“Very Unsung Heroes: The Chinese Seamen who Served Britain. and their Forced Repatriation”

Gregory B. Lee (1)

1 IETT - Institut d'Etudes Transtextuelles et Transculturelles

The history of the Chinese seamen who were obliged by US and UK law to serve in the merchant marine assuring the WW2 cross-Atlantic communications, and were subsequently illegally and forcefully repatriated to China.

Mots clés: China; seamen; forced repatriation; World War Two

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Gregory B. Lee. “Very Unsung Heroes: The Chinese Seamen who Served Britain. and their Forced Repatriation”: Public Lecture. University of Liverpool Cathedral Lectures, University of Liverpool Continuing Education, May 2010, Liverpool, United Kingdom. ⟨hal-02297870⟩