Civilians, Testimony & the Danger of a Single Story
Examine how survivor testimonies contribute to historical records, offering an immersive introduction to the historian’s craft. Students analyze media literacy, single-story narratives, historical denial, and the ethics of public remembrance.
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Canada at War: Identity, Redress &
Reconciliation
Trace the Battle of Hong Kong POW experiences, the vital contributions of Force 136, and Japanese-Canadian internment. Students evaluate historical redress frameworks and explore connections to modern Canadian civic action.