Field Notes
A New Statue for Sadako
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In this week’s episode, we explore the history, mystery, and legacy of the Sadako and the Thousand Cranes bronze sculpture in Seattle’s Peace Park. The sculpture honors Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who survived the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing at age two and later died from radiation-induced leukemia at age 12, and who has since become a worldwide symbol of peace through her paper crane…