Editor’s Note: The following is the text of the speech Rev. Nobuaki Hanaoka gave Aug. 6, 2019 at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. On Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the first atomic bomb was detonated in the sky above Hiroshima, the second and hopefully the last nuclear bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. I was […]
a mixed plate of Japanese American news and culture
Connect & Share
FILMS OF REMEMBRANCE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH MARCH 12, 2023
NEXT PROGRAM: FEBRUARY 16, 6 P.M.
Growing Up Asian in America Contest – Due March 15
FREE Fujinami T-shirt with Ticket!
Public Service Announcement video
2022 Japanese Culture Guide
A Remembrance for Peace: Commemorating Hiroshima and Nagasaki Aug. 9, 2022
Farewell to Manzanar Cast Reunion
More info visit: Digital.Nichibei.org
A declaration for peace
The atomic bombs detonated over Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, were small and rudimentary nuclear weapons, only 10 and 12 kilotons respectively. Yet they reduced these once beautiful cities to complete ashes and caused unspeakable human suffering, killing nearly a quarter of a million people instantly and leaving those who survived […]