Episode 267 - Finding Our Missing Chapter (S07E09) w/ Jenny Chan
From Rebel Teacher Alliance by Rebel Teacher Alliance
February 13, 2026 · 38 min · Season 7 · Episode 9
About this episode
Jenny Chan discusses the often overlooked history of World War II in Asia and the Pacific and shares insights on teaching this topic effectively.
Welcome back to a new episode of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week we sit down with Jenny Chan, founder of Pacific Atrocities Education, to talk about the history most Western classrooms still barely touch: World War II in Asia and the Pacific. Jenny shares how her grandma’s reaction to Japanese anime led her into archives, denialist comment sections, and a mission to make “never again” mean something when the first time was never taught. We get into yellow journalism and media literacy, how Japan, Korea, and China remember the war differently, and the challenge of teaching atrocities without turning it into shock value. Jenny also breaks down how she builds lesson plans teachers can actually use (without five extra hours of prep). And in our ever popular segment “Whatcha been playin’…?”, Jenny isn’t gaming, she’s pickling vegetables like the apocalypse is scheduled for next Thursday. Join @hofmannedu.bsky.social , @jedijamie.bsky.social and @meehanedu.bsky.social by subscribing to our podcast and rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts! Join our Discord on rebelteacheralliance.com or here. Find us on Instagram @rebelteacheralliance, on BluSky @rtalliance.bsky.social, and on…
People in this episode
Guest: Jenny Chan
Topics covered
- World War II
- Asia and the Pacific
- media literacy
- atrocities education
- lesson planning
Keywords
- yellow journalism
- shock value
- pickling vegetables
Mentioned in this episode
Products: lesson plans
Books & works: Finding Our Missing Chapter, Whatcha been playin
Places: Asia, Pacific, Japan, Korea, China
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