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@TaijiM

Sansei bassist and community activist: torio.band nikkeimusicreclamation.com losakatombros.com apiforcalcare.com

California, United States of America Nima since 2024 last login 1 year ago
Japanese arts Japanese music
@Japanophile98

Kon'nichi' wa!

New Jersey, United States of America Nima since 2021 last login 1+ years ago
communities families festivals films food Japanese arts Japantowns literature music taiko
@jirwin

Born in Yokohama, Japan, naturalized American Citizen residing in Salt Lake City, Utah. Occupation: arts administrator. Two surviving children, four grandchildren.

Utah, United States of America Nima since 2016 last login 1+ years ago
arts festivals food Japanese arts Japantowns
@ChrisHope

I am a Yonsei Japanese Canadian; a “hapa”. Researching my family history, I became fascinated and angered with the events of the WW2 internment of Japanese Canadians to the point that I eventually spent twelve years making a film about my grandmother’s experiences during the internment. The film is called Hatsumi and is used in classrooms across Canada to assist teachers to teach the internment chapter to Canadian history students. I am a lawyer by trade, the treasurer of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto and a member of the board of governors of the Japanese American National Museum in L.A..

Canada Nima since 2016 last login 1+ years ago
communities families films Japanese arts Japanese cinema Japanese diaspora Japanese music Japantowns networking oral histories
@shells

Hi, I am not a Japanese, but am interested in the Japanese culture, especially the traditional kimono and its art and craft.

British Columbia, Canada Nima since 2010 last login 1+ years ago
accessories arts and crafts festivals Japanese arts Japantowns kimonos

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Matthew Sueda @msueda

Matthew Sueda is a Yonsei based in Hawaiʻi. Matt began volunteering for Discover Nikkei in late 2024 and has written stories about Issei photographer George Masa, an exhibition about ceramicist and educator Minnie Negoro, and Amy “Emiko” Hever, the Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Trust.

Matt works in tourism management with a focus on destination stewardship. He holds degrees from the University of Tokyo and from Swarthmore College, where he majored in Japanese. He also volunteers with the Hawaiʻi Japanese Center, supporting its archival and exhibition efforts.

What do you like most about Discover Nikkei?
Discover Nikkei provides a thoughtful space for voices from across the global Nikkei community. I appreciate the platform’s attention to context and the way it highlights both shared heritage and individual journeys. Interviewing people from different walks of life and learning from their stories has been a privilege, and I look forward to contributing more in the future.

How do you connect to your Nikkei identity?
I connect to my Nikkei identity through language and the community histories around me. Volunteering with the Hawaiʻi Japanese Center has given me a chance to work with documents and artifacts that reflect the everyday lives of Hawaiʻi’s Nikkei families. Many of these materials are in Japanese, and engaging with them has helped me better understand the challenges and hopes of earlier generations. It’s been a grounding experience and a reminder that our stories are interconnected.

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