July 28, 2026
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
CONTACT:
Robert Watada, rywatada@gmail.com, Event Organizer, (808) 351-4886
Helen Liu, Asian American Council of Oregon, helenliu45@gmail.com, (541) 514-5703
REMEMBERING HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
81st Anniversary Commemoration on August 29th at Yujin Gakuen, the Japanese Immersion School, 2855 Lincoln Street in Eugene at 5:30 pm. Public welcome.
The public is invited to the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration on Saturday, August 29th, at 5:30 p.m. at Yujin Gakuen, the Japanese Immersion School, 2855 Lincoln Street in Eugene.
This ceremony honors the victims of the atomic bombings 81 years ago and to call for peace.
COMMEMORATION PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Welcome and Acknowledgement of JAA. Bob Watada.
Prayer to the Ancestors. Rev. Mark Unno.
Letter from Mayor of Hiroshima. Read by Mike Takahashi.
Statement from Mayor Kaarin Knudson. Read by Former Mayor Kitty Piercy.
Music—Hana wa Saku (student singers)
—What Have They Done to the Rain (Buck Mueller)
Obon Dance to follow.
