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On August 6th, 1945, the United States’ military dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later, they dropped another bomb, this time on Nagasaki. According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, estimates of people killed by these bombs range from around one hundred thousand to more than two hundred thousand.
And the impact of the bombs isn’t limited to the people who died. They also changed the lives of survivors and generations of people who came after them.
Dr. Shizuko Tomoda's mother survived the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. The documentary film, Memories of Hiroshima through Imagination, reflects on her and her mother's experiences.
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Dr. Shizuko Tomoda: Professor Emeritus at Central Connecticut State University. Her mother survived the atomic bomb the United States' military dropped on Hiroshima. She directed, wrote and narrated the documentary film Memories of Hiroshima through Imagination.
Dr. Tomoda's film, Memories of Hiroshima Through Imagination, is currently available on CT Public's website. It airs ON CPTV on September 23 at 9 p.m. and September 30 at 11 p.m.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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On August 6th, 1945, the United States’ military dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later, they dropped another bomb, this time on Nagasaki. According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, estimates of people killed by these bombs range from around one hundred thousand to more than two hundred thousand.
And the impact of the bombs isn’t limited to the people who died. They also changed the lives of survivors and generations of people who came after them.
Dr. Shizuko Tomoda's mother survived the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. The documentary film, Memories of Hiroshima through Imagination, reflects on her and her mother's experiences.
GUEST:
Dr. Shizuko Tomoda: Professor Emeritus at Central Connecticut State University. Her mother survived the atomic bomb the United States' military dropped on Hiroshima. She directed, wrote and narrated the documentary film Memories of Hiroshima through Imagination.
Dr. Tomoda's film, Memories of Hiroshima Through Imagination, is currently available on CT Public's website. It airs ON CPTV on September 23 at 9 p.m. and September 30 at 11 p.m.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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