GLH Coordinator Dr. Nassrine Azimi visited the Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum of San Diego in late August. Pictured left: Nassrine Azimi, Luanne Kanzawa, Momoka Nakajima, Benancio Carreno.

Camphor sapling in the Japanese Friendship Garden (JFG) has grown into a large tree. In meeting with president of JFG board of trustees, and the executive director, GLH and SDBG were briefed of initiative to spread the seeds of Hiroshima trees each year to five schools in the San Diego School District.

'Mr. Mike Kawamura, dedicated friend and partner for GLH, indomitable guardian of Hiroshima survivor trees and tireless peace activist at the San Diego Japanese Friendship Garden sends the following note about the Camphor, Aogiri and Fuji Wisteria that were planted in 2015, surviving and thriving despite the Southern California draughts.

'Since we held peace tree planting ceremony in October, 2015, the camphor tree has been growing very well.

It is over 8 feet high now. It will be a large tree in near future and remind our visitors about life, hope and peace. The other trees, Fuji and Aogiri (Chinese parasol) are still fighting with the soil in southern California but growing little by little. SD-WISH (San Diego Worldwide Initiative to Safeguard Humanity) will hold the ceremony at 8 am on August 6 at San Diego

Yokohama Friendship Bell on Shelter Island and Floating of Paper Lanterns Event that evening'.