Luis Filipe Fukutani
Luis Filipe Fukutani is a 4th generation mixed Japanese born in Brazil. In 2003 he moved to Canada but it was 2015 when he began getting involved in the local Japanese Community Center in Montreal, Canada, volunteering in events, creating language exchange programs, and more. He moved to Japan in 2021 as part of the JET Programme to teach English as an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher), which is something he’s always wanted to do but life circumstances delayed his plans over and over.
Updated April 2022
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April 20, 2022 • Luis Filipe Fukutani
My name is Filipe Fukutani, a fourth generation half Brazilian half Japanese born in Brazil. I grew up in a non-traditional household in the suburbs of São Paulo and always identified myself as Japanese. I was raised by my Japanese grandparents, and often had family reunions surrounded by Japanese family and food. Even TV shows I watched always reinforced that thought. Another reason is probably because, as a mixed person, I was always viewed as the minority; since I stood …
