Recently I read a blog written by George Dow (May 2020), a good friend and business consultant for executive transition and transformation, about following a path with heart. George’s quote from Carlos Castaneda from The […]
A Bowl Full of Peace
I always knew Grandmother’s bowl had its own story to tell. When editor Carol Hinz suggested a picture book about Sachiko Yasui’s Nagasaki survival story for a younger audience, I was grateful for the invitation. […]
Make Way for Peace
I’ve been on the lookout for peace stories, and they’re everywhere, sometimes in the most unlikely places. I found one surprising peace story in the heart of Boston, in the city’s historic Public Garden. Anyone […]
Sachiko in Belize
written by Lonni Skrentner with Ayoni Esquilano Caren: I’ve always admired my friend and colleague Lonni Skrenter and have relied on her expertise as an exemplar high school history teacher. Lonni has wide educational experience, but […]
Creating a School Culture of Peace: How to . . .
Last month, I had the pleasure of visiting Scenic Heights Elementary School in Minnetonka, Minnesota to speak to their fifth grade students about Sachiko. There was something unusual about how the kids responded to my […]
A New Audience for Sachiko: Doctors
This August, I was invited to Madison, Wisconsin to share Sachiko Yasui’s story of surviving the Nagasaki atomic bomb. The Women’s International League for Peace and Justice and Physicians for Social Responsibility were my hosts. […]
The Path to Sachiko: The Journey Continues …
This January, right after New Year’s, I traveled to Nagasaki, Japan to fulfill a promise. I would present Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story to Sachiko Yasui. Sachiko and I had been dreaming of this […]
