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Contact: Dann Hayes, director of media relations, 641-269-4834.
August 15, 2006
GRINNELL, Iowa - Four survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on
Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945 will share their personal
experiences at Grinnell College from Sept. 18-21.
Titled "Give Back Peace! Hiroshima 61 Years Later," the event will
include presentations by the Survivors and two panel discussions featuring Grinnell faculty. Also included will be talks at the Grinnell elementary and middle schools, and a discussion for Grinnell area high school students on Sept. 20.
"August 6, 2006 is the 61st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima,
but the nuclear threat still looms large today. Even though more than
60 years have passed, the remaining survivors are tireless in
advocating disarmament and peace through telling what they witnessed."
said Marnie K. Jorenby, assistant professor of Japanese at Grinnell
College. "The event at the College will give students, faculty, and
members of our community a tremendous insight into the era and how
the world was, and still is, affected by the decision to drop the
bomb."
The events are free and open to the general public and will start on
Monday, September 18 with a panel discussion featuring Ed Gilday,
chair of the department of religious studies and Chris Gertis, assistant professor of history, Creighton University. On Tuesday, Sept. 19, there will be a talk by the Survivors at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Grinnell.
On Thursday, Sept. 21, a panel discussion including the survivors
will be held at 4:15 p.m. in the Alumni Recital Hall (ARH) room 302,
to be followed by the screening of the film "No More Hiroshima!" at
8 p.m.
A special discussion for Grinnell middle school students will start at 10 a.m. on Sept. 20, with another forum to follow for area high school students from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Harris Center.
The event is sponsored by the Lilly Foundation, an Earlham College
Japan Study Grant, the Grinnell College Peace Studies Program, the
Grinnell College East Asian Studies Concentration, the Grinnell
College Center for International Studies, the Freeman Foundation, The
Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations, and
Human Rights, and the Department of Chinese and Japanese.
February 3, 2004
GRINNELL, Iowa - A distinguished group of experts will offer an in-depth overview of contemporary Japan at a symposium titled "The Changing Face of Japan: The Heisei Era (1989-present)" at Grinnell College from Tuesday, Feb. 10 to Thursday, Feb. 12.
The symposium, sponsored by the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations, and Human Rights at Grinnell College will feature Ambassador William Clark, former deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Japan, and assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He will discuss "Changing the Face of the Empire: From Showa to Heisei," at 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10, in the Forum South Lounge, Grinnell College.
The Scholars' Convocation will be presented by Norma Field, Ingersoll Professor of Japanese Studies, Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations, University of Chicago. She will address "What's So Great About Realism? Two Cheers for the Realistic No-War Clause and Other Citizen Causes," at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, at Grinnell College's Herrick Chapel.
Other speakers include: Richard Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science and Director, Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , to discuss "Japan's Security Policy: A New Frontier?" at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10, Forum South Lounge; Andrew D. Gordon, Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History at Harvard University, who will talk on "Layered Legacies: Imprints of War, Occupation, and Recovery," at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11, Forum South Lounge; and Edward Lincoln, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, who will speak on "The Amazing Breakdown and Tortured Transformation of the Vaunted Japanese Economic System," at 8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12 at the Forum South Lounge.
A Symposium co-sponsored by the Rosenfield Foundation and the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation
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