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September 15, 2017

[SSJ: 9913] [Temple ICAS Event] Dialogue with Former US Prisoners of War in Japan and their Family Members

From: Emily A Proulx
Date: 2017/09/15

Dear SSJ Forum community,

The Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS) at Temple
University, Japan Campus cordially invites you to a very special event
on October 5, 2017. ICAS events are open to public and admission is
free unless otherwise noted.


Dialogue with Former US Prisoners of War in Japan and their Family Members


Date: Thursday, Oct 5, 2017
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.)
Venue: Temple University Japan Campus, Azabu Hall 1F Parliament Lounge
(access: http://www.tuj.ac.jp/maps/tokyo.html)

Speakers: 2 former US prisoners of War in Japan and 6 family members
(2 widows and 4 children)

Moderator: Robert Dujarric, Director of ICAS

Admission: Free. Open to the public.
Language: English
RSVP: icas@tuj.temple.edu (RSVP not required, but encouraged)


We are happy to invite you to a special event with two former American
prisoners of war (POW) and six family members. They will be visiting
Japan at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of
a cultural diplomacy program that started in 2010. The program,
entitled “2017 The Japanese/POW Friendship Program”, seeks to promote
a mutual understanding between the Japanese and American people by
inviting former POWs, their family members, and caregivers to Japan as
a gesture of reconciliation.

Two former POWs will share stories about their experiences as
prisoners in Japan during the War. Family members of other POWs will
also be present to share the stories of their fathers and husbands.

Speakers:

Mr. Henry Chamberlain (U.S. Air Force)
Mr. Walter Straka (U.S. Army)
Ms. Doris Jean Pruitt, widow of Mr. Charles L. Pruitt (U.S. Navy)
Ms. Shirley Emerson Steele, widow of Mr. Charles Steele (U.S. Army)
Mr. John Whitehurst, son of Mr. Collin B. Whitehurst Jr. (U.S. Army)
Mr. Joe Brown, son of Mr. Charles D. Brown (U.S. Army)
Ms. Mary Blaine, daughter of Mr. John J. McCorts (U.S. Army)
Ms. Caroline Burkhart, daughter of Mr. Thomas F. Burkhart (U.S. Army)


It has been an honor for ICAS to host the American POWs and their
families for seven consecutive years.


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Robert Dujarric, Director
Kyle Cleveland, Associate Director

Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies
Temple University, Japan Campus
www.tuj.ac.jp/icas
www.facebook.com/tuj.icas

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