Michiko Yagi, 78, is a first generation atomic bomb survivor. Her mother singlehandedly raised her and her four siblings while working full-time at a local high school.  Here she tells us about life after the bomb, where she often accompanied her mother to visit dilapidated farms in the countryside to trade off her mother’s cherished heirloom kimonos for a meager amount of food.

Learn more about Ms. Yagi here.