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@maxlucy615

Nima since 2024 last login 1 hour ago
Choppy Choppy @NeverKnowsBest

Just a little tree chopper.

Texas, United States of America Nima since 2022 last login 2 hours ago
@vkmstudio

California, United States of America Nima since 2009 last login 2 hours ago
@RSatiko

Nima since 2024 last login 2 hours ago
Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda @vkm

I’m a Yonsei, occasional artist and writer, and full-time Digital Program Manager at the Japanese American National Museum. I was born in Los Angeles and have lived in Southern California almost my entire life. I am fluent in English, can understand about 80% of conversational Japanese, and don’t know any Spanish or Portuguese (although after having worked on Discover Nikkei for so long, would like to learn someday). I love working in Little Tokyo and living in Gardena. Both areas give me wonderful access to Japanese/Nikkei food, community, and culture. I bowl in a Nikkei league once a week, and spend my free time eating, sleeping, playing on my phone and computer, rooting for the Dodgers, watching TV and reading, spending time with family and friends, and traveling. I love working on Discover Nikkei and learning about so many different Nikkei experiences around the world!

Gardena, California, United States of America Nima since 2005 last login 2 hours ago
jesmin eeva @jesmineeva8000

Hi, I am Jesmin Eeva I have been working as a product manager at Sagacia Jewelry for more than five years. Sagacia Jewelry is a worldwide company based in USA that deals in Moss Agate Rings and other 200 plus varieties of gemstones. Our jewelry is made with genuine and ethically sourced gemstones that are loved by jewelry resellers worldwide. Bearing the signature of Sagacia Jewelry, each jewelry is created with good quality. Furthermore, We are dedicated to giving exclusive member benefits to our customers with a memorable shopping experience.

Nima since 2024 last login 3 hours ago
keiraupton @keiraupton91

Keira Upton is a content writer who writes about various gemstones, and she has significant experience on informative blogs while fulfilling the requirements from an SEO perspective. Reading her blogs would add value to your knowledge. She provides authentic and ethical information and provides quality content. Moreover, she has been given the title of best content writer for her blog on Dainty Green Onyx Earrings

Nima since 2024 last login 3 hours ago
Mitch Homma @mhomma

My name is Mitch Homma. I’m a sansei who grew up and still resides in Southern California. In addition to working as a software and aerospace engineer for a small Chantilly, Virginia based company, my interests include Japanese history and Christianity in Japan. In my spare time, I work on publishing some family items that I believe are important to history and hope it inspires other to do the same. I contribute to three different Discover Nikkei albums which are based on my family’s photo albums, documents, and stories. My current albums contain items from Amache and Heart Mountain Internment Camps as well as Gardena Valley Baptist Church, which 4 generations of family attended. The Amache and Heart Mountain albums are being updated as I come across related photos while still searching through hundreds of photos in boxes. I am also working on two other albums which may be published in the future. Both albums are based on recently uncovered photos and documents. One collection is based on Christianity in Japan (1890-1930) and the pre-WWII Southern California Japanese Christian Federation of churches. The second documents my 2008 trip back to Japan and Amache to see my family history first hand. This album includes pre-WWII and today’s photos of my family’s sites, Japan relatives, and finally my father and his sibling’s emotional closure when visiting Amache during JANM’s Enduring Communities Conference field trip.

Torrance, California, United States of America Nima since 2006 last login 4 hours ago
@Ma_akiko21

Nima since 2024 last login 4 hours ago
@AdrianaAbe

Nima since 2024 last login 4 hours ago
@ricardotomo

Nima since 2024 last login 5 hours ago
@Nanci

Nima since 2024 last login 5 hours ago
@Mayumi_Yoshikawa

Nima since 2024 last login 5 hours ago
@Jo

Nima since 2024 last login 6 hours ago
@adrianatm

Nima since 2024 last login 6 hours ago
@Izabel

Nima since 2024 last login 6 hours ago
@Dania

Nima since 2024 last login 6 hours ago
@Charles

Nima since 2024 last login 6 hours ago
@BiaMisaki

Nima since 2024 last login 6 hours ago
@luksqst

Nima since 2024 last login 7 hours ago
@karenk

Nima since 2024 last login 7 hours ago
@regilauraibest

Nima since 2024 last login 7 hours ago
@nadi

Nima since 2024 last login 8 hours ago
@Normachie_1967

Nima since 2024 last login 8 hours ago
@Tieko

Nima since 2024 last login 8 hours ago
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Will Scott @corinadelfuego

Will Scott is a young filmmaker in Los Angeles, California. Will was born and raised in Los Angeles by two hapa parents from Hawai‘i. He studied film at the New School in Manhattan before returning to California to pursue a career in film and music. Will enjoys biking, camping, playing ping pong, and going to jazz shows.

Will began volunteering with Discover Nikkei this past summer as a video editor. He’s already edited a number of videos to help promote our current initiatives, including for our Pass the Food project and Nikkei Names 2 series. We’re so thankful to Will for all his great work!

What do you like most about volunteering for Discover Nikkei?

My favorite thing about volunteering for Discover Nikkei is getting to learn about peoples’ life stories from around the world and help share those stories with others. As I’ve grown older, I’ve learned the importance of community and storytelling, especially in an increasingly individualistic society. I am grateful to have found the community of Discover Nikkei and am always excited to help expand and foster that community.

How do you connect to your Nikkei identity?
I often feel removed from my Japanese heritage and have had to find ways to connect with Japanese culture on my own, most often through my artwork. I’ve always loved the aesthetics of Japanese art, from textiles to old samurai films to koto music to anime and manga. I love exploring these art forms both in my own practice as well as learning about the history of them.

Whenever I visit my extended family in Hawai‘i, I love to be a little nosy and go through my grandparents’ Japanese trinkets and ask them about their stories and significance.

My grandmother has a lot of Japanese fabric from the fabric store she used to run, and I love going through the patterns and the clothes she made with her and learning about all the different sewing techniques she uses.

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