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Program to learn experiences of A-bombing survivors to come to Fullerton, Dec. 1 at 10am

On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - Cal State University, Fullerton, will host "Shadows for Peace, for the Sake of the Children, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Experience" Forum at 10:00 am.
 
Highlighting the program are two Hibakusha, atomic bomb survivors, who will discuss their experiences as teenagers on August 6, 1945 when "Little Boy" exploded over Hiroshima.
 
In addition, video interviews with other Hibakusha will be presented and a featured video interview with Dr. James Yamazaki who in 1949 led a United States medical team to Nagasaki to study the effects of radiation on children.
 
"Shadows for Peace" is not intended to debate the whys or wherefores of dropping the atomic bombs overHiroshima and Nagasaki but to "educate and engage" and to carry out the words of the Hibakusha, "no more Hiroshima and no more Nagasaki."
 
The "Shadows for Peace" program will be held ay Ruby Gerontology Center's Mackey Auditorium, lot J.
 
Parking is limited allow additional time. For additional information contact Richard Fukuhara, 714-998-8790 or email: richard@shadowsforpeace.com


Shige Higashi, editor and publisher of Cultural News, is currently seeking $30,000 fund by Dec. 31, 2015, for the 2015-2017 publishing project of promoting Japanese art and culture in Southern California. For more information...

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