When Former Enemies Sit Down and Talk About World War II
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Length: 00:10:01
A Japanese student got fellow students from England, France, the USA, Germany, China and Japan to tell each other what World War II meant to them, their families and their countries.
The piece starts with audio from the bombing of Pearl Harbor and ends asking everyone to sit down and talk with others about World War II. What word would you use to describe the impact of World War II?
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Piece Description
A Japanese student got fellow students from England, France, the USA, Germany, China and Japan to tell each other what World War II meant to them, their families and their countries.
The piece starts with audio from the bombing of Pearl Harbor and ends asking everyone to sit down and talk with others about World War II. What word would you use to describe the impact of World War II?
Broadcast History
Aired 12/6/2010 on WMPG-FM, Greater Portland Community Radio in Portland, Maine.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Shinji Ishikawa had planned on avoiding the topic of World War II and Pearl Harbor when his company sent him to the USA to study English. The first time someone mentioned Pearl Harbor, he said he was sorry. Then he decided to ask all his international friends what they though of the war.
OUTRO:Shinji Ishikawa was an intern at Blunt Youth Radio in Portland, Maine during the fall of 2010 before returning to his job with a large trading company in Tokyo.
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