A new quarterly journal · Coming October 2026
Research. Remembrance. Responsibility.
Pacific Front
Untold
Some histories need more than a post.
A Quarterly Journal of Pacific Atrocities Education. Original research, archival material, and survivor testimony bring overlooked histories of the Asia-Pacific War into focus.
Cover photograph: William B. Simpson, 1945. William B. Simpson World War II Pacific Theater Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Honnold-Mudd Library, Claremont Colleges.
About the journal
The archive is
only the beginning.
Pacific Front Untold makes room for the histories that deserve a closer reading. Each issue brings readers beyond a brief introduction and into sustained historical inquiry: the documents, the people, and the questions that shape our understanding of war and its legacies.
Inside Issue 01 · Fall 2026
From Forced Labor
to Enslavement
Chinese Laborers, Japanese Wartime Mobilization, and the Politics of Historical Responsibility
The inaugural issue examines the wartime mobilization of Chinese laborers through official records and survivor testimony. It follows the structures of coercion, the experience of captivity, resistance at Hanaoka, and the continuing questions of historical responsibility.
Selected sections from the inaugural issue.
A deeper way to read history
Follow the evidence.
Stay with the story.
Original research
Long-form historical work that gives complex questions the space and context they need.
Archival discoveries
A closer look at the records behind the narrative, with source notes and references for further reading.
Human perspectives
Survivor testimony and lived experience at the center of how we remember the Asia-Pacific War.
Membership through deeper research
Continue the inquiry with us.
The journal is being developed as part of PAE’s new membership offering, connecting readers with deeper research, archival discoveries, and long-form historical work. Explore PAE membership as we prepare for the first issue.
Journal information
When will the first issue be available?
Issue 01 is planned for October 2026 as the Fall 2026 issue. This page introduces the journal ahead of its launch.
Who publishes Pacific Front Untold?
Pacific Front Untold is a quarterly journal published by Pacific Atrocities Education, focused on original research and overlooked histories of the Asia-Pacific War.
How does the journal connect to membership?
The journal is planned as a key benefit of PAE’s new membership offering. Specific journal access and delivery details will be shared at launch.
PACIFIC FRONT UNTOLD · A Quarterly Journal of Pacific Atrocities Education
Issue 01 · Fall 2026 · ISSN Pending