Naoko Wake speaks with Geraldine Handa about her participation in Friends of Hibakusha, a group that works with survivors of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. She talks about her background and what led her to work with the group, the importance of working with ethnically diverse groups and the role of women in community social service organizations. She also discusses the Japanese governments support of A-bomb survivors, recognizing Hibakusha in other countries, and their challenges obtaining certificates of survivorship.
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