9th, prior to the official nagasaki ceremony, we go to a private ceremony at the Elementary School. And all the children who now attend the Elementary School come there and have a special peace commemoration ceremony. Its a very, very moving ceremony with this school filled with Elementary School students. And you realize that that is who the victims of the atomic bomb were. After the war, congregants of the Unitarian Church here in washington, d. C. Send art supplies to students at hunkowa Elementary School in hiroshima. And the students there use the art supplies at a time when there were very little supplies of any sort in hiroshima or nagasaki after the bombing. You see so many reports of the students visiting street urchins, basically. They were or fans. They didnt have shelter, had to put up these makeshift shelters that they lived in. So the fact of just getting art supplies was a huge thing for these kids. And so in gratitudes, they sent back drawings and paintings to the congr
9th, prior to the official nagasaki ceremony, we go to a private ceremony at the Elementary School. And all the children who now attend the Elementary School come there and have a special peace commemoration ceremony. Its a very, very moving ceremony with this school filled with Elementary School students. And you realize that that is who the victims of the atomic bomb were. After the war, congregants of the Unitarian Church here in washington, d. C. Send art supplies to students at hunkowa Elementary School in hiroshima. And the students there use the art supplies at a time when there were very little supplies of any sort in hiroshima or nagasaki after the bombing. You see so many reports of the students visiting street urchins, basically. They were or fans. They didnt have shelter, had to put up these makeshift shelters that they lived in. So the fact of just getting art supplies was a huge thing for these kids. And so in gratitudes, they sent back drawings and paintings to the congr
Also, district maps, a foldout map of capitol hill, and a look at congressional committees, the president s cabinet, federal agencies and state governments. Order your copy today. It is 13. 95 plus shipping and handling through the cspan online store at www. Cspan. Org. Recently, American History tv with that organization of american historians annual meeting in st. Louis, missouri. We spoke with professors, authors, and graduate students about the research this interview is about 20 minutes. You are an assistant professor at Michigan State university. First, tell us your research with japaneseamericans, who are for most whats of us. I am doing the historical restoration of japanese america. And korean americans as well who were born in the state but happened to be either in hiroshima and not a sake in 1945 when the bomb was dropped on cities. Hiroshima and not a sake. Nagasaki. The numbers are not huge but substantial. They are somewhere between 2040,000 asianamericans mostly japanese
Born in the states but happen to be in either hiroshima or nagasaki in 1945, at the end of world war ii, when the bomb was dropped on the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. Their numbers are not huge but substantial. There were somewhere between 20,000 to 30,000 asianamericans. Mostly japanese americans, second generations but Third Generations as well who were in hiroshima. Hiroshima as a prefecture is the area in japan at the time who had sent the largest number of japanese immigrants to america before the world war ii started. So in the 19 teens, 20s and 30s. Out of those 20,000 to 30,000 people, there were about 3,000 people, japanese americans, who survived the bomb in hiroshima. Later on decided to come to america. Beginning in 1947. Because america is obviously where they were born and grew up in. Their history is very fascinating, although its little known. Fascinating in that it really changes our perception of survivors as japanese citizens or people who are loyal to japan as
Japanese people, but also among american historians of the bomb, its frequently used. This term would apply to the japanese americans who were in hiroshima and nagasaki at the time. Correct. After the bombs were dropped, what happened to the japanese americans . What was their situation . Immediately after the explosion, i think their situation was very comparable to many other survivors, regardless of their nationality. Obviously, the devastation was just simply overwhelming. But as part of my work, i have been conducting oral history interviews with those u. S. Survivors. And one thing i am very fascinated by is how their National Belonging to both japan and america came out very strongly. Even as they tried to respond to the devastation in 1945. To give you an example, there are some japanese American Family members who lost each other. So they didnt know where they were. I mean, they really spent a lot of time looking for each other. One survivor, u. S. Survivor, i talked to, she w