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The Man Who Was Yonekawa: Part II—From Japan to Peru
Read Part 1 >>  In June 1938, Urbain-Marie Cloutier/Yonekawa was sent to Peru. During his time i…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 3, 2024

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Amazon River Region Brazil Calixte Gelinas Canada Catholicism clergy Japan Lima Masanori Urbain-Marie Yonekawa missionaries Peru Quebec religion Religious leaders Seitado Kitada
Amazon River Region Brazil Calixte Gelinas Canada Catholicism clergy Japan Lima Masanori Urbain-Marie Yonekawa missionaries Peru Quebec religion Religious leaders Seitado Kitada
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Software Engineer Utako Kase - I want to be a role model for female engineers - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> What is a software engineer's job? Utako works as a software engineer in the AWS ne…

Jaejun Jeon • Sept. 1, 2023

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Amazon River Region Brazil engineering generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Peru postwar Seattle Seattle IT Japanese Professionals (organization) Shin-Issei software engineering United States universities University of Washington Utako Kase Washington World War II
Amazon River Region Brazil engineering generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Peru postwar Seattle Seattle IT Japanese Professionals (organization) Shin-Issei software engineering United States universities University of Washington Utako Kase Washington World War II
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Software Engineer Utako Kase - I want to be a role model for female engineers - Part 1
Despite her extremely busy career as a software engineer, Kase Utako is dedicated to nurturing the …

Jaejun Jeon • Aug. 31, 2023

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Amazon River Region Brazil engineering generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Peru postwar Seattle Shin-Issei software engineering United States universities University of Washington Utako Kase Washington World War II
Amazon River Region Brazil engineering generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Peru postwar Seattle Shin-Issei software engineering United States universities University of Washington Utako Kase Washington World War II
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The deep relationship between postwar immigration and war in Brazil as seen through personal histories
Brazil, which currently boasts the world's largest Japanese community at 2 million, also began with…

Masayuki Fukasawa • July 26, 2021

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Amazon River Region Brazil China immigration Japan Manchuria Okinawa Prefecture Peru postwar Russia Siberia war World War II
Amazon River Region Brazil China immigration Japan Manchuria Okinawa Prefecture Peru postwar Russia Siberia war World War II
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Young Nikkei Cooker
Masaki Uyema: an adventurer of Nikkei cuisine
The career of a chef usually has several routes that make their training experience an adventure. I…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Nov. 1, 2019

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Alex Atala Amazon River Region Anthony Bourdain Brazil Brazilians cooking cuisine Enkai (restaurant) food fusion cuisine Lima Masaki Uyema Nikkei Panama Peru restaurants United States
Alex Atala Amazon River Region Anthony Bourdain Brazil Brazilians cooking cuisine Enkai (restaurant) food fusion cuisine Lima Masaki Uyema Nikkei Panama Peru restaurants United States
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Japanese Community in the Amazon
10th Hometown
The mountains where I chased rabbits, the rivers where I fished for small crucian carp, my dreams s…

Asako Sakamoto • Feb. 1, 2018

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Amazon River Region Brazil communities immigrants immigration migration Pará Peru Tomé-Açu
Amazon River Region Brazil communities immigrants immigration migration Pará Peru Tomé-Açu
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Japanese Community in the Amazon
No. 9: Takataku's passion will last forever
My mission as a JICA volunteer has come to an end. For several months before returning home, I visi…

Asako Sakamoto • Nov. 17, 2017

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agriculture Amazon River Region Belém Brazil farming generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan jute industry kotakusei migration Pará Peru plant fiber industry
agriculture Amazon River Region Belém Brazil farming generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan jute industry kotakusei migration Pará Peru plant fiber industry
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Discovering the Shimabukuro
In 1956, at the age of 56, Seitoku Shimabukuro, overwhelmed by debt, decided to migrate to the Peru…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Aug. 7, 2017

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Amazon River Region Amazon Sanka (book) Brazil Callao La Punta Luis Takanobu Shimabukuro Memorias de la Amazonía (book) Minato Gakuen Peru Seigoku Shimabukuro
Amazon River Region Amazon Sanka (book) Brazil Callao La Punta Luis Takanobu Shimabukuro Memorias de la Amazonía (book) Minato Gakuen Peru Seigoku Shimabukuro
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Japanese society in the Amazon jungle
Takataku 80th Anniversary Ceremony
August 12, 2010. "Since you've come all the way from Japan, you should first check out Villa Amazon…

Toshimi Tsuruta • April 12, 2017

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agriculture Amazon River Region Brazil cemeteries communities generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan kotakusei migration Peru
agriculture Amazon River Region Brazil cemeteries communities generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan kotakusei migration Peru
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Japanese Community in the Amazon
No.8 Agriculture in Toméassu
"This is where the Amazon immigrants first arrived." Wataru Sakaguchi Francisco, former president o…

Asako Sakamoto • Nov. 21, 2016

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agriculture agroforestry Amazon River Region black pepper (plant) Brazil cacao farming forestry Pará Peru Tomé-Açu
agriculture agroforestry Amazon River Region black pepper (plant) Brazil cacao farming forestry Pará Peru Tomé-Açu
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