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Three Books, One Message

Never Too Young to Learn Why We Should Always Strive for Peace Last year, International Peace Day (Sept. 21) was observed just a few weeks …

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From Hiroshima to Hope looks for new leadership

Since 1984, a group of concerned citizens, peace activists, and members of the Japanese American community have gathered together on August 6 to mark the …

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A Mother's Love, My Inspiration

Someday, the voices of the hibakusha will no longer be with us to bear witness. But the memory of the morning of August 6, 1945, …

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An Inclusive Legacy of Peace: The Nikkei History of Jean's House of Prayer

Next to a Philly cheesesteak drive-up booth in downtown Tacoma, there’s a wood-frame two-story house, surrounded by vacant lots on either side, facing a desolate …

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Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on the small island nation of Japan—the only time a nuclear …

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Hiroshima and Obama: His Soaring Rhetoric and the Difficulties of Winning Peace

A few weeks ago, I awoke in the middle of the night and heard President Obama’s familiar voice. I hadn’t planned on listening in real …

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Paper and Peace: Seeing Hiroshima's Origami Cranes Through Japanese American Eyes

“I always like to tell my friends that every little thing in Japanese culture has some symbolism and meaning,” Richard Watanabe says. The 15-year volunteer …

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2nd Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

For a Look at New Worlds

Every generation has an obligation to free men’s mindsfor a look at new worlds…to look out from a higherplateau than the last generation. —Ellison S. …

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Letter to President Obama in support of his efforts to seek "peace and security"

August 6, 2009The Honorable Barack ObamaPresident of the United StatesThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, D.C.   20500 Dear President Obama, I am writing to you …

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Nikkei Heritage

Snowflakes in a Valley of Fire

My mother told me one day that fear was useless in her life. Her statements confront what many of us believe peace should be—obedience, disciplining …