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His future in Argentina (Japanese)

(Japanese) Well, I’ve been able to manage here for nearly 20 years, and thanks to Centro Nikkei, I now have a pretty stable lifestyle as well. I’m working in a very comfortable environment, too, so I do wish to continue on here [in Argentina]. Some things are unstable so it’s difficult to predict what the future will bring us, but this is still a young country, and depending on how hard we work, there’s so much room for growth, and there’s probably more potential for growth here than in Japan. That’s the way I would look at it. I think as long as I have a strong will and perseverance, even if the situation changes, I’ll be able to adapt.


Date: 2006

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Interviewer: Takeshi Nishimura, Ricardo Hokama

Contributed by: Centro Nikkei Argentino

Interviewee Bio

Masaki Tamashio was born in Okinawa. In the summer of his 3rd year in college, he took his first vacation abroad in Argentina, where a relative lived. He returned for a visit upon graduation, and stumbled upon a job as a Japanese teacher by chance. Currently he works as the Vice-principal of the Japanese class at Centro Nikkei Argentino. (2006)

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