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Akama,Michie

Reasons for immigrating to Brazil (Japanese)

Michie Akama

(Japanese) The purpose of our immigration to Brazil… well, my husband is a graduate of …

Akama,Michie

Opening a Japanese-style all-girls' school in Brazil (Japanese)

Michie Akama

(Japanese) In order to go to the countryside as a sewing teacher, sewing skills can’t …

Oi,Celia

Brazilian of Japanese descents (Portuguese)

Celia Oi October 7, 2005

(Portuguese) Well, I don’t think it’s possible for us to separate, right? With our appearance, …

Oi,Celia

Japan's impact on the image of Nikkei in Brazil (Portuguese)

Celia Oi October 7, 2005

(Portuguese) The image that Nikkei have in Brazilian society is an extremely positive one. I …

Oi,Celia

Change in sense of Nikkei Brazilian identity over time (Portuguese)

Celia Oi October 7, 2005

(Portuguese) Well, with regard to the meaning and importance of the term Nikkei, I think …

Oi,Celia

Nikkei community concentrated in São Paulo (Portuguese)

Celia Oi October 7, 2005

(Portuguese) The Nikkei community in Brazil is something quite special. Brazil has the largest Nikkei …

Oi,Celia

Changing life styles of successive generations (Portuguese)

Celia Oi October 7, 2005

(Portuguese) Well, my life, my personal life, it’s, you know, I’d say that it’s pretty …

Nishimura,Shunji

Going to Brazil to escape debt (Japanese)

Shunji Nishimura

(Japanese) I graduated engineering school. My father owned a methane factory—he started a company that …

Nishimura,Shunji

Early life in Brazil (Japanese)

Shunji Nishimura

(Japanese) Copeiro (butler) and Jardineiro (gardener) [were my first jobs]. So [I worked] from 5 …

Nishimura,Shunji

Learning skills by watching others work (Japanese)

Shunji Nishimura

(Japanese) Replacing the bottoms of bacias (basins)—do you know bacias? Well, I replaced the bottom …

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