"Remembrances" - A New HKVCA Service
In HKVCA we believe that each Hong Kong veteran has a unique and important story to tell, as do the veterans' families. For most of us, the mechanics of actually structuring and publishing this story seem to be complex and overwhelming, yet to leave it undone doesn't seem right either.
To help families out, HKVCA is providing a new service designed to assist those who wish to publish a veteran's story. The word 'story' is used very generally here - it might include wartime experiences, post-war life, family anecdotes, along with images.
We are now unveiling this new service on our main HKVCA web site. On the pages there you'll find all the information you need from structuring the text, page layout, best way to include photos, and steps for actually publishing the story on the World Wide Web. We'll be providing expert advice courtesy of our HKVCA Web administrators. This service is a "work in progress", but you can get an idea of what is involved by visiting: http://www.hkvca.ca/remembrances/index.htm
HKVCA has a selfish reason for offering to help. Two of our goals are:
- Promoting the study of the Battle of Hong Kong and its aftermath in schools across Canada,
- Developing materials and training Association members to tell the “Hong Kong story” publicly.
Every story published is a valuable resource in our quest to educate the Canadian public and, therefore, helps us fulfill our goals.
So, in a nutshell, HKVCA's role will be to provide the tools, technical guidance and, perhaps, venue for those families wishing to create an online memorial to their HK veteran (living or dead). Specific assistance we can offer would include:
- general assistance in detailing what is involved so that the family can decide whether to proceed
- limited research of historical data (Vince Lopata's database)
- links to examples
- guidance in where to locate the web site (HKVCA-hosted or not)
- domain registration
- authoring tools
- layout templates
Questions? Email us at: hkvca@shaw.ca