{"id":14504,"date":"2013-03-05T10:09:14","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T20:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=14504"},"modified":"2021-11-30T09:40:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T19:40:13","slug":"uh-manoa-symposium-hosts-fukushima-activist-yuko-nishiyama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/03\/05\/uh-manoa-symposium-hosts-fukushima-activist-yuko-nishiyama\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa symposium hosts Fukushima activist Yuko Nishiyama"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Yuko Nishiyama, famed Fukushima activist and survivor of the March 11, 2011 triple disaster in Japan, is coming to the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a> to share her personal experience of the nuclear crisis and the challenges faced by evacuees. Her lecture is part of Japan After 3:11: Change and Hope from the Center of Triple Disaster, a free public symposium commemorating the second anniversary of Japan’s March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. The symposium will be held at UH<\/abbr> Mānoa’s Center for Korean Studies Auditorium on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Nishiyama is the founder of Minna no Te (everyone’s hands), a support group for evacuees. The group raises funds to assist in reuniting family members separated by 2011 crisis.<\/p>\n

“We are honored to host Ms. Nishiyama at this event. Her personal experience of March 11, 2011 tragedy, as well as her subsequent work to raise global awareness of the ongoing crisis, provide a powerful perspective on Japan’s continuing efforts to rebuild the lives of its people and communities,” said Denise Konan<\/strong>, dean of the College of Social Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Symposium highlights<\/h2>\n