Asia

Restorative Practices as Practical Peacemaking

A restorative and holistic approach to peacemaking is urgently needed in a world where violence is an integral part of…

All Friends’ Conference of 1920

Before the 1937 Friends World Conference, Friends from throughout the world and across the various branches of the Religious Society…

The Asia West Pacific Section of FWCC

The baby or the giant? Of the four Sections, Asian West Pacific Section has the smallest number of Quakers, and…

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Experience

Hideko Tamura is a second soprano with Rogue Valley Peace Choir, a retired social worker, an author, and a survivor…

Filming the Life of Gobi Women

Leading, 1997 As I sit in meditation, I see single women lliving a nomadic life—women using wool from their sheep…

God: The Ultimate Vacuum Trap

Yesterday I was cold. Not surprising, as we live at 6,000 feet altitude in an inadequately insulated house with no…

Hiroshima Cherry Blossoms and Nagasaki Azaleas, 2006

The Hiroshima Peace Park was bordered by cherry trees in full bloom when I visited the city in April. Their…