Podcast appearances and mentions of kathleen burkinshaw

In this episode, Kathleen Burkinshaw talks about her novel for kids and teens, The Last Cherry Blossom. It's a devastatingly beautiful story that reminds us that the people we think don't belong, the people who seem different from ourselves, or the ones we deem 'the enemy,' are not so different from us after all. Kathleen Burkinshaw is a Japanese American author and the daughter of a Hiroshima survivor. She wrote The Last Cherry Blossom based on her own mother's story of growing up in Hiroshima during World War II. It is through her mother's twelve-year-old eyes that readers witness the atomic bombing of August 6, 1945. Kathleen lives with her husband and daughter in Charlotte, North Carolina. Transcription: You can read the transcription on The Children's Book Review. Order copies: The Last Cherry Blossom on Bookshop.org and Amazon. Resources: Learn more about Kathleen Burkinshaw's work at https://kathleenburkinshaw.com/. Discussion Topics: The driving force behind sharing this story of the Hiroshima atomic bomb with children and teens. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and how Kathleen's diagnosis led to hearing about her mother's experience living through the bombing. The writing process and an excerpt from The Last Cherry Blossom. Using The Last Cherry Blossom as a United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs Resource for Teachers and Students. School visits with Kathleen Burkinshaw. The promise of a sequel. Kathleen Burkinshaw's hopes for the impact The Last Cherry Blossom will have on readers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thechildrensbookreview/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thechildrensbookreview/support

I am always inspired by Kathleen Burkinshaw - an American author and peace activist who wrote the book, 'The Last Cherry Blossom' as an educational tool for young people in the US who are interested in learning about Hiroshima. The book is from the perspective of a 12 year old girl, Kathleen's mother, who survived the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. The stories are so relatable of a young girl's family life, school and friendships- so many topics that students can relate to. Kathleen also introduces a lot of things about Japanese culture that students find interesting. In this talk, Kathleen gives us some of the backstory of how and why she wrote the book, her relationships with her mother and daughter which inspired and informed the book as well as about her speaking engagements and reactions from teachers and young people.See our first talk here in 2020: https://youtu.be/t2AQaUOO9rsMore information about Kathleen Burkinshaw on her website: https://kathleenburkinshaw.com/

Yuriko was happy growing up in Hiroshima when it was just her and Papa. But her aunt Kimiko and her cousin Genji are living with them now, and the family is only getting bigger with talk of a double marriage! And while things are changing at home, the world beyond their doors is even more unpredictable. World War II is coming to an end, and since the Japanese newspapers don't report lost battles, the Japanese people are not entirely certain of where Japan stands. Yuriko is used to the sirens and the air-raid drills, but things start to feel more real when the neighbours who have left to fight stop coming home. When the bombs hit Hiroshima, it's through Yuriko's twelve-year-old eyes that we witness the devastation and horror. This is a story that offers young readers insight into how children lived during the war, while also introducing them to Japanese culture. Based loosely on author Kathleen Burkinshaw's mother's first-hand experience surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, The Last Cherry Blossom (Sky Pony Press, 2020) hopes to warn readers of the immense damage nuclear war can bring, while reminding them that the “enemy” in any war is often not so different from ourselves. Kathleen Burkinshaw is a Japanese American author and the daughter of a Hiroshima survivor residing in Charlotte, NC. She's a wife, mom, and owns a dog who thinks she's a kitchen ninja. Writing gives her an outlet for her daily struggle with chronic pain from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. In 2019 she spoke about her mother's experience in Hiroshima at the United Nations (NYC). This summer she spoke at UN worldwide virtual events as well as a Japanese American National Museum webinar with author Naomi Hirahara in honor of the 75th anniversary of atomic bombing. Kathleen has been featured on PBS, local NPR stations, Asian American magazines/newspapers, both Japanese and English programs on NHK World Japan, as well as in 2 major Japanese newspapers. She has presented to middle/high schools around the world for the past 10 years. The Last Cherry Blossom, is now a United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Resource for Teachers and Students. And nominated for NC School Library Media Association YA book award and 2019-2020 VSBA, 2018 & 2016 Scholastic WNDB Reading Club selection, and a Finalist for the NC Sir Walter Raleigh Fiction Award, 2018 Sakura Medal, Japan, and 2016 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award (southeast region).  Bing Wang receives her PhD at the University of Leeds in 2020. Her research interests include the exploration of overseas Chinese cultural identity and critical heritage studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

