GARDENA — The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute will celebrate a day of peace, hope, and friendship on Saturday, May 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. at GVJCI’s Nisei Veterans Memorial Hall, 1964 W. 162ndSt. in Gardena.
The program, “Heiwa no Kakehashi” or “Bridge of Peace,” will commemorate and continue the inspiring legacy of Sadako Sasaki, a young Japanese girl who died of leukemia after being exposed to radiation produced by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
Sadako folded 1,000 origami cranes in the hope of surviving her leukemia. She and the paper crane have become international symbols of peace for children around the world.
“Heiwa no Kakehashi” will include the folding of paper crane boxes that are decorated by the students of Nobori-Cho Elementary School in Hiroshima, which Sadako attended. The crane boxes are decorated with images and messages of hope, peace, and friendship. Each child who folds a paper crane box will get to keep it.
The crane boxes are made of recycled paper produced from “orizuru” (paper cranes) that are offered to the Children’s Peace Monument in Hiroshima. Each year, approximately 10 million paper cranes from around the world are offered to the monument.
Another part of the GVJCI program includes the decorating of paper cranes by children at the event. These cranes will be sent to the children of Nobori-Cho Elementary School.
The program also features “Sadako’s Story,” written by Masahiro Sasaki, Sadako’s older brother, which tells the moving story of Sadako and her paper cranes. Masahiro was four years old when the atomic bomb was dropped; Sadako was two years old.
Music will include the singing of “Inori” (Prayer), written by Yuji Sasaki, Sadako’s nephew, with lyrics in Japanese and English. He explains how he came to write the song: “Despite facing death, Sadako always showed a brave smile to her family. I tried putting myself in her place to compose the lyrics.”
The song will be sung by members of the Wings of Peace choir, conducted by Rachel Chew, along with guest artists.
The GVJCI program was initiated by Keiko Kawashima and Scott Nagatani, local artists who are members of the Grateful Crane Ensemble. Japanese photographer Ken Shimizu originated the paper crane boxes project at Nobori-Cho Elementary School. His hope was to share Sadako’s message with children all over the world: “By taking each other’s hand, sharing prayers for peace, understanding and showing compassion for one another, we believe that we can overcome any kind of differences that may exist between us.”
Unfortunately, Shimizu passed away last year and was unable to share the crane boxes with the children of the world, so now Kawashima and Nagatani are committed to carry forward his mission.
Kawashima said, “The messages on the boxes are very moving, such as, ‘Think Peace!’ and ‘Hiroshima Friends.’ The children’s artwork make strong statements; some had drawings of weapons or bombs with an ‘X’ crossing them out, with words like ‘wrong’ or ‘bad’ written next to them. Each box is uniquely different.
“We hope people will be happy and touched by the crane boxes and this meaningful gesture. It is a gift from children in Japan who hope to make a connection to people in America with their messages of friendship and world peace.”
Cost: Pay what you wish. For more information or to RSVP, contact Michelle Yamashiro at [email protected] or call (310) 324-6611. Visit online at Jci-gardena.org and facebook.com/GVJCI
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