Isabella Ikeda Leite
Isabella Ikeda Leite is a Portuguese Literature student at UFSC and a fourth-generation Nikkei on her mother's side. Born in Minas Gerais and raised in the interior of São Paulo, she currently resides in Florianópolis/SC, where she works in the activities of the Associação Nipo-Catarinense. In his free time, he likes reading, cooking and playing RPGs.
Updated November 2023
Stories from This Author
At Tanabata Matsuri I heard a call
Nov. 14, 2023 • Isabella Ikeda Leite
Don do kon ko don do kon ko do ko do ko su ko su ko don. The beats of the taiko woke me from the sleep of cultural separation. Without much awareness of the presence of the Nikkei community in my city, one day, by chance, I heard about an event that was taking place in a square in the center and, casually, I arranged to meet a friend there – little did I know that this would be …
