Aki Kurose
/Overview
Aki Kurose (née Akiko Kato) born Seattle, WA February 11, 1925 (d. 1998). Japanese-American Quaker and peace educator. Honored teacher of peace and nonviolence in Seattle schools. Active in CORE & WILPF; opposed nuclear submarines. Placed in internment camp, 1942.
Quotations
"You call yourself the education president, but one stealth bomber could fund how many good teachers?" (to President Bush, on receiving Presidential Teaching Award, 1990)
"Without peace, real learning cannot take place. Real interaction with others. . . meaningful interaction, cannot take place." (Interview I, Segment 30 in historylink.org; photo Densho Encyclopedia)