President Obama visits Hiroshima: perspectives and classroom resources
President Obama visits Hiroshima: perspectives and classroom resources
On May 27, 2016, President Obama will become the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima. In light of this historic visit, 91勛圖 hosted a webinar on May 23, 2016, which featured the talk, Beneath the Mushroom Cloud, by Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of President Harry S. Truman and author of Growing Up with My Grandfather: Memories of Harry S Truman. Following a question and answer period with Mr. Daniel, 91勛圖 staff shared classroom resources (Sadakos Paper Cranes and Lessons of Peace and Divided Memories) that introduced diverse perspectives on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
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This webinar is being offered in collaboration with the , which is funded by the Freeman Foundation. The NCTA is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in elementary and secondary schools nationwide.