TEDxOsaka - Douglas Schafer - Human Connections

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2011 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Since the triple tragedy of the earthquake, tsunami and the Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Douglas Schafer, entrepreneur and 19 year resident of Japan, has made several volunteer trips to the Tohoku region.  He will share his story of emergency shelter life and a side of the tragedy that we don't often read, see or hear.  How human connections and even smiles can be created during times of tragedy via the unlikeliest of methods.

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