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The 50th Anniversary of the ANC Choir
In the early 1970s, within the Nisei Callao Association (ANC), a group of members and supporters wo…
Ricardo Miyagui Maeda • March 13, 2025
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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations
The Teacher Who Crossed the Ocean
As we commemorate 120 years of Japanese immigration to Peru, I'd like to share a personal reflectio…
Kyomi Vargas Hoshi • Sept. 9, 2019
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Caesar Tsuneshige: Memories and legacies to last
“This is how an artist must feel,” says César Tsuneshige while being photographed. It is a new expe…
Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • March 6, 2019
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Daniel Tagata, the Nisei who found his place in the world in the scouts
If we had to find a word to refer to Daniel Tagata Asano, one that encompasses him, that constitute…
Enrique Higa Sakuda • Feb. 16, 2018
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Discovering the Shimabukuro
In 1956, at the age of 56, Seitoku Shimabukuro, overwhelmed by debt, decided to migrate to the Peru…
Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Aug. 7, 2017
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Nikkei Chronicles #6—Itadakimasu 2! Another Taste of Nikkei Culture
Oba Haruko, the best
This story began when my wife and I got married, they were difficult times in Peru, most of us stil…
Roberto Oshiro Teruya • July 27, 2017
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Kisey Higa, living history of the Nikkei community
After greeting Kisey Higa, I tell him that my last name is like him, that my family was from Callao…
Enrique Higa Sakuda • Jan. 20, 2017
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Memories of a Matador
The ocean has always had great significance in the life of Mitsuya Higa. Ever since he was a child,…
Enrique Higa Sakuda • June 16, 2016
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