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Japanese reputation in Colombia

And thankfully in Colombia, Japanese people have a good reputation. So, it worked into our advantage, I guess. We're better respected just because of the background, I guess. And because the community is relatively small, and mostly have behaved well, right? Because it's also comes with the territory that to uphold that name, you still have to behave properly.


Colombia communities Japanese Colombians public opinion reputation

Date: September 22, 2019

Location: California, US

Interviewer: Yoko Nishimura

Contributed by: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum

Interviewee Bio

Monica Teisher was born in Cali, Colombia in 1974 to an Issei father and Nisei mother. She and her large extended family were active in the Cali Japanese community, the largest in Colombia. She moved to the United States after marrying a U.S. citizen of Eastern European Jewish descent. They and their daughters spend vacation time in Colombia, participating in community events. (May 2020)

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Hirabayashi,James

Christian gatherings in homes

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Not bringing shame to family

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Bain,Peggie Nishimura
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Bain,Peggie Nishimura

Learning American cooking

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Shimomura,Roger
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Shimomura,Roger

Japanese American community life

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Wakabayashi,Kimi
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Wakabayashi,Kimi

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Azumano,George
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Azumano,George

Downtown in Portland, Oregon

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Fulbeck,Kip
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Fulbeck,Kip

Lessons learned from The Hapa Project

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Kato,Alfredo
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Kato,Alfredo

Peru Shimpo for the Nikkei community (Spanish)

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Hashizume,Bill
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Hashizume,Bill

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(b. 1922) Canadian Nisei who was unable to return to Canada from Japan until 1952

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Hirabayashi,PJ
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Hirabayashi,PJ

Taiko as self-expression

Co-founder and creative director of San Jose Taiko

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Glaser,Byron
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Glaser,Byron

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Sogi,Francis Y.
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Sogi,Francis Y.

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