The Power of Documentary Theatre to Promote Cross-National Understanding: Personal Impact of Performing With Their Voices Raised by Japanese and American Youth Actors

• Published in: Journal of holistic nursing Vol. 39; no. 2; p. 154
• Main Authors: Liehr, Patricia, Matsuda, Yui, Ito, Mio, Morris, Kathryn, Nishimura, Chie, Takahashi, Ryutaro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Adolescent; Female; Focus Groups - methods; Hawaii; Humans; Japan; Male; Play and Playthings - psychology; Qualitative Research; Survivors - psychology; World War II; Hawaii; Japan; common themes; documentary theater; qualitative research; adolescents; group/population; transcultural/diversity

The purpose of this article is to share descriptions of the personal impact for cross-national youth actors (Japanese, American) who performed ( ), a documentary theater script that shares the stories of Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima survivors who lived through the bombings of December 7, 1941, and Aug...