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- Japanese American Hibakusha | Densho Encyclopedia
Hiroshima is the prefecture in Japan that sent the largest number of immigrants to the United States before the war Nagasaki, too, is among the Southwestern prefectures of Japan that ranked high in the number of residents who migrated to America
- Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Nuclear Museum
By the end of 1945, the atomic bombings of Japan had killed an estimated 140,000 people at Hiroshima and 74,000 at Nagasaki Often lost in those numbers are the experiences of the survivors, known as the hibakusha
- Hibakusha - Wikipedia
As of 2014, there are about 1,000 recorded Japanese American hibakusha living in the United States They receive monetary support from the Japanese government and biannual medical checkups with Hiroshima and Nagasaki doctors familiar with the particular concerns of atomic bomb survivors
- Atomic Bomb Survivors - U. S. National Park Service
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan Three days later, the US dropped a second atomic bomb, known as Fat Man, on Nagasaki, Japan By the end of 1945, more than 200,000 people died as a direct result of these bombings
- Thousands of Japanese Americans Were in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 . . .
Today, there are fewer than 1,000 known American hibakusha Though they receive medical care and some compensation from the Japanese government, the United States still offers no recognition or support
- Hibakusha: Diaries, Memoirs, First-Person Accounts - Hiroshima . . .
Hibakusha: Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, featuring 25 first-hand accounts of the atomic bombings and their aftermath, translated from the hibakusha's testimonies by Gaynor Sekimori
- Gensuikyo - Hibakusha - United States - antiatom
United States Testimonies Tom Bailie, Hanford Downwinder (International Conference, 2001 World Conference against A H Bombs); Tom Bailie, Hanford Downwinder (Closing Plenary, 2001 World Conference against A H Bombs); June Stark Casey, San Francisco Oakland Bay Area Liaison for Peace Links Hanford Downwinders (2000 World Conference against A H Bombs)
- Survivors Of The Hiroshima And Nagasaki Atomic Bombs - WorldAtlas
The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan in the year 1945 by the United States impacting thousands of human lives It was reported that nearly 140,000 people were killed in Hiroshima and nearly 70,000 were reported from Nagasaki
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