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Read part 1 >> At Jishuryo School, the afternoon classes were not as hard as the morning clas…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • Jan. 31, 2024

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Jishuryo: Santa Beatriz School those times of our childhood — Part 1

A few days ago, after many years, I passed by Jishuryo (now Santa Beatriz Early Education Center), …

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • Jan. 30, 2024

Lima Peru Santa Beatriz Jishuryo School

The Man Who Was Yonekawa: Part II—From Japan to Peru

Read Part 1 >> In June 1938, Urbain-Marie Cloutier/Yonekawa was sent to Peru. During…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 3, 2024

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The little immigrant — Part 3: Jauja

*Continued from part 2 , the following story is told by the author's father, Masao Nakachi, fro…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • Dec. 18, 2023

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The Little Immigrant — Part 2: Brushstrokes of history

*Continued from part 1 , the following story is told by the author's father, Masao Nakachi, fro…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • Dec. 11, 2023

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Raymi Kamishibai, the first Kamishibai school and library in Peru

There are initiatives that start with a name, with a man. Raymi Kamishibai is the first school and …

Javier García Wong-Kit • Oct. 18, 2023

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Reiwa Izakaya: Japanese taste in Peru

Nikkei fusion has been the main way in which Peruvians have learned about the benefits of Japanese …

Javier García Wong-Kit • Sept. 11, 2023

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Shigueko Unten, everyone's chodewa

The first thing that surprises you about Shigueko Unten is that she doesn't look anywhere near …

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Aug. 16, 2023

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Tsukayama, seasoning runs in the family

Choko Tsukayama is 78 years old and has extensive experience in Nikkei cuisine, the kind that was b…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato +1 • July 31, 2023

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German Chinen Murata: The secret artist

The story of German Chinen Murata (Lima, 1967) can be told as if it were a comic strip. The synopsi…

Javier García Wong-Kit • July 24, 2023

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Jishuryo: Santa Beatriz School those times of our childhood — Part 2