Firsthand Testimonies
Since 2008, Hibakusha Stories has hosted atomic bomb survivors twice annually to correspond with New York City school’s academic calendar. After the 70th anniversary commemorations of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Hibakusha Stories made the difficult decision to no longer host our beloved elders on a bi-annual basis. We have been concerned about the arduous journey from Japan to the United States and are now focusing our support to those hibakusha living in North and Central America, as well as creating programming in Japan with hibakusha who are part of our family/network. Although we hope that many teachers and students will be able to experience firsthand the testimony of hibakusha, we must prepare for the day when first generation hibakusha are no longer with us. There are several projects that archive their living witness. Hibakusha Stories recommends the following:

Setsuko Thurlow tells her story at Newcomers HS, LIC

Reiko Yamada speaking at the Civil Society Presentations to the Delegates of the NPT Prep Com, April, 2014
