Using History to Make Sense of the Current Moment:
The 1918 Flu Pandemic, Lessons for Hawai‘i and our Future
Date: Wednesday May 20, 2020
Time: 3:30-5:30 pm (HST-Hawaii Standard Time)
6:30-8:30 pm (PST) / 8:30 -10:30 pm (CST) / 9:30-11:30 pm (EST)
Location: Online via Zoom
When the great 1918-1920 flu pandemic (sometimes known as the Spanish Flu) hit Hawai‘i, then a U.S. territory, there was significant loss of life and disruption to our economy, educational system, and medical institutions. It was also a time when our community developed new tools of resilience and adaptation. This program discusses the impact of the 1918 pandemic on Hawai‘i and how we might approach the current challenges of Covid-19 with lessons learned from a century ago.
Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from the scholarship of University of Hawai'i at Mānoa History Professor, Dr. Shana Brown through presentation, questions and answers, and a facilitated discussion about how we might use lessons from the past to help the next generation make sense of the current moment.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Dr. Shana Brown is chair of the Department of History at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. A specialist in modern Asian history, she is currently teaching a class on World History of Human disease, focusing on the social, cultural, and political factors that influence the spread of infectious disease and our responses to it.
READ: COVID-19 pandemic vs. 1918 flu pandemic in Hawaiʻi , by Dr. Shana Brown, published April 7, 2020 in the University of Hawaii News.