The “New Jersey Alliance for Learning and Preserving the History of WWII in Asia” (NJ-ALPHA) will sponsor several secondary school/college teachers/educators on a two-week immersion learning experience on the history of WWII in Asia July 6-21, 2012. The 2012 Tour is tentatively scheduled for Shanghai, Nanjing, Harbin, Seoul, and Hong Kong.
The China Study Tour includes discussion of the history of Sino-Japan relations, meeting with survivors of wartime atrocities, participation in briefing sessions and lectures by Chinese scholars, professors, and visits to museums and historical sites.
For teachers/educators, NJ-ALPHA will provide scholarships to pay for all the in-China and Korea expenses, totaling approximately $3,000 per participant. The participants will be responsible for their travel expenses from the U.S. to Shanghai, Harbin to Seoul, Seoul to Hong Kong, and Hong Kong back to the U.S. (plus miscellaneous expenses), with the expected total to be around $2,500. The application deadline is March 1, 2012. For more information and an application visit http://www.nj-alpha.org/study_tour.html.