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Mitikó Yanaga Une


Paulista de Bastos, nascida no final dos anos 30, desde os anos 60 mora no Rio de Janeiro. Formada em Geografia, em 1962, ganhou bolsa de estudos e concluiu o mestrado na Tokyo Kyouiku Daigaku, atual Universidade de Tsukuba. Aposentou-se como geógrafa do IBGE em 1992 e iniciou outras atividades, como professora de Japonês e consultora do CEPEL.

Publicou o livro “Seiji Shimoide Em busca do Eldorado brasileiro” (2008) e “Yumê” (2010). Com contos premiados, participa do Centro de Literatura do Museu Histórico do Exército e Forte de Copacabana e Destaques na Poesia em 2013 e 2014 em Taubaté. 

Atualizado em outubro de 2014


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Nikkei Chronicles #3—Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João?
I'm Mitikó

Oct. 13, 2014 • Mitikó Yanaga Une

I think Japanese names sound strange to Brazilian ears. Many of them are also related to the way they were recorded. When researching the arrival of my grandfather, Seiji Shimoide, in Brazilian lands, I discovered that whoever translated (a person who can read Japanese), read the ideograms as being SHIMODE. I know another Shimoide family, which is not related to us (they came from Hokkaido) and their name should also be translated as Shimode. Regarding my family directly, we lived …

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