Hiroshima & Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Memorial Service at Koysan Buddhist Temple on August 6, 2023. Photo by Cultural News.
79th Commemoration Service for Atomic Bomb Victims and Survivors
Sunday, August 4, 2024 / 2:00PM to 3:00PM (Pacific Time)
Koyasan Buddhist Temple
342 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
2024 marks 79 years since atomic bombs were detonated over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan and are the only times nuclear weapons to have been used during warfare.
The American Society of Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors (ASA) would like to invite the public to our 79th Annual Commemoration Service for A-Bomb Victims and Survivors which will be held in-person at the Koyasan Buddhist Temple in historical Little Tokyo. ASA looks forward to seeing friends and colleagues as ASA honors those who perished and support the survivors who are still with ASA.
This year’s guest speaker will be ASA Director Darrell Miho, who is also a photographer who has been documenting and preserving the stories from atomic bomb survivors so future generations can hear their stories. ASA will also have special messages from the Mayor’s of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Bishop Matsumoto from Koyasan Buddhist Temple plus an update of ASA's past events.
This event will be emceed by ASA Interim Co-Presidents Howard Kakita and Dr. Gloria Montebruno-Saller.
For questions, please contact:
Darrell Miho at darrellmiho@gmail.com or
Dr. Gloria Montebruno-Saller at gmontebrunophd@gmail.com
About ASA – The American Society of Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors is a group of atomic bomb survivors who were in Hiroshima or Nagasaki in 1945. ASA is a non-profit organizations that represents over 250 members from Hawai'i and Los Angeles, who have witnessed atrocities that can not be imagined.
ASA’s hope is for peace in the world we live in through the abolishment of all nuclear weapons so that no one else will ever experience the pain and suffering that it’s members have endured.
The Koyasan Los Angeles Buddhist Temple was given “Light of Peace” from Hiroshima Peace Park to keep the light burning continuously. The 79th Commemorative Service will be held at the Koyasan Temple for the A-bomb victims.
Video messages from Hiroshima Mayor Matsui and Nagasaki Mayor Suzuki will be included in the program. You are all welcome to attend.
- DATE: August 4, 2024
- TIME: 2:00 PM
- PLACE: Koyasan Buddhist Temple, 342 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Tel (213) 624-1267
Please contact to Takako Agustsson for any questions.
American Society of Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors (A.S.A.)
Takako Agustsson, Secretary
asa.takakoa@gmail.com Tel: (310) 882-0333
