Koko Tanimoto-Kondo

Koko Tanimoto-Kondo

Koko Tanimoto-Kondo is a prominent Atomic Bomb survivor, and is the daughter of Kiyoshi Tanimoto, a Methodist minister famous for his work for the Hiroshima Maidens. Both appear in John Hersey's book, Hiroshima.

In 1955, both appeared on the popular television program "This Is Your Life" where they were placed in the uncomfortable position of meeting with Captain Robert Lewis, copilot of the "Enola Gay", which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

Tanimoto-Kondo has espoused global peace in such places as Iraq, and speaks frequently at American University in Washington, D.C., her alma mater.

References

* [http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=18692522 Maiden' survivor now promotes world peace]
*John Hersey, "Hiroshima" (ISBN 0-679-72103-7)


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