“History isn’t what happened.

It’s who tells the story.”

- Sally Roesch Wagner

The project "SEN(N)OU" is a project that I started a year ago to help ​Japanese people develop a global perspective on the history of ​World War II, truly discover their Japanese identity, and become ​responsible global citizens. This is a project launched in. By sharing ​various stories and interpretations of history with Japanese ​students and faculty, we are spreading the importance of examining ​history and the history that we as Japanese people need to know.

In all matters, not just history, we should not blindly accept ​information given at face value; the “facts” change depending on ​the speaker’s biases and ways of thinking. I want to spread ​awareness of this and continue learning, accepting, and questioning ​different stories and different interpretations.

The project website provides access to World War II history ​education from around the world, with a particular focus on ​Singapore’s World War II history. So far, SEN(N)OU has held four ​classes on Singapore’s war history and taught them to over 100 ​Japanese students and teachers.