Project Sunshine
[ プロジェクト日照 ]
The Japanese preschool I went to as a child, Tampopo-kai, has been processing the
catastrophic earthquake and tsunami just as I have: making art.
Sometimes the smallest voices that can bring the greatest hope.
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{ Please click on the names below to view the full description of each piece in the child’s own words }
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Hana age 5
Hana age 5 —>
Hana 5 b
Hana age 5 —>
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Felicia age 5, a
Felicia age 5, b
Felicia age 5, c
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Emma 5
Emma age 5 —>
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Dante 8
Dante age 8 —>
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Mia 7
Mia age 7 —>
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Lilia 5
Lilia age 5 —>
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Kazuya 5
Kazuya age 5 —>
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Joe 3
Joe age 3 —>
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Ken 3
Ken age 3 —>
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Seiichi 4
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Izumi 5 a
Izumi age 5 —>
Izumi 5 b
Izumi age 5 —>
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2yr old
N/A, age 2 —>
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Heigan 8 A
Heigan 8 B
Heigan 8 C
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Ken 4 A
Ken, age 4 —>
Ken 4 B
Ken, age 4 —>
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Koki 9 A
Koki, age 9 —>
Koki 9 B
Koki, age 9 —>
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Many thanks to the children,
who showed the world that in their hearts burns a fire,
— a Rising Sun —
that no tide can put out.
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There is still much to be done.
Please help us reach that bright horizon.
♥
Donate and help rebuild.
Thank you—
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