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Life Onboard |
LAST UPDATE
July 19, 2005
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| July 18-20, 2004 |
Preparing for Vietnam |
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| Bunyo Ishikawa Showing Photos From Vietnam |
Bunyo Ishikawa talks about his experience of being a photographer during the Vietnam War. Ishikawa
has spent the last 40 years photographing conflicts such as Cambodia, Afghanistan, Somalia, and the
former Yugoslavia. He is widely known as the only photographer who shot both sides of the war - both
North and South Vietnam. In 2003, Ishikawa also became famous for walking the length of Japan in 150
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| Panelists Mr. Meada, Mr. Kamata, Mr. Haitani and Mr. Ishikawa (L to R) |
In a panel discussion, four of Japan's leading social critics - prominent journalists Mr. Satoshi
Kamata and Mr. Tetsuo Maeda, author Mr. Kenjiro Haitani, and photojournalist Mr. Bunyo Ishikawa -
addressed Japan's current democratic crisis and Japan's political role in the world today. In response
to Japan sending military forces to Iraq, Mr. Maeda was the first resident of Japan to file a lawsuit
against the Japanese government for violating Article 9 of the Japanese constitution - the amendment
prohibiting the participation of Japan's military in war. The second to file the suit was Mr. Kamata,
who went on to explain that the suit continues to be filed by new individuals daily. Following up
on a talk given early in the day, Mr. Ishikawa continued to discuss his experiences covering numerous
wars, from Vietnam to Afghanistan, over the last forty years. |
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| Cat Poon Giving a Vietnamese Lesson |
Cat Poon, a volunteer GET (Global English / Espanol Training) teacher onboard teaches basic survival
Vietnamese to participants and staff. Poon lived in Hanoi for six months studying Vietnamese history
at the Hanoi National University as well as interning at the Asia Environmental Partnership(AEP).
Choruses of "xin chiao" (hello) filled the room as audience members enthusiastically dived
into Vietnamese. |
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| Video Still from 41st Voyage |
In Danang participants will have a chance to take part in an exchange with local youth from Peace
Boat's partner NGO Danang Youth Union. The 46th voyage marks the 16th time since 1985 Peace Boat has
visited Danang. This is a video still from the 41st voyage youth exchange. |
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| Matt Murphy Showing Map of South East Asia |
Discussing the history of Cambodia and the residual effects of two and a half decades of war, GET
teacher Matt Murphy talks about his work in Cambodia with participants and staff. As an International
Observer for the 2003 Cambodian elections, Matt oversaw the voting for 10 polling stations in the
rural western region of the country, noting that some of the polling stations were so remote, the
ballot boxes had to be transported by elephant. Matt explained that after visiting the country he
wanted to get involved. From Japan he discovered a Cambodian election monitoring NGO whose mission
was to recruit international observers. The goal was to ensure fairness, and to show the Cambodian
people that the elections were receiving international attention. Though Matt found that some voter
manipulation still exists, and a year later the three parties have yet to agree on a power-sharing
plan, he feels that the 88% non-mandatory voter turnout proves the people of Cambodia are eager to
improve the condition of their country. |
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| Working Farmer Woman in Cat Ba Village from Tim Wagner's Slide Show |
From cook to construction worker to shop keeper the role of women in the Vietnamese workforce is especially
present. As an American photographer/traveler to Vietnam this was one of the first things to strike
Peace Boat web reporter Tim Wagner. The night before Peace Boat's visit to Da Nang, Vietnam, Tim
shared with staff and participants a wide range of striking photos of working women in the Northern
regions of Vietnam. |
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| Participants Listen to Hoi An Orientation |
One of the destinations of Peace Boat's onland programmes for Vietnam is Hoi An, a town just south
of Danang. Here participants are receiving information about the textile town, famous for its multicultural
history, including houses and a bridge built by Japanese traders in the 16th century. |
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