Pilgrimages to Idaho's WWII incarceration camp are profound for survivors, descendants
“Healing is a lot easier when you’re not doing it alone,” says a 24-year-old fourth-generation Japanese American.
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“Healing is a lot easier when you’re not doing it alone,” says a 24-year-old fourth-generation Japanese American.
It’s where my grandfather’s family lived with thousands of others during World War II. I make one last photo and call it a night. Narita is a 24-year-old “Yonsei” — a diasporic term meaning fourth generation Japanese American.
JEROME — The gnats are back, swarming near my face. But I am a visitor and can leave whenever I want. My grandfather couldn’t.
A new Minidoka documentary, "Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp" (57 min.), has be-gun airing nationally on PBS.