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Oregon PSR and our community partner organizations have begun planning the annual Portland-area commemoration of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which this year will be held on Friday, August 6th beginning at 6:00 PM at the Japanese American Historical Plaza at Waterfront Park in downtown Portland (at NW Naito Parkway & Couch Street).
In response to the ongoing pandemic, this year’s event will be a little different. It will include a brief ceremonial gathering at the Japanese American Historical Plaza featuring Rev. Eisei Ikenaga of Portland’s Nichiren Buddhist Temple. Following the remembrance ceremony, we will proceed about two blocks to the Japanese American Museum of Oregon annex space for a nuclear disarmament-themed art exhibition curated by Oregon PSR Advisory Board members Chisao Hata and Yukiyo Kawano.
The ceremony will also be livestreamed on Oregon PSR’s YouTube channel for those who can’t attend in person.