Nisei? Sansei? No, I’m just a Gakusei

Oct. 14, 2011 • Sergio Holguin

Where do you come from? How did you get here? Why do you do what you do? As a public volunteer at the Japanese American National Museum, and a Docent at that, I am constantly asked for my backstory. It’s quite flattering how visitors flock to us Docents and seem so genuinely intrigued by our life stories, as if we were some type of celebrity. Perhaps it’s just general inquisitive human nature, but listening to, and sharing stories with one …