Joining me on this episode is my guest Kathleen Burkinshaw.  Kathleen is a Japanese American author, the daughter of a Hiroshima survivor and resides in Charlotte, NC. She's a wife, mom, and owns a dog who thinks she's a kitchen ninja. In 2019 Kathleen spoke about her mother's experience in Hiroshima at the United Nations (NYC) and on UN virtual events for the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing. She most recently spoke at a Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum virtual event in February. Kathleen has presented to middle/high schools around the world for the past 10 years. She now serves on the Advisory Council at the International Center for Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma. She also has been a featured guest on NHK World Japan, Asian American Magazines, and on numerous podcasts. Writing gives her an outlet for her daily struggle with chronic pain from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. The Last Cherry Blossom (Distributed by Simon &Schuster and Scholastics,2016/2020), is now a United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Resource for Teachers and Students, nominated for 2019 NC School Library Media Association YA book award, 2019-2020 Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee), 2018 & 2016 Scholastic WNDB Reading Club selection, and Finalist for NC Sir Walter Raleigh Fiction Award, 2018 Sakura Medal, Japan, and SCBWI Crystal Kite Award (southeast region). The Last Cherry Blossom audiobook (English, Dreamscape Media) released in September 2021.& Holp Shuppan Publishing, will be released the written Japanese Translation of The Last Cherry Blossom in November 2022. The audiobook version of The Last Cherry Blossom (Dreamscape Media) released on September 27, 2021. In this episode, we discuss: The book journey involving 3 generations  How and when Kathleen's mother shared her story Stigma and PTSD from the atomic bombing How the trauma that Kathleen's mother experienced affected the 2nd and 3rd generation of their family  Purchase The Last Cherry Blossom: CLICK HERE Kathleen's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathleenburkinshaw/ Kathleen's Website: https://kathleenburkinshaw.com/ Books Between Sessions Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booksbetweensessions/ Books Between Sessions Podcast Website: https://www.booksbetweensessions.com/ This podcast is not psychotherapy or counseling. If you need to speak with a professional, you should find one local to you and contact them directly. IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY NUMBER OR GO TO YOUR NEAREST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. Music Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

It's the fourth mega-sized Middle Grade Ninja clips show, featuring snippets from episodes 101 through 146 that aired in 2021. This episode is so stuffed with incredible content it had to be broken up into TWO PARTS Don't miss PART ONE. New episodes are scheduled to return January 8th. Until then, enjoy this compilation of clips from conversations with AUTHORS Christina Li, Caroline Gertler, Rucker Moses, Theo Gangi, Donna Galanti, Mike Johnston, Lisa Fipps, Nick Goss, Esabella Strickland, Carrie Seim, Dorothy A. Winsor, Carole Boston Weatherford, Kyle Lukoff, Luke Cunningham, David LaRochelle, Mike Wohnoutka, Alane Adams, Susan McCormick, Robert Beatty, Payal Doshi, Jasmine Warga, Erin Entrada Kelly, Ali Standish, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Melissa Hope, Alyson Gerber, Kathleen Burkinshaw, John David Anderson, Chris Negron, Sara Pennypacker, Jessica Vitalis, Rajani LaRocca, Katherine Paterson, Gayle Forman, Sarah J. Schmitt, Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Ross Carley, Karen Phillips, Mary Ann Koontz, Elizabeth A. San Miguel, Diana Catt, Tony Perona, Elizabeth Perona, David Neilsen, Michelle Jabès Corpora, Samantha M. Clark, Alda P. Dobbs, Aura Lewis, Emily Barth Isler, and Seanan McGuire, LITERARY AGENTS Saba Sulaiman, Holly McGhee, Mary C. Moore, Marie Lamba, and Becky LeJune, EDITORS Sara-Jayne Slack, Sailaja N. Joshi, Amy Maranville, and Leila Sales.

