This month, we are pleased to present two poems in Spanish by Peruvian poet Doris Moromisato Miasato. She is an environmentalist, feminist and Buddhist and these two poems are beautiful tribute songs, one for her father and one for the famous Japanese artist Hokusai. From memories evoked to those imagined, …
Argentina and Brazil, the two giants of South America, celebrate this year the first centenary of Okinawan immigration. Its programs include concerts, forums, sports tournaments and eisa or artistic marches. Coincidentally, in Peru the book Okinawa: the kingdom of courtesy and testimony of an Okinawan Peruvian by Ricardo Munehide Ganaja …
Never, in my entire life as a poet, had I felt in such an ambivalent situation as when I was asked to recite against President Alberto Fujimori. It was an act of protest against his attitude of remaining in power. Upon arriving, I realized that in the crowd I was …
The debate carried out in recent months between Antonio Zapata 1 of Peru and Ariel Takeda 2 of Chile about the former Peruvian president of Japanese origin, Alberto Fujimori, has caused great interest among readers of Discover Nikkei. For Takeda, the judicial rulings against Fujimori are very early and do …
Despite more than one hundred years of Japanese presence, the fusion between their descendants and Peru has not occurred. Although there is a deep attempt at integration and unity, the historical experience of mutual distrust between both parties has weighed more. The ruling classes of the first half of the …
The history of Nikkei organizations in Peru has a very clear moment: before and after the Second World War. From 1909 until the end of the 1930s, immigrants had formed hundreds of associations, labor and commercial unions, schools, women's groups, newspapers, among others, throughout Peruvian territory. They served to keep …
Through talent and rich historical experience, the Japanese presence is already part of the literary tradition in Peru. Established Peruvian writers, such as José María Arguedas or Mario Vargas Llosa, have inserted characters of Japanese origin into their narratives who show an image that is not fair or trustworthy since …
For one hundred years, the Japanese presence was present in all areas of Peru, as its members ventured into various public areas. From a pioneering strike in 1899 to a Nikkei president who governed the country's destiny for ten years, passing through athletes, politicians and legislators. While it is true …
Tilsa Tsuchiya, the most important visual artist in Peru, once stated: “If you look at pre-Columbian, Chinese, and Japanese art, you will see that deep down they are the same thing. But Peru is oriental!” The truth is that Tilsa, descendant of a Japanese immigrant and a mestiza Chinese Andean …
The first Japanese presences in Peru occurred 400 years ago in Lima. Only after 1899 were the Japanese required as agricultural workers and thousands of them adapted to the deserts of the coast, overcoming the soroche or altitude sickness of the Andes and the inclement climates of the jungle. But …
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