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By Sean Graham
This week, I’m joined by Dan Black, creator of Oceans of Destiny: Peace and Peril Aboard the Steamship Empress of Asia. We discuss in regards to the ship’s earliest voyage following its 1913 commissioning, its service in the course of the First World Conflict and the Chinese language Labour Corps, and its refitting after the struggle. We additionally discuss its interwar service, its sinking in the course of the Second World Conflict, and the way the ship’s historical past is finest instructed by way of the story of those that have been on-board.
Historic Headline of the Week
John Mackie, “Historic Chinese language, Canadian Pacific Railway and Klondike Collections Unite in new UBC Museum,” Vancouver Solar, April 26, 2024.
Sean Graham is a cultural historian, an Adjunct Professor at Carleton College, and a contributing editor with Activehistory.ca
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