Speech #1010030056

Of the estimated 1.000 American survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki who are living in the United States. over 60 percent are American citizens and over 30 percent are permanent residents of this country. Many hibakusha are American citizens by birth who were either visiting relatives or attending school In Japan and were unable to return to the United States at the outbreak of the war. Others. including a number of brides of American servicemen. are naturalized citizens. In 1987 the medical team conducted 379 examinations. including 116 held at the University of California and Pacific Presbyterian Medical Centers in San Francisco. At each examination site. the doctors are assisted by American volunteers and hosted by local medical associations.