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Teaching History Through the Stories of Early Wisconsin Connections to China

Panel discussion at the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs

Event Details

Date
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Time
8:30 a.m.
Location
UW La Cross Student Union, room 3130
Description
Mikki Maddox, Necedah School District, discussing her research into such topics as Japanese POWs at Camp McCoy, and a "Chinese Colony" agricultural project in 1919 near Tomah.
Judd Kinzley, UW-Madison History, presenting classes and seminars that have been offered at UW-Madison on how to use archival research to write academic papers about early students from China.
Anlin Yang, UW-Madison Libraries, presenting digitalization and public website work underway at UW-Madison Libraries.
Cost
Free
Accessibility

We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email ldennis@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Sunday, September 20, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.

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