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Peace event on atom bomb anniversary to reflect on nuclear power ‘From Hiroshima to Fukushima’ The Republic EVANSTON, Ill. — A peace event called “From Hiroshima to Fukushima” will be held in Evanston next month, and will feature two experts on nuclear power.

Norma Field is the Robert S. Ingersoll Distinguished Professor in Japanese Studies, who is retiring from the University of Chicago this year after a career as a scholar, teacher and activist.

Yasuteru Yamada is co-founder of the Skilled Veterans Corps for Fukushima. It’s a group of Japanese retirees who volunteered to do cleanup work after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster to spare younger people exposure to radiation.

The conference on nuclear power will take place at the Unitarian Church of Evanston on Aug. 5, the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II.

Online: http://www.chipeaceaction.org    http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c9ffd948cb284c29825a2cc92f0f6d52/IL–Hiroshima-Remembrance