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How long ago was the Sadako statue in Hiroshima was
built?
49 years ago. It was built in 1958.
Who
built the statue and how long did it take to build?
Sadako's classmates formed a committee when they
were 12 years old. They started collecting money through publishing
Kokeshi, a book about the memory of Sadako. They also wrote letters to
school principals all over Japan. Children started the campaign right
after her death in 1955. It took 3 years to complete the project.
Who
started the Sadako Peace Club?
Michiko I. Pumpian, the award winning children's
songwriter and singer, composed the song "Sadako and the Thousand
Paper Cranes" and formed a children's peace choir in 1995. She
started the peace club immediately following that.
Are
Sadako's Parents alive?
Sadako’s father just passed
away in February 2003 at 87 years old.
Her mother died in December 1998 at 80 years old.
Have
you met Sadako's parents?
Michiko met Sadako's father when she went to
Hiroshima, Japan in 1995. Michiko said that Sadako's father was really
nice. Sadako's father wanted to share his thoughts with children from
all over the world to say that Sadako was the luckiest child because she
was loved by so many people. He also said that it is important to
remember that she wasn't the only one that died because of the bomb, so
many other children died because of the bomb.
Who built the statue of Sadako in Seattle and When?
Peace Activist, Dr. Floyd Schmoe, who was awarded
a peace prize in Japan in 1988. He used the award money to clear a plot
of land and build the statue in Seattle. He was 93 and took 3 years to
complete the peace park in 1990.
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