Silver Lining S1: East Asia in the Pandemic
Silver Lining S1: East Asia in the Pandemic
Silver Lining
Episode 4 (Isaac Tan): Eugenics - the Japanese Brand of Racism in the Guise of Science
25 minutes Posted Dec 6, 2020 at 4:05 pm.
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In this episode, Isaac Tan, Columbia PhD candidate in East Asian History, takes a close look at the formation of modern Japan in the interwar period. We discuss the country's history with eugenics, and how blood types continue to be used as an indicator of personality traits.