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July 16, 1994. We were in São Paulo, Brazil. We being, Curt, Grace, Chris, Ruth, Albert, Dar…

John Katagi • June 10, 2014

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Chapter 16: I Am A “Sampa Kid”

I was born in São Paulo Hospital on Frei Caneca Road, in the heart of the city of São…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Nov. 2, 2011

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Chapter 6: Liberdade

The Liberdade back then is like a completely different world to me now. It was 1964, and I had j…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Aug. 24, 2011

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Chapter 4: It’s A Carnival!

The Carnival is the biggest event in Brazil. The Portuguese brought this Pagan tradition to Brazil …

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Aug. 10, 2011

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YAMA: A Nikkei Community in Brazil - Part 3

Read part 2 >> In 1990 I made my first trip to Community Yuba pregnant with hope. The …

Janet Ikeda • May 13, 2011

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YAMA: A Nikkei Community in Brazil - Part 2

Read part 1 >> At Yama, where farming, daily reverence, and art converge, the ide…

Janet Ikeda • May 6, 2011

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YAMA: A Nikkei Community in Brazil - Part 1

Read the introduction to the Yama Project > YAMA: Embrace the ordinary and nurture a spirit of …

Janet Ikeda • April 29, 2011

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The Yama Project

Introduction to the Yama ProjectThis project is a documentary of a Japanese farming and arts commun…

Janet Ikeda • April 22, 2011

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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

RUN!

In the mid-1990s, I stayed in an apartment on the grounds of a church in Liberdade (the J-Town sect…

John Katagi • July 12, 2010

Brazil Japantowns Liberdade São Paulo

An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

One of my weirdest experiences in Brazil

My visit to the town of Tupã brought me face-to-face with . . . wait, I’ll tell you in…

John Katagi • June 16, 2010

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World Cup: Even Twenty Years Later, It was a Night to Remember

Chapter 16: I Am A “Sampa Kid”

Chapter 6: Liberdade

Chapter 4: It’s A Carnival!

YAMA: A Nikkei Community in Brazil - Part 3

YAMA: A Nikkei Community in Brazil - Part 2

YAMA: A Nikkei Community in Brazil - Part 1

The Yama Project

RUN!

One of my weirdest experiences in Brazil