Most years I actually have very specific ideas about who or what I want to write about, or specific peoples or places. In those cases, I just google search or Wiki search it, find the info I need, and fit it into as condensed a way as I can without ripping off the source material wholesale.
This year, I didn't really have a plan I was aiming for. I felt the theme of Chinese-Canadians could be good since, well - it's something I really feel I should know more about. So I did a search starting with that. That in turn led to a few websites, especially sites by/for Chinese-Canadian war veterans. From there, I started popping around, reading stories, see which names start reaching out to me; after that, I googled the specific names that had come up.
My write-up of Bill Chong the other day actually wasn't my original plan, and I turned to him after I realized the story I was going for just kept branching out further and further with the different individuals - but I'll try to elaborate more on that tomorrow.
But I agree, definitely do your own research into your own histories; you'll feel really proud and satisfied after, guaranteed.
Baron of Terribad (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 11/10/09 | Reply
This is a badass story. It's the kind of thing that makes me want to research my own people's wartime history, actually ... How do you usually go about researching these stories?
SomeGuy
Canadian Liaison (Team) | Posted 11/10/09 | Reply
@Shinmaru:
Depends which story and why.
Most years I actually have very specific ideas about who or what I want to write about, or specific peoples or places. In those cases, I just google search or Wiki search it, find the info I need, and fit it into as condensed a way as I can without ripping off the source material wholesale.
This year, I didn't really have a plan I was aiming for. I felt the theme of Chinese-Canadians could be good since, well - it's something I really feel I should know more about. So I did a search starting with that. That in turn led to a few websites, especially sites by/for Chinese-Canadian war veterans. From there, I started popping around, reading stories, see which names start reaching out to me; after that, I googled the specific names that had come up.
My write-up of Bill Chong the other day actually wasn't my original plan, and I turned to him after I realized the story I was going for just kept branching out further and further with the different individuals - but I'll try to elaborate more on that tomorrow.
But I agree, definitely do your own research into your own histories; you'll feel really proud and satisfied after, guaranteed.
Shinmaru
Baron of Terribad (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 11/10/09 | Reply
This is a badass story. It's the kind of thing that makes me want to research my own people's wartime history, actually ... How do you usually go about researching these stories?
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