It's the fourth mega-sized Middle Grade Ninja clips show, featuring snippets from episodes 101 through 146 that aired in 2021. This episode is so stuffed with incredible content it had to be broken up into TWO PARTS Don't miss PART TWO. New episodes are scheduled to return January 8th. Until then, enjoy this compilation of clips from conversations with AUTHORS Christina Li, Caroline Gertler, Rucker Moses, Theo Gangi, Donna Galanti, Mike Johnston, Lisa Fipps, Nick Goss, Esabella Strickland, Carrie Seim, Dorothy A. Winsor, Carole Boston Weatherford, Kyle Lukoff, Luke Cunningham, David LaRochelle, Mike Wohnoutka, Alane Adams, Susan McCormick, Robert Beatty, Payal Doshi, Jasmine Warga, Erin Entrada Kelly, Ali Standish, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Melissa Hope, Alyson Gerber, Kathleen Burkinshaw, John David Anderson, Chris Negron, Sara Pennypacker, Jessica Vitalis, Rajani LaRocca, Katherine Paterson, Gayle Forman, Sarah J. Schmitt, Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Ross Carley, Karen Phillips, Mary Ann Koontz, Elizabeth A. San Miguel, Diana Catt, Tony Perona, Elizabeth Perona, David Neilsen, Michelle Jabès Corpora, Samantha M. Clark, Alda P. Dobbs, Aura Lewis, Emily Barth Isler, and Seanan McGuire, LITERARY AGENTS Saba Sulaiman, Holly McGhee, Mary C. Moore, Marie Lamba, and Becky LeJune, EDITORS Sara-Jayne Slack, Sailaja N. Joshi, Amy Maranville, and Leila Sales.

In this episode of the Books on Asia Podcast, sponsored by Stone Bridge Press, podcast host Amy Chavez talks with Kathleen Burkinshaw in the U.S. about her book The Last Cherry Blossom, and about hibakusha, the Japanese word that refers to victims of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended WWII."My mother was 12 and a half when the bomb was dropped. She grew up in Hiroshima and she was about two miles away from the epicenter. So the journey of the book is kind of how I found out about my mother's story because I did not know she was from Hiroshima until I was 11. She always told people she was from Tokyo."

To commemorate the 76th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Kathleen Burkinshaw and I discuss her novel, THE LAST CHERRY BLOSSOM. This is one of the most important conversations I've ever had and I'll be thinking about it for the rest of my life. Parts of it broke my heart and may break yours as well. You will hear my most awkward, deflecting nervous laughter as this is the first time I've ever been moved to tears on the show. But this talk is also uplifting and will change the way you view writing. And we genuinely laugh a lot and there's an excellent ghost story near the end, so it won't be all solemn. Don't miss this conversation and share it with everyone you know. As promised, here's a link to a YouTube video of “Who's Minding the Nukes” from 60 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJdsIzjzVuA&t=1s Kathleen Burkinshaw is a Japanese American author, the daughter of a Hiroshima survivor and resides in Charlotte, NC. She's a wife, mom, and owns a dog who thinks she's a kitchen ninja. In 2019 she spoke about her mother's experience in Hiroshima at the United Nations (NYC). This summer she spoke at UN worldwide virtual events as well as a Japanese American National Museum webinar with author Naomi Hirahara in honor of the 75th anniversary of atomic bombing. Kathleen has been featured on PBS, local NPR stations, Asian American magazines/newspapers, both Japanese and English programs on NHK World Japan, as well as in 2 major Japanese newspapers. She has presented to middle/high schools around the world for the past 10 years. Writing gives her an outlet for her daily struggle with chronic pain from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Her MG/YA historical fiction, THE LAST CHERRY BLOSSOM, is now a United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Resource for Teachers and Students and has been used in classrooms around the world. The trade paperback came out in August 2020 (available wherever books are sold and through Scholastic WNDB Reading Club). THE LAST CHERRY BLOSSOM has been nominated for 2019 NC School Library Media Association YA book award,2019-2020 Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee), 2018& 2016 Scholastic WNDB Reading Club selection, and Finalist for NC Sir Walter Raleigh Fiction Award, the 2018 Sakura Medal, Japan, and the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award(southeast region), Represented by Anna Olswanger, Olswanger Literary.

