Hiroshima Abomb Dome

Lectures & Discussions

Passing the Legacy: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Hiroshima Abomb Dome

Lectures & Discussions

Passing the Legacy: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

About the Event

In conjunction with the opening of Under the Mushroom Cloud: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the Atomic Bomb, join us for a special presentation by Takuo Takigawa, Director of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and testimonies followed by Q&A with Howard Kakita and Junji Sarashina, Japanese Americans who were in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped. The program will be moderated by JANM Vice President of Operations/Art Director Clement Hanami, whose mother was also an atomic bomb survivor.

The premier of Seeds, a 20-minute documentary by director Miyuki Iwasaki about the late Kazuye Suyeishi, a Japanese American atomic bomb survivor and activist, will also be included in the program. A shorter version of the film will be shown as part of the Under a Mushroom Cloud exhibition.

Included with museum admission. RSVPs are recommended using the link below.

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In the Tateuchi Democracy Forum

Saturday, Nov 09, 2019

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST

Japanese American National Museum

100 North Central Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90012

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About the Event

In conjunction with the opening of Under the Mushroom Cloud: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the Atomic Bomb, join us for a special presentation by Takuo Takigawa, Director of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and testimonies followed by Q&A with Howard Kakita and Junji Sarashina, Japanese Americans who were in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped. The program will be moderated by JANM Vice President of Operations/Art Director Clement Hanami, whose mother was also an atomic bomb survivor.

The premier of Seeds, a 20-minute documentary by director Miyuki Iwasaki about the late Kazuye Suyeishi, a Japanese American atomic bomb survivor and activist, will also be included in the program. A shorter version of the film will be shown as part of the Under a Mushroom Cloud exhibition.

Included with museum admission. RSVPs are recommended using the link below.

RSVP NOW

In the Tateuchi Democracy Forum

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