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Fernando Nakasone Nozoe, Nikkei Yonsei born in Lima (1965), is a systems engineer with a Master's degree in Marketing and Business Management, an MBA and Applied Neuroscience. He is currently a professor at the UTP Graduate School. He has been President of Nishihara Chojinkai for 10 years, Vice President of the Okinawan Association of Peru and Director of Organization of the Peruvian-Japanese Association. He is currently President of the Nishihara Chojinkai Centennial Commission of Peru.

Born in Berkeley, California 1955. Currently living in Vallejo. Paternal side Sano from Yamanashi, mother side Wada, from Fukuoka. All early 1900's.

I am a member of Nikkei Australia. My great-great grandfather - Sakuragawa Rikinosuke - was the first Japanese immigrant to settle in Australia, after arriving in 1873 as a circus performer. He arrived with his seven year old adopted son, Togawa Iwakitchi, who is my bloodline. I am interested primarily in researching the Japanese origins of these ancestors.


Yonsei Generation. Japanese,Canadian mother / Mexican father.



Sansei Special interest in genealogy


Born in San Juan Puerto Rico. Paternal grandfather is Makino Honda Ushida BD 1883, Osaka, Japan / DD 1964 San Juan, Puerto Rico. Paternal Great grandfather is Tadao Honda BD Japan & DD unknown. Is believed that Makino Honda emigrated out of Japan with other five family members, including mother in the early twentieth century. Makino may have lived in Germany or other European countries and very likely in Brazil before entering the United States. In 1923 moved from New York, USA to Caguas, Puerto Rico to repair and maintain an ice plant. There he married Consuelo Torrent Llera. They had 4 children: Gloria, Virginia, Margarita and Naomi, my father. My cousins, children and I are very interested to reconnect and collaborate with the Hondas in Brazil as we believe we are related and to share family histories. I can be contacted at erhonda56@gmail.com


I am 29 years old i was born in Hayward, CA .... My dad is Japanese and my mom is White.... my dad never really new to much about his dad and he only new a some stuff about his mom because he did not live with her tale he was older and she just did not really like me or my dad that much.... So i really don't know about my Japanese side at all really....so it would be really grate to learn about my Taira family to..... I also have tow boys one of them is 3 1/2 years old and will be 4 in March...and my other son just turd 2 in Marc..... I love my family and i love my boys but it work be grate if i could tale them more about there papa's side of the family..... i love to make pottery and teach it to people that love to learn...i teach kids and other people pottery that are blind and that is so much fun.... i also love to bake thing for friends and frmily as well...

My name is Cody , I'm from Kentucky and perhaps surprising enough there is a good sized Japanese population in my region. Kentucky has JASK (the japan american society of Kentucky) and they have a few festivals annualy and I've been to alot of them. I love Japanese culture and I'd love to eventually get plugged in with the Japanese-Brazilian culture in Brazil or experience Japan myself.

Sansei, originally from Hawaii
Masako Hashigami Shinn grew up in Tokyo and later moved to the United States, where she pursued graduate studies and worked in the finance industry. After retiring from finance, she focused on studying history, art, and design, publishing works in both Japanese and English. She has served on the boards of arts and cultural organizations including Hawaii Contemporary, the Japan ICU Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Asian Art, and New York's Japan Society. Masako currently lives in New York and Honolulu.
Masako became a Discover Nikkei volunteer writer and translator in 2024. She’s brought her extensive knowledge of the fine arts to Discover Nikkei, writing about Japanese American artists Miki Hayakawa and Na Omi Shintani. In her free time, Masako enjoys cooking different types of cuisine—her favorite spice is sansho! She also considers herself a lifelong bookworm, and especially enjoys Japanese and British police procedural novels.
What do you like most about Discover Nikkei?
I grew up in Japan but spent most of my adult life in the U.S. I often reflect on the role of cultural heritage in shaping my own identity and that of my American-born and raised children. I enjoy exploring the different perspectives within the Japanese American community on cultural identity, community history, and self-understanding.
Why did you decide to become a Discover Nikkei volunteer?
I was looking for a volunteer translations opportunity and saw the notice on the Discover Nikkei site!
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