We could hardly wait to release Part 2 of our Summer Reading Guide! This one has a theme! Why? Because we are homeschoolers. Ha! With the Olympics starting at the end of July, we have a special Summer Guide to suit the summer! 1:14 Homeschooling Moments of the Week Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Ep 38 Summer Reading Guide Pt 1 4:45 Topic Talk: Summer Reading Guide Pt 2 Middle Grade 6:00 The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth 6:46 The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata 8:30 The Big Wave by Pearl S Buck 8:56 All the Ways Home by Elsie Chapman 10:26 Cool Japan Guide by Abby Densen 11:34 Both 11:51 10 Best Manga for Beginners article 12:30 Yotsuba&! (Vol #1) by Kiyohiko Azuma 13:52 The Last Cherry Blossom by Kathleen Burkinshaw 16:40 High School 16:45 Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World by Matt Alt 18:30 I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn 20: 30 They Called Us Enemy by George Takei (we rec reading this with your MG too, but side by side) 24:17 Ink and Ashes by Valynn E Maetani 26:00 Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean 27:24 Make It Personal Far Bookends Mindy liked a lot, but not what we wanted on the Guide: 28:27 The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa 28:32 The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino Made it to the Guide: 28:46 The Wild Goose by Ogai Mori (FREE on Kindle!) 30:15 Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami 31:31 Shogun by James Clavell 33:25 Near Bookends 34:35 National Geographic Kids' Japanese Fast Facts 34:50 Japanese Pod 101 YouTube Channel 35:07 Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki (free on YouTube) 35:36 Japanese Soul Cooking by Tadashi Ono 35:50 Picture books (see below) 35:57 Bookend Homeschoolers Japan BINGO CARD! Bookend Homeschoolers on Instagram Mindy at gratefulforgrace Rachel at colemountainhomeschool Don't forget to download your Summer Reading Guide Pt 2 AND your Bookend Homeschoolers BINGO Card! (Did you listen to Summer Guide Pt 1 and download the PDF?) Other Links: Learn about Haiku Learn about Japanese Culture in 30 minutes Picture Books: I Live in Tokyo by Mari Takabayashi Time for Bed, Miyuki (series) by Roxane Marie Galliez Suki's Kimono by Chieri Uegaki available kindle kids Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho

Author Kathleen Burkinshaw's Young Adult Novel “The Last Cherry Blossom” Is On Charlotte Readers Podcast, Based on Her Japanese Mother's First-Hand Experience as a Hiroshima Survivor In today’s episode, we meet award-winning Charlotte writer Kathleen Burkinshaw, author of “The Last Cherry Blossom,” a particularly relevant book in this 75th year from when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. This is a story that offers young readers insight into the Japanese culture, mindset, and daily life during WWII before the atomic bomb was dropped. It is based on Kathleen’s mother’s firsthand experience as a Hiroshima survivor and hopes to warn readers of the immense damage nuclear war can bring, while reminding us that the “enemy” in war is often not so different from ourselves. In 2018, Book Riot named the book one of “30 Fascinating Historical Fiction Books for Middle School Readers.” Kathleen starts the show with a reading from the first chapter of the book, where air raids are becoming a regular occurrence for the young protagonist and her classmates as the allies close in. Engage with the show here: https://linktr.ee/CharlotteReadersPodcast Detailed show notes here: https://charlottereaderspodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottereaderspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottereaderspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlottereader Charlotte Readers Podcast is a proud member of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network and the Queen City Podcast Network. @copyrighted

Kathleen Burkinshaw joins Jerry on Episode 070 to share the story behind her book, The Last Cherry Blossom, about her mother who survived Hiroshima and began a new life in America. Kathleen shares her story for growing up in America and the voice she found in sharing her mother's story. The Last Cherry Blossom is now available in paperback wherever you find books. To learn more about Kathleen, visit http://kathleenburkinshaw.com/

