Daisy Tibbs-Dawson has been thinking a lot recently about a chapter of her rich life that she, a famous Seattle peace activist, and the citizens of Hiroshima wrote 63 years ago. A 25-year-old volunteer on a 1949 project to help…
Monthly Archives: October 2012
How an early Aug. 6 memorial surprised a peace activist
by Joe Copeland • • 0 Comments
While working on an upcoming article about a new exhibition facility in Hiroshima, I came across a rather striking reference to the Aug. 6, 1949 ceremony by Seattle peace activist Floyd Schmoe. Schmoe was there with other volunteers for a…
Takashi Nagai, 3: jarring aspects
by Joe Copeland • • 0 Comments
Nagasaki physician Takashi Nagai’s religiously oriented writings about the deaths of atomic bombing victims, which included his wife, sometimes raised difficulties for others. It’s no wonder, in part because his outlook could easily be seen as glossing over the sufferings…