Voices from Nagasaki: Remembering the Unthinkable

Join Us for "Voices from Nagasaki: Remembering the Unthinkable"!

Come in person to hear powerful stories and reflections about Nagasaki’s past and the impact it still has today. This event offers a unique chance to connect, remember, and learn from firsthand voices. Don’t miss out on this moving experience—let’s honor history together and keep the conversation alive.

Monday, December 8 from 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm

Kuykendall Hall, Room 101, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

About Event

Join us for a powerful conversations with Hibakushas— survivors of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki—who will share their firsthand account of one of the most devastating moments in human history. Through personal testimony and reflection, this event invites us to confront the human impact of nuclear warfare and to consider the urgent importance of peace, empathy, and global responsibility.

Agenda

3 minutes || Introduction Nagasaki (video)

10 minutes. || “My A-Bomb Experience” with Chiyoko Motomura

8 minutes. || “My Peace Activities” with Ms. Reiko Egashira

8 minutes. || “Art and Peace” with Yuko Monden

35 minutes. || “World Café” with Sawa Yamanishi (group dialogue)

11 minutes. || Questions & Answers

The event offers a rare opportunity to hear living history, engage in dialogue about the legacy of the atomic age, and explore what it means to build a world where tragedy is never repeated.