Discover Nikkei

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Collective Future


April 29, 2008 - Dec. 6, 2012

Victor Nishio Yasuoka experiments with Nikkei life in Peru. He asks himself, “What is being Nikkei?” so as to imagine a local and global collective future. Besides, he examines historical and contemporary racism, offering an explanation of the consequences of the expression “Chino” [akin to “Chink”] and its deep-rooted reasons. And finally, from his professional vantage point, he provides a personal overview of the field of Fine Arts and the cultural support given to artists in the community.



Stories from this series

Cómo ven los peruanos al Nikkei - Parte 2

April 30, 2008 • Victor Nishio Yasuoka

>> Parte 1"CHINO"En forma de agresión verbal, explícita o no, ese racismo costumbrista se da a través del mediatizado "chinito", dicho por aquellas señoras regordetas que toman la situación con diversión y que venden tamales frente a las puertas abiertas de sus casitas con paredes color "papel higiénico" (esos rosados, verdes, celestes y amarillos pasteles) donde no encontramos pintura descascarada; "chino" dicen aquellos que están tomando cerveza un domingo por la mañana en una esquina con la radio del auto …

Cómo ven los peruanos al Nikkei - Parte 1

April 29, 2008 • Victor Nishio Yasuoka

Inquietud: No sólo investigo para saber qué piensa, sino también para definir (personalmente) cuál será el futuro de la colectividad Nikkei, que está entrelazándose con mayor velocidad a su entorno, propio y ajeno a la vez. Estos artículos iniciaron por la curiosidad de saber cómo nos perciben aquellos que nos ven como externos a su cultura, que también es nuestra, pretendiendo así despertar la inquietud en los Nikkei de hoy sobre su papel en la sociedad, el rol de nuestras …

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Victor Nishio Yasuoka is a third-generation descendant of Japanese immigrants in Peru. Halfway through elementary school, he moved with his family to Panama, where he finished school. Almost 10 years later, he returned to Peru, finding the country completely changed. He studied architecture at a public university, but realized that his greatest interest lay in the field of communications. Today, living in Lima, Victor is a publicist, visual artist, and columnist.

To take a look at his work, visit his new website: www.victor.pe, where you will find all his artistic, graphic, and literary output.

Updated August 2009