54 applicants for “Family A-bomb Legacy Successors,” new program launched by Hiroshima City to learn knowledge of atomic bombing
Jun. 2, 2022
by Junji Akechi, Staff Writer
Fifty-four people applied to the “Family A-bomb Legacy Successors” training program for the first year, in which they will listen to A-bomb experiences of their families and communicate the stories to the public. With A-bomb survivors aging, the Hiroshima City government has launched the new program in an effort to uncover new A-bomb accounts and pass on these experiences to future generations with cooperation from family members of A-bomb survivors. As the first group of applicants to the program, the 54 people will attend the training sessions and prepare their manuscripts starting in July, aiming to begin working, in principle, as Family A-bomb Legacy Successors in fiscal 2024.
As Family A-bomb Legacy Successors, children, grandchildren and other relatives of A-bomb survivors will listen to their family members’ A-bomb accounts and convey the experiences to the public on behalf of A-bomb survivors. On June 1, the city government counted the number of applicants to the program after the deadline of the end of May. Just as with existing A-bomb Legacy Successors, who, as third parties, listen to A-bomb accounts and pass on these experiences to the public on behalf of A-bomb survivors, the applicants to the new program will learn basic knowledge of the A-bomb damage and the methods for delivering the experiences to the audience for, in principle, a two-year training period.
After the two-year training, the Family A-bomb Legacy Successors will provide lectures to tourists and students on school trips at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, located in the city’s Naka Ward, and other venues on commission from the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, also located in the city’s Naka Ward. The city’s Peace Promotion Division said, “Because this is a new effort, we’re feeling our way through some parts of the program. But we will support these trainees attentively so they can convey A-bomb experiences on behalf of A-bomb survivors.”
In addition to the number of applicants to the new family A-bomb legacy program, two people applied for the position of speaker regarding their own A-bomb experiences, and 48 people applied for the existing A-bomb Legacy Successor program.
(Originally published on June 2, 2022)
Fifty-four people applied to the “Family A-bomb Legacy Successors” training program for the first year, in which they will listen to A-bomb experiences of their families and communicate the stories to the public. With A-bomb survivors aging, the Hiroshima City government has launched the new program in an effort to uncover new A-bomb accounts and pass on these experiences to future generations with cooperation from family members of A-bomb survivors. As the first group of applicants to the program, the 54 people will attend the training sessions and prepare their manuscripts starting in July, aiming to begin working, in principle, as Family A-bomb Legacy Successors in fiscal 2024.
As Family A-bomb Legacy Successors, children, grandchildren and other relatives of A-bomb survivors will listen to their family members’ A-bomb accounts and convey the experiences to the public on behalf of A-bomb survivors. On June 1, the city government counted the number of applicants to the program after the deadline of the end of May. Just as with existing A-bomb Legacy Successors, who, as third parties, listen to A-bomb accounts and pass on these experiences to the public on behalf of A-bomb survivors, the applicants to the new program will learn basic knowledge of the A-bomb damage and the methods for delivering the experiences to the audience for, in principle, a two-year training period.
After the two-year training, the Family A-bomb Legacy Successors will provide lectures to tourists and students on school trips at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, located in the city’s Naka Ward, and other venues on commission from the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, also located in the city’s Naka Ward. The city’s Peace Promotion Division said, “Because this is a new effort, we’re feeling our way through some parts of the program. But we will support these trainees attentively so they can convey A-bomb experiences on behalf of A-bomb survivors.”
In addition to the number of applicants to the new family A-bomb legacy program, two people applied for the position of speaker regarding their own A-bomb experiences, and 48 people applied for the existing A-bomb Legacy Successor program.
(Originally published on June 2, 2022)
