{"id":18,"date":"2025-11-15T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T21:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/hanson-trip\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-11-24T20:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:24:31","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/hanson-trip\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Members<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Who we are<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aiden Guan, Economics and Mathematics Majors, Class of 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evelyn Xie, Computer Science Major, Class of 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Richy Jing, Mathematics Major, Class of 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rui Shen, Computer Science and Linguistics Majors, Class of 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Platform and Audience<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our project uses two interactive tools\u2014StoryMap (ArcGIS Online)<\/strong> and TimelineJS<\/strong>\u2014to present Haldore Hanson\u2019s experiences in China during 1937\u20131938. The StoryMap visualizes Hanson\u2019s route across major cities , allowing viewers to explore locations alongside archival photographs. We pair this with two TimelineJS displays: one that outlines key events of the Sino-Japanese War, and another that highlights milestones in Hanson\u2019s own trip. Together, these tools help contextualize his movements within both personal history and broader geopolitical developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project is designed for students, educators, and general audiences interested in East Asian history, wartime journalism, and digital storytelling. By combining maps and timelines, we make the archival materials more accessible, engaging, and informative for teaching, research, and public exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Motivations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richy Jing: <\/strong>As a student from China, I\u2019m personally drawn to this project because it explores a pivotal period in my country\u2019s history. Haldore Hanson\u2019s journey offers a fascinating outsider\u2019s view of China during World War II, a time of political upheaval and transformation. By mapping his travels and experiences, I hope to better understand how international perspectives intersect with China\u2019s internal struggles and to share that history with a wider audience through an engaging digital format. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evelyn Xie:<\/strong> As a Chinese international student, I\u2019m interested in China\u2019s history during WWII and hope to visualize Haldore Hanson\u2019s journey to make the connections between time, place, and narrative more tangible for the audience. I\u2019m also interested in learning more about digital mapping tools like ArcGIS and applying them in new ways beyond what we\u2019ve explored in class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rui Shen: <\/strong>Haldore Hanson\u2019s journey captures a unique foreign perspective during a critical moment in China\u2019s wartime experience, and I want to help make that story more accessible through interactive mapping as a student from China. By combining archival research with digital tools, I hope to both deepen my own understanding of this period and share it with others in a way that feels personal and engaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aiden Guan<\/strong>: Before exploring the Carleton digital archive, I didn\u2019t know about Haldore Hanson\u2019s trip to China during World War II. As I read through his collections and viewed his photographs, I was struck by his firsthand documentation of 1930s China and by his accounts of the leadership of Communist guerrilla fighters. To broaden access to his work, I want to create an interactive digital mapping project that invites a wide audience to engage with his experiences in an engaging, accessible way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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