Episode No.19 - Kathleen Burkinshaw / Author of The Last Cherry Blossom / Daughter of Hiroshima Survivor August 6, 2020 marked the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We had the honor of sitting down with Kathleen Burkinshaw who is the daughter of a Hiroshima Survivor and the author of The Last Cherry Blossom. The book is based on her mother's experience as a 12 year old child during the Hiroshima bombing. We got to deep dive into Kathleen's Big 5, talked about what it's like to have her book used as a resource for Nuclear Disarmament by The United Nations and learned more about her mother's life after the bombing. This episode was very near and dear to Allison's heart because she got an opportunity to exchange her experiences with Kathleen who shares her Japanese-American heritage. Be sure to get your copy of The Last Cherry Blossom on Amazon Visit www.kathleenburkinshaw.com for more information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yen-and-allison/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yen-and-allison/support

August 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, followed three days later by the bombing of Nagasaki, on August 9th. In this special episode, Nukes of Hazard host Geoff Wilson narrates a selection from John Hersey’s Hiroshima, written in 1946. We also revisit last year’s episode of Nukes of Hazard, an interview with Kathleen Burkinshaw, who tells the story of her mother, who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

In "The Last Cherry Blossom", author Kathleen Burkinshaw honors her mother's survival of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima as a young girl through the lens of historical fiction, and hopes her book will help young readers learn about the damages of nuclear war and the healing of empathy and forgiveness. (Intro: Water Bill)

Kathleen Burkinshaw is a Japanese-American author based in America who wrote the book "The Last Cherry Blossom". Here she talks about writing this fiction book for young readers from her adaptation of her mother's story of surviving the Hiroshima A-bomb attack of 1945. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23kathleenburkinshaw (#kathleenburkinshaw) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23lastcherryblossom (#lastcherryblossom) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23author (#author) Support this podcast

Yuriko was just a 12 year-old growing up in Hiroshima, when the devastating mushroom cloud enveloped the city in the morning of 6 August 1945. Kathleen Burkinshaw's novel The Last Cherry Blossom, tells Yuriko's extraordinary survival story, a journey inspired by the life of the author's mother, laying bare the importance of nuclear disarmament. For this edition of our podcast show, The Lid is On, Ana Carmo spoke to Ms. Burkinshaw when she came to talk about the book, at the UN Bookshop in New York last year. Music Credit: Hiroshima by Pierce Murphy.  Audio Credit: 1945: Year of Decision, United Nations. 

Laura and Cathy are joined by Charity Harbeck (Franklinton High School) and Kim Faulkner (Franklinton Middle School) at NCSLMA conference to discuss sli.do, mindfulness apps, hygge, and novels by NC authors. Links for books and tools discussed: Say Something by Peter Reynolds (https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/say-something-by-peter-h-reynolds/) Sli.do (https://www.sli.do/) Stephanie Fiedler's Hygge in the Library presentation (https://goo.gl/uFQQeG) mindfulness apps: Calm (https://www.calm.com/) & Stop, Breathe, Think (https://www.stopbreathethink.com/) & box breathing video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFdZXwE6fRE) One Week of You by Lisa Williams Kline (https://www.lisawilliamskline.com/one-week-of-you), The Last Cherry Blossom by Kathleen Burkinshaw (http://kathleenburkinshaw.com/), Stay by Bobbi Pyron (https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062839244/stay/), and Behind These Hands by Linda Vigen Phillips (https://www.lightmessages.com/71-publications/550-behind-these-hands) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techplusbooks/message

Listen as Kathleen Burkinshaw, Japanese American author, shares with us her story learning about her mother’s experience in Hiroshima and how she came to share her mother's story in her book The Last Cherry Blossom.

Kathleen Burkinshaw's mother was 12 years old when she survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Now 74 years later, the author of "The Last Cherry Blossom" shares her mother's story and explains how remembering the human cost of nuclear weapons can help young Americans understand why this issue is still important today.

