ABSTRACT In the United States, the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are often considered necessary to have ended its war against Japan. On the other hand, there are also American people who commemorate the victims of the atomic bombings. This article examines how and why people in the United States commemorate the A-bomb victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After explaining the official US narratives, this article explores as case studies three local commemorations in the United States: the vigil for Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Ashland, Oregon; the annual interfaith ceremony for A-bomb victims in New York City; and the lantern ceremony in the San Francisco Bay Area. While they are different in many ways, they share a common feature: “localization” of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki experience to disseminate it in the United States. Through looking into the local commemorative events, this article elucidates their efforts and the dilemma of making the Hiroshima-Nagasaki experience of suffering more familiar to people in the United States.

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重制广岛和长崎：美国的原子弹爆炸纪念活动

摘要在美国，广岛和长崎的核轰炸通常被认为是结束对日战争的必要条件。另一方面，也有美国人纪念原子弹爆炸的受害者。本文探讨了美国民众如何以及为何纪念广岛和长崎的原子弹爆炸受害者。在解释了美国的官方叙述之后，本文以案例研究的形式探讨了美国的三项当地纪念活动：俄勒冈州阿什兰的广岛和长崎守夜；纽约市炸弹受害者年度宗教间仪式；和旧金山湾区的灯笼仪式。尽管它们在许多方面有所不同，但它们具有一个共同的特征：广岛长崎经验的“本地化”，以在美国传播。