Oral history interview with Geraldine Handa, 2011 July 20.

Naoko Wake speaks with Geraldine Handa about her participation in Friends of Hibakusha, a group that works with survivors of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. She talks about her background and what led her to work with the group, the importance of working with ethnically diverse groups and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Naoko Wake Collection of Oral Histories of US Survivors, Families, and Supporters.
Other Authors: Handa, Geraldine, 1948- (Interviewee)
Wake, Naoko (Interviewer)
Language:English
Series:Naoko Wake Collection of Oral Histories of US Survivors, Families, and Supporters.
Subjects:
Handa, Geraldine, > 1948- > Interviews.
Atomic bomb victims > Services for > California.
Cultural pluralism.
Women in community organization.
Atomic bomb victims > Government policy > Japan.
Atomic bomb victims > Legal status, laws, etc.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 20 min., 21 sec.))
Format: Electronic Audio Software
Description
Summary:
Naoko Wake speaks with Geraldine Handa about her participation in Friends of Hibakusha, a group that works with survivors of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. She talks about her background and what led her to work with the group, the importance of working with ethnically diverse groups and the role of women in community social service organizations. She also discusses the Japanese governments support of A-bomb survivors, recognizing Hibakusha in other countries, and their challenges obtaining certificates of survivorship.
Note:Recorded as a source material of American Survivors: Trans-Pacific Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a trans-Pacific history of the 1945 atomic bombings authored by MSU historian Naoko Wake.
Call Number:Voice 45702
Playing Time:01:20:21
Event Details:
Recorded 2011 July 20