Bonnie Deem, 2017

File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

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Interview with Bonnie Deem, Downwinders of Utah Archive, June 12, 2017

Scope and Contents

Bonnie Deem was born and raised in Cedar City, Utah. When she was in elementary school, her teacher took her and her fellow students out on the playground to watch one of the nuclear tests. Deem remembers seeing a flash of light and a cloud in the sky. She has had health problems throughout her life, including lymphoma, that she attributes to exposure to radiation. Her family had a farm, and the vegetables and livestock were badly affected by radiation as well. Deem describes health problems and deaths in her family that she also believes were caused by radiation.
Interviewed by Anthony Sams.

Dates

Creation: 2017

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