Vini Taguchi: A Civil Engineer for Social Justice—Part 1
Vinicius “Vini” Taguchi personifies the cross cultural, interconnected reach of today’s Nikkei community. His outlook is as broad as his background while his occupation and vocation focus on social justice. He’s both issei and gosei (a first generation immigrant more culturally aligned with 4th and 5th generation Japanese Americans), Brazilian and American, a civil engineer and a community activist. And, like the others in this series of Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30, he’s just getting started.
Family Background
Vini has assembled family stories, documents, and photos that trace his Japanese ancestry across four continents. His maternal grandfather, Isao …