EngageAsia

12/03/2024

EngageAsia builds understanding and connections between America and Asia via innovative education and public programs. Such work is needed now more than ever and your support empowers our ability to accomplish our mission.

On the cusp of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in 2025, we are expanding programs for educators and the public in the U.S. and Japan focused on U.S.-Japan reconciliation and the lessons it offers the world.

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11/10/2024

Join EngageAsia at The Aligned Center for a special event featuring a screening of the powerful documentary, "The Vow from Hiroshima." Following the screening, stick around for a thought-provoking panel discussion with Susan Strickler (Director & Producer) and Mitchie Takeuchi (Writer & Producer). This in-person event promises to be an enlightening and engaging experience about the impact of the atomic bombing and the experience of Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the atomic bomb.

This is part of the EngageAsia Film+Makers Series. The Vow from Hiroshima has recently been shown at the FDR Presidential Library, The Monadnock Summer Lyceum in NH, The Frick Fine Arts Theater in Pittsburg, PA Naropa University in Colorado Springs, the Perry house at the University of Pennsylvania, and the American Red Cross in Washington, DC.

The Vow From Hiroshima is a poignant documentary that delves into the life of Setsuko Thurlow, a remarkable survivor of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. At just 13 years old when the bomb devastated her city in 1945, Setsuko's harrowing experience is vividly captured in this intimate portrait. The film chronicles her enduring friendship with second-generation survivor Mitchie Takeuchi, offering a moving narrative of resilience and determination.

Setsuko's story is one of tragedy and triumph, as she recalls being pulled from a burning building after the bomb's impact, unable to save her 27 classmates who perished in the flames. This pivotal moment shaped her lifelong commitment to ensuring that no one else would suffer the same horrific fate.

Through decades of tireless activism, Setsuko's journey culminates in a powerful milestone - the realization of her dream with the establishment of a Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. Setsuko made the acceptance speech in Oslo, Norway.

Tickets available here:

Film Screening & Discussion with Producers

10/11/2024

EngageAsia congratulates Nihon Hidankyo on receiving the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for their powerful and important work to ensure nuclear weapons are never used again. This courageous group has transformed their pain and suffering into a powerful force for peace. Read the Nobel Prize press release here: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2024/press-release/

EngageAsia is leading several initiatives around the memory and legacy of the atomic bombings of Japan, including a screening on November 21 of the film The Vow from Hiroshima. This powerful documentary is about Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and a member of Nihon Hidankyo. A dialogue with the producers will follow the screening. More information is here: https://givebutter.com/Hiroshima and here: https://www.engageasia.org/

For educators, we hope you will consider applying for our workshop titled From Trauma to Transformation: Lessons of Reconciliation from the U.S.-Japan Context. This collaborative program with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey is open to a limited number of participants. Details are here: https://www.engageasia.org/lessons-of-reconciliation-project

EngageAsia hopes our programs can expand Alfred Nobel's notion that individuals can make a positive difference for the benefit of humanity.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2024 was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo "for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again"

09/12/2024

If you are a high school teacher in the United States or Japan, consider applying for our Lessons of Reconciliation in the U.S.-Japan Context Project. This is a workshop for high school teachers in the U.S. and Japan presented by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and EngageAsia with support from the United States-Japan Foundation. See details and application link below. Apply by September 18, 2024.

A workshop for high school teachers in the U.S. and Japan presented by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and EngageAsia. Supported by the United States-Japan Foundation.

08/08/2022

Less than a week left to apply for our Japanese Crafts Workshop!

A partnership with JapanCraft21 the program will cover topics such as the history of Japanese crafts, sustainability, and gender.

👉APPLY NOW: http://ow.ly/mPXs50Kffus

📅DEADLINE: August 14 (SUN)

08/04/2022

Applications are now open!

If you are a K-12 educator in the U.S., join us for our Japanese Crafts Workshop in partnership with Japan Craft 21. Applications are due August 14.

👉APPLY HERE: http://ow.ly/rGxk50Ka6xa

08/01/2022

Tomorrow night! Don't forget to register for our webinar on the craft sake revolution in the U.S. Our speaker is Weston Konishi, President of Sake Brewers Association of North America.

🍶REGISTER NOW: http://ow.ly/9Uzi50K91hB

07/28/2022

We're excited to welcome Weston Konishi, President of Sake Brewers Association of North America, to launch our sake webinar series next Tuesday!

Register today, and learn more about Wes by checking out his interview with the Sake Revolution podcast below.

👉REGISTER: http://ow.ly/HhTM50K6O62

🎧PODCAST: http://ow.ly/8FKz50K6O6b

Episode 105. This week we interview and get to know Wes Konishi the President of the Sake Brewer’s Association of […]

07/24/2022

Did you know that there is a vibrant craft sake community in the U.S.? Learn more by registering for our 8/2 webinar with Weston Konishi, President of Sake Brewers Association of North America.

🍶REGISTER NOW: http://ow.ly/Iijn50K1bri

07/22/2022

We are now accepting applications for our Japanese Crafts Workshop, which will start at the end of next month. Deadline to apply is August 14 (SUN). Program is open to K-12 educators based in the U.S.

👉LEARN MORE: http://ow.ly/rWV450K1aFC

07/21/2022

Join us on August 2 (TUE) for the first in our three-part webinar series on the craft sake revolution in the U.S.!

The first event will feature Weston Konishi, President of Sake Brewers Association of North America.

🍶REGISTER NOW: http://ow.ly/JwlV50K1brh

07/02/2022

Calling K-12 educators in the New York metropolitan and Hudson Valley area!

We extended the deadline for our free Japan 101 program to JULY 6. Don't miss your chance to learn about Japanese tea ceremony, Okinawan textiles, Japanese gardens, and much more.

📝APPLICATION: http://ow.ly/56To50JwtNx