We asked our listener community, “How did you learn where you come from?” What came back was a wide range of personal stories about how tricky it can be to access our heritage. From kids going to culture camp, to adoptees making journeys to their birth countries, to Asian Americans of all ages realizing that they’re inevitably going to lose a piece of themselves — we explore how we fit in with what came before us and figure out what comes next. We need your help! Please take this 1-minute survey, so we can have better conversations with partners and sponsors and keep this show growing. It’s fast, easy, and anonymous. Resources and Recommended Reading Misha recommends that Self Evident listeners check out episode 2 of Tell Them, I Am, “Deana.” Read some of Ansley’s poetry, accompanied by her own visual artwork, on Culturestrike. If you’d like to participate in Henry’s Chinese geneaology workshop, e-mail Henry [dot] Tom [at] Cox [dot] net. Mark, one of the voices on today’s episode, has told the full story of his trip to find his birth record in Korea on this episode of the Escape from Plan A podcast. Check out Leading Youth Forward, Chicago Desi Youth Rising, NQAPIA, and APIENC to see examples of Asian American spaces for cultural and political education. To learn more about “Love Boat” and how it’s impacted Asian Americans, check out Valerie Soe’s documentary, Love Boat: Taiwan, which is touring film festivals across the country. Shout Outs Shout out to Yin Kong and Yin Mei of Think!Chinatown for inviting us to the workshop where we met Henry Tom. Thanks to everyone from our listener community who shared their experiences with us in the making of this episode: Alice Chou, Davey Kim, Gabor Fu, Jenni Wong, Kathleen Burkinshaw, Lily Susman, Lori Wanko, Mark from Plan A, Mark Zastrow, Merk Nguyen, Michelle Chu, Rekha Radhakrishnan, Waverly Colville, and Win-Sie Tow. And very special thanks to our advisors for this season of the show: Alex Laughlin, Anika Gupta, Blair Matsuura, Christina Choi, Davey Kim, and Ted Hsieh. Credits Produced by James Boo Edited by Julia Shu and Cheryl Devall Editorial support from Davey Kim Production support by Jaye McAuliffe Sound engineering by Timothy Lou Ly Theme music by Dorian Love Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound Self Evident is a Studiotobe production. Season 1 is presented by the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), the Ford Foundation, and our listener community. Our show was incubated at the Made in New York Media Center by IFP. About CAAM: CAAM (Center for Asian American Media) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible. CAAM does this by funding, producing, distributing, and exhibiting works in film, television, and digital media. For more information on CAAM, please visit www.caamedia.org. With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, CAAM provides production funding to independent producers who make engaging Asian American works for public media.

Kathleen Burkinshaw, author of “The Last Cherry Blossom“, a historical fiction loosely based on her mother’s first-hand experience surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during the Second World War, shares her incredible personal story from...

In this episode, we interview Kathleen Burkinshaw, author of the middle-grade novel, The Last Cherry Blossom, a story of a young Japanese girl living in Hiroshima during World War II when the atomic bomb was dropped. Based partially on the story of her own mother (who survived the bombing of Hiroshima), Kathleen chats about her personal reasons for writing the story, as well as her hopes for a future without nuclear weapons. For additional thoughts and discussion visit the Books & Boba Goodreads forums This Episode's Hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo), Host Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh), Host This Episode's Guest: Kathleen Burkinshaw, Author of The Last Cherry Blossom (@klburkinshaw1 ‏ ) The Books & Boba September 2017 pick is Goodby, Vitamin by Rachel Khong Follow us: Facebook Twitter Goodreads Group This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Find out how you can invite Jedlie to your child's school to inspire students to be caring & respectful. Please visit www.jedlie.com I think this is an incredibly important episode of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast. Our guest is Kathleen Burkenshaw, author of The Last Cherry Blossom. Based loosely on author Kathleen Burkinshaw's mother's firsthand experience surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, The Last Cherry Blossom hopes to warn readers of the immense damage nuclear war can bring, while reminding them that the “enemy” in any war is often not so different from ourselves. Please click here to find Kathleen's book on Amazon