Appearances and Interviews—by Dr. Pamela Vergun about A Dimly Burning Wick

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Dr. Vergun is available for talks at community organizations and schools, as well as for print and broadcast media interviews.
Book clubs and schools can make special arrangements for in-person or author discussion events conducted via teleconferencing.
For availability and fees, please contact: admin@adimlyburningwick.com.


Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 7:00 PM --
Benefit for the work of Physicians for Social Responsibility by Pam Vergun and St. Johns Books:
Pam Vergun to read from A Dimly Burning Wick, at St. Johns Books in Portland Oregon!
Tickets are only $5, which includes a $3 donation to the work of Physicians for Social Responsibility and refreshments. All those holding tickets will receive a $2 discount that evening for purchasing a copy of A Dimly Burning Wick. Dr. Vergun will be available after her talk to sign books.
Dr. Vergun's talk will not include graphic descriptions of the event that would be particularly disturbing to children, in keeping with the tone of the book itself. (Two of the chapters have been published as children’s picture books.)
St. Johns Books is located at 8622 N. Lombard in Portland, Oregon. For more information, contact Nena Rawdah at nena@stjohnsbooks.com or by calling (503) 283-0032.

Highlighted Events

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Your Carolina with Jack and Kimberly!
Dr. Vergun was invited on the show by the hosts to talk about A Dimly Burning Wick. Your Carolina with Jack Roper and Kimberly Kelly is a morning show on CBS that looks at the events of the day, including entertaining and enriching options for viewers, highlighting topics important to viewers in the Carolinas region.
Video will be available shortly.

Saturday, November 22, 2008, at 8:30 PM
Open session on How to Teach History and Peace through Hiroshima and Nagasaki
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)'s Annual Convention
Opening Minds to the World Through Languages
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort
Orlando, Florida
Contact: Toshiko Calder
Sponsored by: The National Council of Japanese Language Teachers
Phone: 609-683-4122

Monday, September 29, 2008 at 8:00 AM (Audio immediately below)
KOGA/KMCX -- Midwest Opinions -- Pam Vergun on A Dimly Burning Wick, with Joshua Mackey

Saturday, August 9, 2008
Atomic Bombing Remembered Fox40 Evening News, KTXL-TV, Sacramento, California
News Segment on the observances in Nagasaki and Sacramento of the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Includes material from a Fox40 interview with Pam Vergun.


Other Past Events

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Via (Volunteers in Asia) (By invitation)
965 Mission Street, Ste 751
San Francisco California 94103
Contact: Diane Nguyen
Phone: 415-904-8033
Book Announcement

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Pioneer United Methodist Church
1338 Lincoln Way
Auburn, California 95603
Held in the Pioneer Parlor
Contact: Sue Dings
Phone: 530-885-9009
Announcement and Book Review from the Auburn Jounal

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 7:00 PM (By invitation)
Trinity United Methodist Church and St. John's Lutheran Church
583 East Fremont Avenue
Sunnyvale California 94087
Held at the home of a lay leader
Contact: Suad Nijim and Lois Chestnutt
Phone: 408-739-1601

Friday, August 1, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Hiroshima Anniversary Portland Community Media TV
A Conversation with Pam Vergun, Paige Knight of Hanford Watch, and Rachel Larson of Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, A Growing Concern, with Jim Lockhart. Video will be available shortly.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 10:30 AM--(Audio Available)
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki KBOO
A Conversation with Pam Vergun and Dr. James N. Yamazaki, author of Children of the Atomic Bomb: An American Physician's Memoir of Nagasaki, Hiroshima, and the Marshall Islands, Radiozine, with Dave Mazza

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A memorial for all the victims of the nuclear age
Japanese American Historical Plaza
Waterfront Park, NW Naito Parkway at Couch Street
Portland, Oregon
Organized by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Phone: 503-274-2720
http://www.oregonpsr.org/
Video will be available shortly.

Mayor Tom Potter, Mayor of Portland, Oregon, and Pam Vergun, after the August 6th event at Portland's Waterfront Park. Photograph by Horgan Korok.


Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 7:30 PM (PSR Members only)
Question and Answer Session with Pam Vergun, Dr. James N. Yamazaki, author of Children of the Atomic Bomb: An American Physician's Memoir of Nagasaki, Hiroshima, and the Marshall Islands, and Tom Carpenter, Executive Director of Hanford Challenge
University of Oregon's White Stag Building
NW Naito Parkway
Portland, Oregon
Contact: Rachel Larson, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Phone: 503-274-2720
http://www.oregonpsr.org/

Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 4:30 PM--(Video Available)
August Peace Event
Sacramento State Alumni Center
Sacramento, California
Organized by August Peace Event
Contact: Janice Nakashima
Phone: 916-393-7690
Free and Open To The Public - Book sales and signing after event

Dr. Pamela Vergun presented by invitation at The Peace and Justice Studies Association's conference in Portland, Oregon, September 11, 2008!
Building Cultures of Peace
Her talk: Understanding Hiroshima—Personal and Policy Lessons to Take into the Future: Resource for Teaching and Building Peace and Justice addressed the central question of the conference.
The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing together academics, K-12 teachers and grassroots activists to explore alternatives to violence and share visions and strategies for peacebuilding, social justice, and social change. PJSA also serves as a professional association for scholars in the field of peace and conflict resolution studies, and is the North-American affiliate of the International Peace Research Association.

Pam Vergun, Presenting at the Peace and Justice Studies Association Conference, Portland, Oregon, September 12, 2008. Photograph by Toshiko Calder.


Monday, November 10, 2008 at 9:30 AM
Greenville Technical College
Technical Resource Center Auditorium (Building 102), Barton Campus
620 South Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, South Carolina
Sponsored by International Education
Contact: Dr. Chirinjev Peterson
Phone: 864-250-8828
Free and Open To The Public - Book sales and signing after event

Monday, November 10, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Greenville Technical College
Greenville, South Carolina
ESL Class Presentation
Organized by International Education
Contact: Dr. Chirinjev Peterson
Phone: 864-250-8828
Not open to the public.

Monday, November 10, 2008 from 12:30 to 2:00 PM
Furman University
Faculty Dining Room
Talking with Faculty - Incorporating A Dimly Burning Wick into a wide range of courses
Organized by the Lilly Center
Contact: Dr. Elaine Nocks
Phone: 864-294-2220
Not open to the public, but Furman faculty welcome! Faculty are encouraged (but not required) to contact Dr. Nocks to RVSP.

Monday, November 10, 2008 at 7:00 PM
The International Center of the Upstate
Greenville City Hall
206 South Main Street
Greenville, South Carolina
Contact: Dr. Patricia Marby Harrison
(864) 467-4579
Free and Open To The Public - Book sales and signing after event

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 4:10 PM and
Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Teaching about Hiroshima and Nagasaki
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)'s Annual Convention
Opening Minds to the World Through Languages
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort
Orlando, Florida
Contact: Toshiko Calder
Sponsored by: The National Council of Japanese Language Teachers
Phone: 609-683-4122


Reviewers are endorsing the book as well!
For more information, please see the already-in Pre-Publication Reviews and other Reviews and media mentions. Reviews can be also be found at Praise for A Dimly Burning Wick.


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