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絆 Kizuna 3: Unbroken Circle







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The Osaka Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International, along with the Japan America Society of Chicago, the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago and the Japan External Trade Organization Chicago, are proud to present 絆 Kizuna 3: Unbroken Circle, the third phase of a multidimensional photography exhibition focusing on the bonds of friendship formed between the people of Japan and the people of Chicago following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The first two phases toured venues throughout Chicago in 2012 and 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago and Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois are serving as Honorary Co-Chairs of the exhibition.

The professional and personal photographs in the 絆 Kizuna 3: Unbroken Circle Photo Exhibit illustrate that in the midst of great tragedy comes great hope and real connection. The exhibition features Chicagoans who are currently living and working in the recovering Tohoku region and Tohoku area students who have traveled to Chicago, capturing the connection’s effects on them. Finally, by highlighting the “Yarn Alive” group in Japan, the exhibition shows how the people affected by the earthquake and tsunami are extending help to others around the world, thereby growing the unbroken circle of hope and human connection.

There are several events that are part of 絆 Kizuna 3: Unbroken Circle this year: