Hiroshima Survivor to Deliver Keynote at University of Idaho

MOSCOW, Idaho — A Hiroshima survivor, creator and activist is the keynote of a four-day occasion to raised perceive the broad implications of atomic warfare, hosted by the College of Idaho. Remembering Hiroshima is Monday to Thursday, Sept. 12-15, on the Moscow campus and options quite a lot of audio system and occasions, all free and open to the general public.

Monday, Sept. 12

2 p.m. — Air Drive ROTC session on Hiroshima and the implications of nuclear use, Aurora Room of the Idaho Scholar Union Constructing (ISUB).

Tuesday, Sept. 13

10:30 a.m. — “The Aesthetics of Publish-Atrocity Constructing Initiatives,” with Yutaka Sho, affiliate professor of structure, Syracuse College, Clearwater Room of the ISUB.

2:30 p.m. — “Godzilla and Japan’s Nuclear Imaginary, From Hiroshima to Fukushima,” with William Tsutsui, president of Ottawa College, Clearwater Room of the ISUB.

7 p.m. — “Godzilla” (1954). Free viewing on the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre. Introductory remarks by Tsutsui.

Wednesday, Sept. 14

10:30 a.m. — “Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the Environmental Age,” with Toshihiro Higuchi, assistant professor of historical past, Georgetown College, Borah Theater, Bruce M. Pitman Middle.

4 p.m. — Keynote handle, “An A-bomb Survivor’s Testimony – The Voice of the Hibakusha for Peace,” by Keiko Ogura, a Hiroshima survivor, Worldwide Ballroom, Bruce M. Pitman Middle.

Different associated actions on the Moscow campus embody:

• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Exhibit on the Reflections Gallery within the ISUB, now via Sept. 16.
• Japanese literature, manga and movie show on the U of I Library, now via Sept. 16.
• Origami crane making, midday to 1 p.m., Sept. 1-16, on the entrance to the ISUB.

Thursday, Sept. 15

5 p.m. — “My Journey on the Highway to Peace – A Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor’s Story,” by Keiko Ogura, Moscow Excessive College Auditorium. This occasion is geared for fifth- to eighth-grade college students and their households.

Remembering Hiroshima is sponsored by the U of I Idaho Asia Institute and the Japan Basis. Co-sponsors are the Faculty of Artwork and Structure, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, Division of Historical past, the Martin Institute, College of International Research, the College of Journalism and Mass Media and the U of I Library, all on the College of Idaho, and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum of Hiroshima, Japan.

Media Notice: Ogura is offered at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 within the Worldwide Ballroom, Pitman Middle, for interviews. RSVP to jwalker@uidaho.edu. All different audio system can be found for interview upon request.

Media Contact

Jodi Walker
Senior Director of Communications
208-885-4295
jwalker@uidaho.edu