In May, 2012 Hibakusha Stories hosted students from Brooklyn International and Flushing International high schools at Hunter College.  Later they attended traditional tea ceremony at the nearby Urasenke Chanoyu Center and learned the principles of tea: harmony, respect, purity and tranquility.

Group photo with students from Flushing International High School, May, 2012
Reiko Yamada and student, May, 2012
Shigeko Sasamori and student in a pensive moment, May, 2012
Shigeko Sasamori speaks to students, May, 2012
Shigeko Sasamori, May, 2012
Reiko Yamada with students, May, 2012
Shigeko Sasamori celebrating the power of love, May, 2012
Shigeko Sasamori demonstrates the Happy Dance. “Why be angry? It is happy people who will bring peace to the world.” May, 2012
Shigeko Sasamori addressed the group, May, 2012
Reiko Yamada listens to a student as Marie Cochrane interprets, May, 2012
Shigeko Sasamori and student share a moment, May, 2012
Shigeko Sasamori poses with students in front of Urasenke Chanoyu Center, May, 2012

Photos by Paule Saviano, © 2013 all rights reserved

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