_Sachiko_ by Caren Stelson

Interesting Facts and Quotes

Even unmarried women between the ages of seventeen and forty were called to serve [in Japan]. p17 Sachiko by Caren Stelson

"The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage... we have resolved to pave the way for a grand peace for all generations to come by enduring the unendurable and suffering what is insufferable." [message to the people of Japan from the emperor] p44 Sachiko by Caren Stelson

The new constitution guaranteed freedom of expression, but in practice, the heavy hand of censorship banned articles, reports, passages in school textbooks, movies, or any text that questioned General Headquarters authority or informed the public about the atomic bomb. p59 Sachiko by Caren Stelson

Any criticism of, or information about, or photos of the use and impact of the atomic bomb were deleted or blackened out. Even the Japanese characters for genshi bakudan, "atomic bomb," could not be printed. p63 Sachiko by Caren Stelson

Helen Keller once wrote, "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." 91 Sachiko by Caren Stelson

Under ABCC rules, American physicians were not permitted to share their growing database of clinical knowledge with Japanese physicians nor were ABCC doctors allowed to treat their patients' illnesses. They were simply to collect information. p93 Sachiko by Caren Stelson

"We must wait... until the end of the normal life span of the youngest survivor before we can know the full story of the effects on those exposed to the radiation of the bomb.... No one can say how much longer it might take for defects to show up in succeeding generations. Dr. James Yamazaki p93 Sachiko by Caren Stelson

very interesting story about discrimination and prejucide from Ghandi on page 96

Every word is precious.
One word can make you feel loved.
One word can hurt. One word can make you cry.
One word can break your heart.
One word can do so much damage.
One word can do so much good.
Even one word can lead people.
One word can protect world peace.
Every word is precious. p112 Sachiko by Caren Stelson

"No one denies that these policy makers desired to hasten the war's end and to save American lives, but no serious historian regards those as the sole considerations driving the use of the bombs on Japanese cities." John Dower p116 Sachiko by Caren Stelson

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