John Katagi has enjoyed his interactions with Nikkei in South America and the US. He has worked with the community for most of his professional life, as a staff member at the Japanese American National Museum, in religious and community service through Asian American Christian churches in southern California or working cross-culturally with Nikkei communities in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. His interests vary from Nikkei immigration history, food and travel. He currently lives and works in Ventura County, California.