In December 2010, Hibakusha Stories visited the High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture in Ozone Park, Queens near JFK Airport.  The students at this beautiful new school were particularly impressed by the art of Toshiko Tanaka and asked penetrating questions.

Hisayo Izumo interprets for Reiko Yamada, December, 2010
The “BB Demo” is a sensory lesson on the fire power of today’s global nuclear arsenal, December, 2010
Students are actively engaged in responding to what they have heard, December, 2010
Reiko Yamada bows after giving her testimony, December, 2010
Toshiko Tanaka wears enamel jewelry of her own creation, December, 2010
The school was filled with attentive students, December, 2010
Each year the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation donates 1,000 paper cranes to give to each school, December, 2010
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