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A National Day of Mourning
Diverse Buddhist leadership mark 49 days since Atlanta shooting.
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Buddhist clergy, including Rev. Cristina Moon (right) of Daihonzan Chozen-ji International Zen Dojo in Honolulu, are connected to one another by string at the conclusion on Tuesday of “May We Gather,” a memorial to victims of anti-Asian violence, marking 49 days since the mass shootings in Atlanta. (Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / The Rafu Shimpo)
By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu Senior Editor
On May 4 the 49th day since a gunman killed eight in Atlanta, including six Asian women Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo played host to a stirring memorial for the dead and those suffering from anti-Asian hate.