Enrique Higa Sakuda

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Enrique Higa is a Peruvian Sansei (third generation, or grandchild of Japanese immigrants), journalist and Lima-based correspondent for the International Press, a Spanish-language weekly published in Japan.

Updated August 2009

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Ginyu Igei: el maestro, el faro

By Enrique Higa Sakuda
18 May 2023

Ginyu Igei arribó a Perú con la aureola de sensei. Profesor en su natal Okinawa, el joven de 26 años estaba destinado a la escuela japonesa de Chancay (un distrito situado al norte de la ciudad de Lima), donde sería subdirector. Era 1934 y el mayor de seis hermanos partió de Kin, su pueblo, con la promesa elevada a su padre de retornar. Llegó a Perú con su esposa, también profesora. Tuvieron tres hijos y tras su paso por Chancay se asentaron en Lima, donde Ginyu ejerció como director de Nanko Gakuen. Todo parecía milim&e…

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Masaki Gaja, el sansei del equilibrio

By Enrique Higa Sakuda
24 Mar 2023

El caso del diseñador gráfico Masaki Gaja es inusual. Ha vivido la experiencia de Japón en dos etapas: la primera, como niño e hijo de dekasegi, y la segunda, como un joven dekasegi. Han sido, en total, nueve años en Japón. La primera vez, a los seis años, no fue un destino elegido. La segunda, a los 20, sí lo fue, aunque obligado por una penosa circunstancia. JAPÓN: IJIME Y FÚTBOL 1990 fue uno de los años del boom dekasegi en Perú. Masaki tenía seis años, cursaba primer grado de primaria, y…

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El fenómeno dekasegi en la vida de una joven yonsei

By Enrique Higa Sakuda
22 Feb 2023

En la vida de Alexandra Shimabukuro, desde pequeña, dekasegi ha sido familia, sustento e historias. Ahora también es materia de investigación. La estudiante de Sociología de la Universidad Católica del Perú está preparando una tesis sobre las mujeres nikkei que migraron a Japón en las décadas de 1980 y 1990. “Es una experiencia que siempre ha estado en mi familia, y que siempre la he escuchado desde bien chiquita en casa”, dice la joven yonsei. No habla de oídas, por referencia de algún tío lejan…

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Narumi Ogusuku—Ubiquitous Nikkei Artist

By Enrique Higa Sakuda
3 Feb 2023

The word ubicua (“ubiquitous”) has two meanings. The second, referring to a person, is: “Someone who want to experience everything and is always moving.” That was the term that visual communicator Narumi Ogusuku used in the title of an autobiographical film that she made, which was shown at the most recent Young Nikkei Art Show (Salón de Arte Joven Nikkei) in Peru. The film Ubicua dives into the identity of a Peruvian Nikkei who was born and raised in Japan, moved to Peru at the age of 12, and has always felt that she is “neither from here nor th…

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Roger Arakaki, Chef and Teacher

By Enrique Higa Sakuda
22 Nov 2022

“How does ceviche sushi sound? Amazing, right? An innovative (and delicious) presentation of ingredients from our national cuisine, finely chopped and masterfully combined.” These days, when Nikkei cuisine has become a trademark in Peru, the lines above, aren’t surprising to anyone. But when they were published 22 years ago, it was a very different story. Although Nikkei cuisine existed, it was not well-known and the reputation it has today was still light years away. At the time, Nikkei and Japanese restaurants were rare in Peru. Today, sushi is everywhere in Lima, e…

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