2006 World War II Essay Contest

To raise awareness of the events of WWII in Asia

TOPIC: "Japanese Colonialism in China"

Applicants focused on a theme, an event, or a process that was significant  during WWII  in China, and discuss its historical impact as well as its lessons for today.

Winners

1st Place: Leigh Hughes, SDSU . $500.00 and a certificate of recognition: Orgy of Cruelty - the Japanese Rape of Nanking

2nd Place: Karen Wu, SDSU. $300.00 and a certificate of recognition: The Beginning of Japanese Imperialism in world War II
 

3rd Place: Daniella Aviles. SDSU. $200.00 and a certificate of recognition: The Conflict between China and Japan during world war II

Honorable Mention: Jassica Arnatt. Cal State San Marcos. $100.00 and a certificate of recognition: Book review on Iris Chang's The Rape of Nanking and the essays in Josh Fogel ed The Nanjing Massacre in History and Historiography