Month: September 2016

Ten years following the drop of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the emotional and physical scars created by the bombing were still prominent in Hiroshima. Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto of Japan and Norman Cousins, an American editor who worked to bring awareness to the struggle of Japanese war victims created a program to fly women, who […]

Following the end of World War II, one of the most widely discussed and debated-over topics has been the rehabilitation of Japan’s cities after enduring an atomic bomb. Although there are many factors and opinions that have gone into this political discussion, one thing has been made clear above all else by a large majority […]

One of the “Hiroshima Maidens” shows her scars.               The Second World War offered up destruction on a scale larger than had been seen before. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been held up over the years as prime examples of violence to the furthest extreme. The […]

Rehabilitation conveys a connotation of ‘fixing’ something: drug addicts go to rehab to mend their addiction, veterans rehab to undo the horrors of the war—whether physical or psychological, and so on. However, rehabilitation encompasses much more than that, as symbolized

In 1960 an episode of Rod Sterling’s TV series, The Twilight Zone, was broadcasted on national television. The episode titled, ” The Eye of the Beholder” depicted a women, with a presumed severe facial disfigurement, transformed into a beautiful, young … Continue reading →

Hiroshima A-Bomb Survivors Face Brighter Future,’ proclaimed the text accompanying this photograph of Mitsuko Kuranoto and Emiko Takemoto as they arrive at Mitchel Air Force Base on Long Island, NY. Source: AP Wire 9 May 1955. Imagine yourself in high… Continue Reading →

At the end of World War Two, the world was left reeling by the damage left behind. Just as lives and property were destroyed, so too were the lives of survivors of the war;  scared, maimed, or even irradiated, survivors Continue reading The Scars that Heal→

  During World War II, the Allies were fighting against the Axis Powers. Two countries that were enemies during the war were the United States and Japan. The Japanese were strong willed fighters and refused to give up, so the Allies unfortunately were left to making the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima […]

http://danhurlin.com/performance_work/recent/hiroshima_maiden.html This puppet is part of Dan Hurlin’s theatrical piece, entitled Hiroshima Maiden. The Japanese art form of puppetry, called Bunraku, inspired the piece. It tells of the experiences of the Hiroshima Maidens, a group of twenty-five women who were… Continue Reading →

As World War Two in the European Theater came to a close, the Americans were working towards a solution to end the War in the Pacific. United States President Truman came to the conclusion that in order to end the … Continue reading →