Asia Pacific - AHA

Asia/Pacific Modules

Gray drawing of a young boy, wide-eyed and looking very worried. Only his eyes are in color. Text at the bottom reads "Open the door! NKVD!"

Poland; British Colonial India | 1940-1946

Deportation and Migration under Authoritarian Rule

General Ne Win is shown sitting in chair looking to the side of the camera. He is wearing a formal military jacket. The background is blurred, leaving the focus on him.

Burma | 1982

Citizenship and Exclusion in Authoritarian Regimes

Color photograph of a man standing in front of four military tanks on an empty street.

China | 1989

What Authoritarians Do When Big Protests Break Out

Photograph of a large pile of pink crackers in the shape of guns. In the back right corner of the exhibit, a small table and chair are visible.

Indonesia | 1977

Everyday Authoritarianism

Nineteen people from different ethnic backgrounds are shown smiling. Text above them reads, “Once again with Japan, Manchoukuo has built a state of racial harmony, and established a land of security and happiness of the people."

Japan and Manchuria | 1931-1945

Public Attitudes to Authoritarianism