Hajime Watanabe

Former intern and journalist for the North American News Agency. While studying abroad at the University of Washington, he participated in the Minedoka trip as a scholarship student and was involved in running the program. He also conducted interviews and tried to hear the voices and thoughts of as many trip participants as possible from a wide range of generations and backgrounds. He is currently affiliated with the School of Culture, Media and Society at Waseda University.

(Updated October 2013)

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Passing on the Japanese spirit: Seattle's efforts

Part 4: Minedoka's journey carrying emotions on his shoulders (Part 2)

Oct. 23, 2013 • Hajime Watanabe

Read the first part >> Early in the morning, with an unseasonably chilly wind blowing, about 200 participants of the Minedoka trip descended on the entrance to the former site of the internment camp. Nearby, they could see the "Victory Garden," where the original paving stones remain, and right next to it was the "Honor Roll," which commemorates the Japanese-American soldiers who left the internment camp and volunteered for the U.S. military. It was recreated in 2011 as it was …

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Passing on the Japanese spirit: Seattle's efforts

Part 3: Minedoka's journey carrying emotions on his shoulders (Part 1)

Oct. 9, 2013 • Hajime Watanabe

How can we pass on the memories of Japanese people to the next generation? Now that it is nearly impossible to hear the voices of the Issei, and the Nisei who experienced the internment during World War II are getting older, the issue becomes more pressing every year. The trip to the former Minedoka Japanese American Internment Camp site in Hunt, Idaho, which marked its 11th year this year, focused on the "kimochi" (feelings) that should be passed on to …

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