One Year: 1955 - The Hiroshima Maidens

Ten years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, 25 women who’d
been disfigured by the blast came to the United States. Those
Japanese survivors would go to the White House and end up on a
bizarre proto reality TV show. They’d also put their lives in the
hands of American doctors, hoping that risky, cutting-edge
surgeries might repair their injuries and give them a chance for a
fresh start. Josh Levin is One Year’s editorial director. One
Year’s senior producer is Evan Chung. This episode was produced by
Kelly Jones and Evan Chung, with additional production by Sophie
Summergrad.  It was edited by Joel Meyer and Derek John,
Slate’s executive producer of narrative podcasts.  Merritt
Jacob is our senior technical director. Holly Allen created the
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