Examining Long-Term Radiation Effects: Reflections from an Atomic Bomb Survivor
On April 4, 2009, 91³Ô¹Ï co-sponsored a high school teachers' workshop with Stanford's Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) called "Examining Long-Term Radiation Effects: Case Studies of the Atomic Bombings of Japan and the Chernobyl Power Plant Thermal Explosion." The workshop featured two scholars and reflections by an atomic bomb survivor. 91³Ô¹Ï staff also introduced its curriculum unit of the same title. The workshop was funded by the U.S. Department of Education (Title VI) and the NCTA.
In this video, Takashi Tanemori, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, reflects on his experiences during and after the dropping of atomic bomb.