In October, 2013, the Hibakausha Stories team visited 12 high schools, presenting 90-minute interactive workshops. They visited East Side Preparatory in Manhattan and Aspirations High School in Brooklyn.

A student asks a question at East Side Preparatory
Yasuaki Yamashita and Clifton Daniel (far right) with student at East Side Preparatory
Clifton Daniel and Yasuaki Yamashita at East Side Preparatory
Deb Brindis and Setsuko Thurlow prepare at Aspirations High School
A hallway at Aspirations High School
Setsuko Thurlow with students from Aspirations High School
Students at Aspirations High School
Setsuko Thurlow with faculty member, Aspirations High School
Shigeko Sasamori with Aspirations Principal Shermila Bharat
Students at Aspirations High with a banner from Jogakuin High School commemorating the girls who lost their lives August 6, 1945
Photos by Robert Croonquist, © 2014 all rights reserved
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