Resilience and Hope: Japan's Long Road to Recovery --Voices from the Northeast Disaster Region--
Sunday, November 6, 2011, 2:00 pm
Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture
15770 Tenth Ave, Hanford, CA 93230
(559) 582-4915 www.ccjac.org
Lecture by: Dr. Katsuyo Howard, LMFT,
Counselor Emerita, California State University, Fresno
Admission free. Space is limited. Reservation is recommended.
A natural disaster of enormous magnitude hit Northeast Japan on March 11 of this year. Japan has been dealing ever since with the tremendous challenge to recover and rebuild people's lives and communities.
The world has witnessed the spirit and strength of the Japanese people for the last 6 months as they have made remarkable progress.
Their efforts have deeply touched the hearts of many people but the road to recovery is complex and unprecedented.
Delayed plans for new infrastructure in the affected region, and emerging long-term mental health issues raise serious new challenges that must now be tackled.
Dr. Katsuyo Howard traveled in the devastated region in July and August. She will share the voices of victims, leaders, service providers, and volunteer workers and outline the complex and difficult issues the Japanese are faced with as they work to rebuild the sustainable, traditional, close-knit communities unique to Northeast Japan.
