Endangered Literature; Facing the Bomb: The Odyssey of the Hiroshima Maidens; Part 1
- Series
- Endangered Literature
- Segment
- Part 1
- Producing Organization
- KCRW (Radio station : Santa Monica, Calif.)
- Rosemarie Reed Productions
- Contributing Organization
- The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-526-2z12n50j5n
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- Description
- Episode Description
- "In 1995 fifty years will have passed since the dropping of the atomic bomb on two Japanese cities. This anniversary raises once again issues and questions that are fundamental to our understanding of the meaning of our common humanity. Witnessing and remembering these events compel people to acknowledge that the threat of nuclear annihilation is tangible and real. To comprehend this tragedy, the larger issues posed by the bombing must be presented on a human scale. "Facing the Bomb is the story of twenty-five young women who were crippled and disfigured as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima and [Nagasaki]. The story dramatizes the journey of these women from the years they spent hidden away by their families to their eventual arrival in American to receive reconstructive surgery. "The Hiroshima Maidens story portrays the human consequences of war and is a reflection of that reality. For this, we believe it merits a Peabody."--1994 Peabody Awards entry form. "This program is based on the book The Hiroshima Maidens, written by Rodney Barker. ... Rodney Barker was a nine year old child when two of the Hiroshima maidens came to live with his family during their stay in America. Mr. Barker is the narrator for our program. The stories you are about to hear are based on actual transcriptions of a maiden's accounts, but reenacted for this broadcast. Some of the sound is archival."--soundtrack. Also includes recordings of or interviews with Norman Cousins, Dr. Robert J. Lifton, survivor Shigeo Niimoto, and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Broadcast Date
- 1994-04
- Created Date
- 1994-04
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Sound
- Duration
- 00:27:05.232
- Credits
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Producing Organization: KCRW (Radio station : Santa Monica, Calif.)
Producing Organization: Rosemarie Reed Productions
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the
University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-e431e566d38 (Filename)
Format: 1/4 inch audio cassette
Duration: 0:59:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Endangered Literature; Facing the Bomb: The Odyssey of the Hiroshima Maidens; Part 1,” 1994-04, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 26, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-2z12n50j5n.
- MLA: “Endangered Literature; Facing the Bomb: The Odyssey of the Hiroshima Maidens; Part 1.” 1994-04. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 26, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-2z12n50j5n>.
- APA: Endangered Literature; Facing the Bomb: The Odyssey of the Hiroshima Maidens; Part 1. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-2z12n50j5n