POSTWAR: A Global History of the Second World War's Legacy

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 →

After World War Two, the entire world was zooming in different directions. Millions of people were still suffering. Millions of other people were celebrating. And millions of people were dead due to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Soldiers returned home suffering from physical injuries, and mental ones, injuries that couldn’t be seen but that […]

Following the Second World War people across the world were faced with challenges that they could never imagine. Soldiers returning home lost limbs and did not know how they could go on living their normal day to day lives. Even civilians faced hardships they could never imagine, people received severe damage from bombs that forever … Continue reading “Healing the Hurt”

Nearing the end of World War II, the Allied forces were desperate to end the fighting with Japan in the Pacific. For the American troops it seemed as though the Japanese would not have surrendered until every soldier and citizen … Continue reading →