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Film: White Light / Black Rain

Film & Other Media
In Person

Date: Aug. 23, 2015

Time: 3 p.m.


In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the devastating WWII atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the San Jose Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and the South Bay Area Hiroshima Nikkei Jin Kai are teaming up to present a special free community screening of Steven Okazaki's award winning documentary White Light / Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ,featuring interviews with fourteen Japanese survivors ("hibakusha") and four Americans involved in the bombings. A short program on the hibakusha will follow the screening.  

Cost: There is no cost for this event.

Seating is limited. Contact Komo at KomoEvents@gmail.com or (408) 418-6266 to reserve your spot.   
RSVP once the venue is found.


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